Vice President Sara Duterte on Tuesday said accessing her Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) is not difficult, following Akbayan’s request to the Ombudsman for her records.
“Nandun naman na yung request at ini-expect ko ay ibigay sa kanila na Ombudsman dahil kasama naman niyan sa narrative ng — narrative ng mga yellow, ng mga pink, na Akbayan, ng Makabayan, at ng Marcos administration yung paghahabol sa akin,” she said.
“In fact, doon sa impeachment complaint makikita nyo na isa doon sa Articles of Impeachment ay ang aking SALN. So hindi mahirap sa kanila na kunin ‘yung SALN ko,” Duterte added.
Last week, Akbayan requested the SALNs of Duterte, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., former Ombudsman Samuel Martires and other constitutional commission officials to investigate possible unexplained wealth.
Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla recently issued a memorandum easing public access to SALNs, reversing a 2020 circular under Martires that required written, notarized consent from officials for release.