February 18, 2010

CSC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 05-10

TO                :     All Heads of Departments, Bureaus, Offices and Agencies of the National and Local Governments, Including State Universities and Colleges and Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations with Original Charter

SUBJECT    :     Use of the 1994 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) Form for the Year 2009

Pursuant to CSC Resolution No. 10-0266 dated February 16, 2010, the Commission resolves to allow public officers and employees to continue using the 1994 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) Form for the year 2009.    SCEDaT

The Annual Declaration Form shall no longer be used as it does not comply with the requirement of RA No. 6713 and RA No. 3019 on annual detailed SALN.

The deadline for submission of the accomplished SALN Form is April 30, 2010.

Please be guided accordingly.

(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III, MD, MSc
Chairman

ATTACHMENT

February 16, 2010

CSC RESOLUTION NO. 100266

RE                :     Filing and Submission of Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth

WHEREAS, Section 17, Article XI of the 1987 Constitution requires public officers and employees to submit upon assumption to office and during such period as may be required by law, a declaration under oath of their assets, liabilities and net worth (SALN);    TSIaAc

WHEREAS, the requirement on the filing of SALN is likewise found in Section 8 of Republic Act No. 6713 (Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees) and Section 7 of Republic Act No. 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act), which require the filer to submit "a true detailed and sworn statement of assets and liabilities, including a statement of the amounts and sources of his income, the amounts of his personal and family expenses and the amount of income taxes paid for the next preceding calendar year ";

WHEREAS, the Annual Declaration Form which is the subsequent form after the Baseline Declaration Form, merely asks for updates of the filer's assets and liabilities, hence, not complying with the required annual detailed SALN;

WHEREAS, the Civil Service Commission, as the central personnel agency of the government, in its effort to properly effectuate the constitutional and statutory provisions on public disclosure and to establish a standard review and compliance procedure to be observed by all public officers and employees in the filing and submission of their SALN, has proposed a revised SALN form for purposes of compliance with the requirement on the filing of SALN;

WHEREAS, the Commission has received numerous queries and/or request for clarification relative to the use of the revised SALN Form in the submission of the SALN for the year 2009;

WHEREAS, the revised SALN Form is still subject to the Commission's approval;

WHEREFORE, foregoing premises considered, the Commission hereby RESOLVES to allow public officers and employees to continue using the 1994 Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) Form for the year 2009, the deadline for filing of which is April 30, 2010;

RESOLVED FURTHER that the Baseline Declaration Form and Annual Declaration Form shall no longer be used as the latter does not comply with the requirement of the law on annual detailed SALN.

Quezon City, February 16, 2010.    cdphil

(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III

Chairman

(SGD.) CESAR D. BUENAFLOR

Commissioner

(SGD.) MARY ANN Z. FERNANDEZ-MENDOZA

Commissioner

Attested by:

(SGD.) DOLORES B. BONIFACIO

Director IV

Commission Secretariat and Liaison Office