Seminar on accountants, lawyers’ guide to SALN set

Accountants and lawyers can play a big role in providing services to public officials in the preparation of their Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN). Many in government, especially the newly elected ones, get into trouble because they are clueless about it.

These days, we constantly hear news of public officials from national government agencies, GOCCs and LGUs suspended from office by the Ombudsman and convicted by the Sandiganbayan because of incorrect and erroneous SALN.

he Center for Global Best Practices is launching a pioneering CPD-accredited seminar entitled, “Best Practices in the Preparation, Defenses and Remedies of SALN, “on June 24, at The EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City.

For details and a complete list of best practices seminars including How to Avoid COA Disallowances (Aug. 26), Understanding Procurement Law and its IRR (Sept. 29 and 30), Local Government and Real Property Taxation (Aug. 19), and more, you may log on to www.cgbp.- org or call (+63 2) 8427148/59 and 5568968/69, Cebu: (+63 32) 5123106 or 07, Baguio: (+63 74) 4235148 or Legazpi: (+63 52) 736-0148.

This will feature expert law practitioner and seasoned defense lawyer of many public officials with cases in the Ombudsman and Sandiganbayan, Atty. Jose Alvarez Gangan, CPA.

He is also the managing director of G and J Strategies, CEO of HandWB Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. and chairman of the board of Frontier Cove and Coast, Inc. He served as the chief legal counsel of Teofisto Guingona Jr. when he was a senator and the executive secretary to former Pres. Fidel V. Ramos.

He received various commendations and awards including Most Outstanding CPA in Government Service ( GACPA 1996), Hall of Fame Award, UE Alumni Association (2003), NEDA scholarship and Senior Executive Fellow, JFK School of Government, Harvard University (1997). He is also holds the record of being the youngest CPA at 18 graduating cum laude at UE in 1974.