Opposition slams new House SALN access rulesBy GLEE JALEAhome/News/Top Stories/Opposition slams new House SALN access rulesOPPOSITION lawmakers on Friday condemned a “railroaded” resolution calling for stricter rules on public access to the statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth (SALNs) of House members. “What is so sacrosanct about the contents of a representative’s SALN that the access to it by the public and media is made inordinately restrictive and tedious…?” said Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman. During Wednesday’s session, lawmakers adopted House Resolution (HR) 2467, requiring copies of the SALNs of House members to be referred to the plenary for final approval even if a SALN Review and Compliance Committee was already delegated to approve or deny the public’s access to such documents. All requests for access to SALNs require complete disclosure of the identification data such as the party’s name, position or title, affiliation, address, as well as the nature and purpose of request. Members of the media shall provide proof of media affiliation and certification of accreditation as a legitimate practitioner.

Source: Manila Times February 01, 2019 19:07 UTC