CSC Urges Civil Servants to File SALN Early

Every 30th of April each year, government employees are mandated to submit Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth, more commonly known as “SALN”.

Republic Act No. 6713 or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees requires public officials and employees to declare under oath their assets, liabilities, net worth, and financial and business interests as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year.

Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairman Francisco T. Duque III told civil servants to begin accomplishing the form as early as now.

“Start early so that you can fill out your SALN correctly and completely. This gives you ample time to review the completeness and accuracy of your declarations before the deadline,” he said.

Filers shall use the prescribed form, SALN Form Revised 2013, downloadable from the CSC website www.csc.gov.ph.

Guidelines are also available to aid public servants in accomplishing the form.

Declarations in the SALN shall have the following data: basic information, assets (real and personal properties), liabilities, net worth, financial connections and business interests, and relatives in government.

Spouses who are both in government shall have the option to file their SALN either jointly or separately.

Real properties refer to properties which are immovable by nature (i.e. house and lot, land, building, condominium unit).

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