Mastering the preparation, defenses, remedies of SALN

MANILA, Philippines – One president ousted while another one is on trial. Impeached chief justice. Senate president out on bail, senators in jail, congressmen and other public officials with cases in the Ombudsman and the Sandiganbayan – all accused of graft and unexplained wealth with their questionable Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth (SALN). If you are a public official, part of a GOCC, or a candidate running for public office, take your SALN seriously and invest in preparing it correctly.

With the clamor of many public official to help them on this, the Center for Global Best Practices is launching a pioneering seminar titled, “Best Practices in the Preparation, Defenses and Remedies of SALN “, scheduled on Nov. 6, 2015 at The Bellevue Hotel Alabang, Muntinlupa City. For details and a complete list of best practices seminars including Local Government & Real Property Taxation, Winning the Election Battleground Using Social Media, How to Prepare your Statement of Contributions & Expenditures,  Citizens’ Guide to Handling Search Warrants, Arrests & Seizures and Winning the Ballots Using Election Law, log on to www.cgbp.org or call (+63 2) 842-7148/ 59 and 556-8968/ 69, Cebu lines: (+63 32) 512-3106 or 07, Baguio line: (+63 74) 423-5148 or Legazpi line: (+63 52) 736-0148.

More than 70 percent of public officials and government employees do not take to heart the preparation and filing of their SALNs. Many of them even rely on their accountants or secretaries who are not skilled enough in preparing their SALN. With a more vigilant public and impending passage of the Freedom of Information Bill, you can be an easy target for lawsuits and vulnerable to bad publicity if you have an erroneous and inconsistent SALN. This has caused the downfall of leaders with their impeachment/ conviction and removal from office while others are in jail awaiting completion of their trial with their reputation sullied and destroyed. In this one-day seminar workshop, attendees will learn the best practices, remedies and defenses of your SALN. Topics include how to correct prior years’ SALN, Networth Discrepancy Method of Detecting Ill-Gotten Wealth, Reconciling SALN with ITR, Certification, Waiver, Undertakings and more!

This seminar will feature expert law practitioner and seasoned defense lawyer of many public officials with cases in the Ombudsman and Sandiganbayan, Atty. Jose Alvarez Gangan, CPA. Presently, he is managing director of G & J Strategies, CEO of H&WB Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. and chairman of the board of Frontier Cove & Coast, Inc.  He also served as the chief legal counsel of Teofisto T. Guingona, Jr. when he was a senator and Executive Secretary to former President Fidel V. Ramos. He received various commendations and awards including Most Outstanding CPA in Government Service (GACPA 1996), Hall of Fame Award, EU Alumni Association (2003), NEDA scholarship and Senior Executive Fellow, JFK School of Government, Harvard University (1997). He is also holds the record of being the youngest CPA at 18 graduating cum laude at UE in 1974. 

Interested participants are encouraged to avail of the early bird discount available until Oct. 6 and group discounts for three or more participants.  Seats are limited and pre-registration is required.