43 Gov’t Workers to Explain Failure to File SALN

The Civil Service Commission (CSC) has filed show cause orders to 43 government employees who failed to submit their 2012 Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN).

Records from the CSC Integrated Records Management Office (IRMO) show that 2,029 employees did not file their SALN. While 99 percent of the 204,055 personnel from 313 agencies required to submit their SALN to the CSC complied.

The show cause order will require the employee to explain in writing the reason of his/her failure to submit the SALN.

If there is sufficient evidence of non-filing, the employee will be formally charged with an administrative offense of failure to file SALN.

Other cases of non-filing of SALN have been referred to heads of agencies for appropriate disciplinary action as the latter have concurrent disciplinary jurisdiction with the CSC over their respective personnel.

Republic Act No. 6713 or the Code of Conduct of Public Officials and Employees requires all state workers whether regular or under temporary status to file a SALN on or before April 30 of every year declaring their net worth as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year.

The following are required to submit their SALN to the Civil Service Commission: Officials and employees of departments, bureaus, and agencies of the national government, judiciary, constitutional commissions, government-owned and controlled corporations and their subsidiaries; appointive officials and employees of the legislative branch; central officers below the rank of colonel/naval captain and civilian personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines; and other uniformed and non-uniformed central officials and employees of the Philippine National Police, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and Bureau of Fire Protection.

Failure to file SALN is punishable with suspension of one to six months for the first offense, and dismissal from service for the second offense.

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