Instilling transparency: CatSU holds orientation on proper filling out of SALN forms for employees

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Instilling transparency: CatSU holds orientation on proper filling out of SALN forms for employees

As part of its continued commitment to upholding transparency in public service, the Catanduanes State University, through its Review and Compliance Committee (RCC), guides and facilitates the employees on proper filling out of their Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) forms through orientation-workshop, from January 10-12, and 17, 2024.

Designated chairman of the said committee, Chief Administrative Officer for Administration Atty. Gregorio M. Sarmiento Jr. led the discussion on the guidelines for filling out the SALN form and laid out its legal bases.

"If you are not in the government, nobody will ask you about your income, your money, your connections, or whatever, but if you are in the government, you will be subjected to this kind of requirement," he explained, asking the employees to comply with the SALN’s upcoming submission, as required under Article XI Section 17 of the 1987 Constitution and Section 8 of RA 6713 or the “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees”.

According to the RCC chair, things to disclose in the SALN are assets, liabilities, business interests, financial connections, and relatives in the government within the fourth degree of consanguinity or affinity.

Employees who fail to submit as well as disclose or even misdeclare SALN will be penalized, which include one to six months work suspension, as declared by the RCC chair.

Reiterating the submission deadline of SALN, human resource chief Ma. Sionne May T. Crispino informed the participants to submit four (4) copies of original, and unnotarized SALN, except for joint filing, to their respective immediate supervisors on or before February 28, 2024.

"It is the duty of the immediate supervisors to collate the SALN and submit it to the HRMS on the second Friday of March 2024," she added.

Under the law, RA 6713 requires employees to file SALN on or before April 30 of every year, but the advance deadline set by the university will give the RCC ample time to review and evaluate the submitted SALN forms properly.

The said four-day seminar comprises eight sessions, morning and afternoon, where all offices/units/departments have their respective schedule.