The Akbayan congressmen and a former member did this even if the Office of the Ombudsman is not the repository of the SALNs of lawmakers and the judiciary. Remulla has openly lamented that the House has imposed a new rule to restrict the access of ombudsman probers to lawmakers’ SALNs. Investigators of the ombudsman, he said, have been told by the House secretary-general that plenary approval is needed before congressmen’s SALNs can be released. Remulla pointed out that there has never been such a requirement from the House secretary-general since his days as a congressman representing Cavite. This has not been seen in the judiciary, and the House is moving in the same direction.

Source: Philippine Star February 03, 2026 16:43 UTC