The Office of the Ombudsman reiterates that the issuance of Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 1 Series of 2020 is in accordance with prevailing rules and regulations on the disclosure of Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) of public officials and employees.
The MC is applicable solely to the SALNs of the following enumerated officials and employees where the Office of the Ombudsman is the official repository:
I. before the National Office of the Ombudsman:
a. President
b. Vice-President
c. Constitutional Officials such as the Chairpersons and Commissioners of the Commission on Audit, Commission on Elections, and Civil Service Commission
d. Ombudsman and the Deputies
II. before the Deputy Ombudsman in their respective regions (Luzon, Visayas or Mindanao)
a. Regional officials and employees of the following offices:
– Departments, bureaus and agencies of the National Government
– Judiciary and Constitutional Commissions and offices
– Government-owned and/or controlled corporations with and without original charter, and their subsidiaries in the regions
– State colleges and universities
b. Provincial elective officials and employees including Governors, Vice-Governors and Sangguniang Panlalawigan members
c. City and municipal elective officials and employees, including Mayors, Vice-Mayors, Sangguniang Bayan/Panlungsod Members and Baranggay officials
d. Officers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines below the rank of colonel or naval captain
– Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Captain, 1st Lieutenant and 2nd Lieutenant (Army and Air Force)
– Commander, Lieutenant Commander, Lieutenant Senior Grade, Lieutenant Junior Grade and Ensign (Navy)
– Other enlisted officers
e. Officers of the Philippine National Police below the rank of Senior Superintendent
– Superintendent, Chief Inspector, Senior Inspector and Inspector
– Other police officers
f. Officers of the Philippine Coast Guard below the rank of Commodore
– Captain, Commander, Lieutenant Commander, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Junior Grade and Ensign
It must be emphasized that this MC does not apply to other SALN repositories, i.e., the Office of the President, Secretary of the Senate, Secretary of the House of Representatives, Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court, Court Administrator, and the Civil Service Commission, for government officials and employees not mentioned above. ###