Manila, Oct. 13 -- Malacanang on Monday expressed support for lifting restrictions on public access to Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALNs), signaling readiness from the Executive branch, including President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., to comply with any new transparency measures.

New Ombudsman Jesus Crispin Remulla earlier announced plans to issue a memorandum that would reverse prohibitions on SALN access imposed during the Duterte administration.

In September 2020, the Office of the Ombudsman issued Memorandum Circular No. 1, which severely restricted access to SALNs by requiring the consent of the official involved or a court order-effectively blocking media and civil society from independently reviewing wealth discl...