MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): The Office of the Ombudsman has rejected the request of several lawyers to release a copy of President Duterte’s statement of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN), demonstrating yet again the difficulty of accessing information on the President’s wealth despite his public pronouncements about upholding government transparency.
In a Facebook post on Monday (Sept 6), lawyers Dino de Leon, Josef Garcia and Teddy Rigoroso — who filed their request on behalf of detained opposition Sen Leila de Lima (pic) — said the Ombudsman rejected their request based on an earlier circular banning the release of SALNs without the subject’s authorisation.
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