High Court rejects Internal Revenue’s plea for SALN

THE Supreme Court (SC) has turned down a plea for disclosure of its justices’ Statements of Assets Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) in order to protect the judiciary against possible harassment from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).

Lawyer Theodore Te, SC Public Information Office chief, on Thursday said the request was unnecessary because the SALN have always been made available to parties testing transparency of members of the highest court of the land.