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EDITORIAL - The SALN as an investigating tool

10 hours ago

A while back, the Ombudsman made headlines when he made it more difficult to access the Statements of Assets Liabilities and...

Freeman Opinion

Nothing to hide? Open Du30 SALNs!

POSTSCRIPT - By Federico D. Pascual Jr. | October 22, 2020 - 12:00am

The logic is compelling. If President Duterte is not corrupt and has no unexplained wealth to hide, he should make public his Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth for 2018 and 2019 as required by law,...

Opinion

Palace: Duterte SALN up to ombudsman

By Alexis Romero | 3 days ago

Malacañang is leaving it up to the Office of the Ombudsman to decide on the release of President Duterte’s statement...

Headlines

The SALN ruling

October 7, 2020 - 12:00am

Kudos to columnist Andrew J. Masigan for his column entitled “Whose side is the ombudsman on?” in The Philippine Star’s issue of September 30, 2020.

Letters to the Editor

EDITORYAL - Armas laban sa corruption binali ng Ombudsman

23 days ago

Asahan na ang paglubha pa ng korapsiyon sa bansa dahil sa bagong patakaran ng Ombudsman ukol sa lifestyle check at sa pag-access...

PSN Opinyon

‘Martires may have misread SALN law’

By Elizabeth Marcelo | 28 days ago

Former ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales is giving her successor Samuel Martires the benefit of the doubt concerning his new...

Headlines

Ombudsman must enforce SALN law

POSTSCRIPT - By Federico D. Pascual Jr. | September 24, 2020 - 12:00am

Even the Ten Commandments can be “weaponized” and abused, so do we close our eyes to all our trespasses until Yahweh descends again on Mount Sinai and hands over an amended Decalogue?

Opinion

EDITORIAL - One less weapon vs graft

29 days ago

After blocking access to the statements of assets, liabilities and net worth or SALN of public officials, the Office of the Ombudsman has found yet another means of holding back efforts toward transparency and good...

Opinion

Lifestyle check sa public officials pinatigil

By Angie dela Cruz | 30 days ago

Dahil hindi naman nito mapapatunayan ang pagiging korap ng isang opisyales ng gobyerno kung kaya’t ipinatigil ni...

Police Metro

EDITORIAL - Defeating its own purpose

34 days ago

Several days ago the Ombudsman came out with a memorandum restricting access by the public to the Statement of Assets, Liabilities,...

Freeman Opinion

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