Pampanga First District Rep. Carmelo Lazatin Jr. has publicly disclosed the contents of his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) to manifest transparency and solidarity with colleagues at the House of Representatives.
Lazatin said his SALN disclosure was in response to a challenge by Speaker Faustino D III to government officials, especially legislators to declare their assets and liabilities amid the raging flood control scandal.
“I am publicly disclosing my SALN in response to the people’s clamor for transparency and in solidarity with my colleagues in the House of Representatives who have also done the same,” Lazatin said.
“Public office is a public trust. With the recent issues surrounding anomalous infrastructure projects, we have seen an erosion of the public’s confidence in our officials and institutions. The public disclosure of government officials’ SALNs is one small step toward slowly rebuilding that trust and confidence,” he added.
