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(Eagle News) — A criminal complaint has been filed against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno for her alleged non-filing of her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth for 17 years. Lawyer Larry Gadon filed the complaint for violation of Republic Act 6713 and Republic 3019 before the Department of Justice on Friday. According to Gadon, Sereno only filed her SALN in 1998, 2002 and 2006, even when she served as a law […]
(Eagle News) — Former Commission on Elections Andres Bautista was a no-show at Wednesday’s Senate committee hearing on the allegations of undeclared wealth against him. This was despite an invitation sent to his three residences by the Senate committee on banks that is holding the hearings aimed also at looking into possible revisions in the Bank Secrecy Law and the Anti-Money Laundering Act. This is the panel’s second hearing. The first was held on Aug. […]
(Eagle News) — Associate Justice Marvic Leonen is the poorest of all magistrates in the Supreme Court, while his colleague Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza, based on a summary of the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth of justices released on Friday. Leonen’s net worth as of December 2016 was pegged at P2,485,211.92, while Jardeleza’s was at P252,165,867.36. Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro follows Leonen, with an estimated net worth of P17,732,000. It was De Castro who […]
(Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte said the P3-million increase in his net worth was because of excess campaign donations for the 2016 elections. “Those were excess funds… The money no longer has purpose. I do not know where they came from. I declared that as income,” President Duterte told reporters in Hong Kong. He assured the public he paid income taxes for the increase. During his speech before the Filipino community in Hong Kong on […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the data presented by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s assets experienced a phenomenal growth rate in 19 years from Php 900, 000 in his first Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth compared to his latest SALN which is worth Php 23.5 M. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno said that the Supreme Court is considering to make available to the public the summary of the Statement of the Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) as part of the program of transparency of the judiciary. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/HFPvWVzaJaE
