Saturday, November 08, 2008 (Philippines)

Visayas deputy ombudsman Pelagio Apostol said he wanted protect the public officials. (Sunstar file) THE Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas has announced it will release by next week the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) of all elected and appointed government officials to the press. Deputy Ombudsman Pelagio Apostol, in an interview yesterday, said he got the nod of Tanodbayan Merceditas Gutier-rez over the release last September yet and admitted there was no change in policy after all. [full story]