The laws governing SALN as a loss in the fight against corruption: Amending the ineffective laws governing the submission of SALN to effectively prevent corrupt practices of public officers and employees

• Main Authors: Degollado, Patricia Jillianne P., Paras, Edgardo P., III
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2016
• Subjects: Philippines—Officials and employees—Legal status, laws, etc.; Public officers—Philippines; Political corruption—Philippines; Administrative Law; Law
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/7104
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper tackles the issue of whether the laws governing the Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), as an anti-corruption tool, have gaps and overlaps, which render the laws ineffective in upholding the Constitutional principle that public office is a public trust. In examining t...