President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he would follow the ‘old rules’ and allow public access to his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth. This statement comes as Ombudsman Boying Remulla reverses SALN restrictions imposed under the Duterte administration.
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00:00President Ferdinand Marcos says he would follow the old rules and allow public access to his statement of assets, liabilities, and net worth.
00:09The statement comes as Ombudsman Boyeng Remulia reverses SAL and restrictions imposed under the Duterte administration.
00:15We will follow the new rules. Sorry, we will follow the old rules.
00:19SAL and were once documents that the public could request, but under former Ombudsman Samuel Martires, access was severely restricted.
00:26We are just going back to the old procedure and we will follow that whatever happens.
00:34Again, my SAL is, again, it will be available to whoever would like to, kung hingiin sa akin ng ICI, di siyempre bibigay ko. Kung hingiin sa akin ng Ombudsman, bibigay namin.
00:53Marcos says that he was, quote, surprised that rules on SAL and access changed and that it was impossible to get a copy.
01:00He adds, his cabinet is also expected to allow access to their SAL ends.
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