The Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) has again emphasized the need for government employees to completely declare their assets, liabilities and net worth when it suspended a Customs collector for two months without pay.
Read MoreFailure to declare firearms in one’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) may be fatal to a government employee. Exhibiting a no-nonsense stand, the Office of the Ombudsman meted on Recaflor Edward F. De Leon (De Leon) a penalty of suspension for six (6) months without pay for his failure to declare in his 2003 to 2011 SALNs his three (3) licensed firearms.
Read MoreTo stress the importance of a complete disclosure of government employees’ assets, liabilities and net worth, the Office of the Ombudsman (Ombudsman) has again ordered the filing of information against Customs Officer Nelly S. Ochoa (Ochoa) before the Municipal Trial Court of Pasay City for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act (R.A. 3019) in relation to the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (R.A. 6713).
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