The laws governing SALN as a loss in the fight against corruption: Amending the ineffective laws governing the submission of SALN to effectively prevent corrupt practices of public officers and employees
Date of Publication
5-9-2016
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Subject Categories
Administrative Law | Law
College
College of Law
Thesis Adviser
Rene Pilapil, Jr.
Defense Panel Chair
Victoria V. Lianzon
Defense Panel Member
Julius Lotilla
Abstract/Summary
This paper tackles the issue of whether the laws governing the Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN), as an anti-corruption tool, have gaps and overlaps, which render the laws ineffective in upholding the Constitutional principle that public office is a public trust. In examining the laws’ two-fold purpose, which is as a preventive tool and as an investigative tool in curbing corruption, the laws manifested gaps and overlaps not only within the laws governing SALN but also when confronted with rights and principles laid down by the Constitution, and other laws. Ultimately, contrary to what the laws governing SALN ought to be, the laws only prove to be useless an as anti-corruption tool, hence failing to uphold the principle that public office is a public trust.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Electronic
Accession Number
CDTG007203
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F Henry Sy, Sr. Hall
Keywords
Philippines—Officials and employees—Legal status, laws, etc.; Public officers—Philippines; Political corruption—Philippines
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Recommended Citation
Degollado, P. P., & Paras, E. P. (2016). The laws governing SALN as a loss in the fight against corruption: Amending the ineffective laws governing the submission of SALN to effectively prevent corrupt practices of public officers and employees. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/7104
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8-13-2024
