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ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific
The Secretariat
Jak Jabes, Director, Governance and Regional Co-operation, ADB [email protected] phone: +63 2 632 5749, fax: +63 2 636 2193
Frederic Wehrlé, Co-ordinator, Anti-Corruption Initiatives, Anti-Corruption Division, OECD
[email protected] phone: +33 1 4524 1855, fax: +33 1 4430 6307
Anti-Corruption Policies in Asia and the Pacific
Self-Assessment Report of the Philippines
Over the last decade, societies have come to realize the extent to which corruption and bribery has undermined their welfare and stability. Governments, the private sector and civil society alike have consequently declared the fight against corruption to be of highest priority.
In the Asia-Pacific region, twenty-one countries have expressed their commitment to fight corruption by endorsing an anti-corruption action plan within the framework of the ADB/OECD Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia and the Pacific, a first-of-its-kind partnership between all stakeholders of Asian and Pacific countries. The Action Plan comprehensively promotes the regions’ objectives and needs for reform to develop effective and transparent systems for public service, to strengthen anti-bribery initiatives, to promote integrity in business operations, and to support citizens’ involvement.
In order to gain a comprehensive and structured overview of the endorsing countries’ legal and institutional framework in place to ensure and enhance transparency in the public sector, combat bribery and promote transparency in business operations, and facilitate public involvement in the fight against corruption, endorsing countries of the Action Plan have decided to take stock of their relevant legal and institutional provisions in place.
The following report reflects the Anti-Corruption Policies that the Philippines have reportedly in place as of October 2003. Organized along the topics of the Anti-Corruption Action Plan for Asia and the Pacific, it outlines the legal and institutional framework governing each of its issues, the respective implementing agencies and recent of planned reforms.
Self-assessment reports provided by the other countries that have endorsed the Anti-Corruption Action Plan for Asia-Pacific as well as a summarizing overview of the anti-corruption policies in the region are available at the Initiative’s website (www1.oecd.org/daf/asiacom/stocktaking.htm). For further information about the Anti-Corruption Initiative for Asia-Pacific and its work, please refer to www1.oecd.org/daf/asiacom/.
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
2
Pill
ar I
: D
evel
opin
g E
ffec
tive
and
Tra
nspa
rent
Sys
tem
s fo
r P
ublic
Ser
vice
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
Inte
grity
in P
ublic
Ser
vice
: Est
ablis
h sy
stem
s of
gov
ernm
ent h
iring
of p
ublic
offi
cial
s th
at a
ssur
e op
enne
ss, e
quity
, and
effi
cien
cy a
nd p
rom
ote
hirin
g of
indi
vidu
als
of th
e hi
ghes
t lev
els
of c
ompe
tenc
e an
d in
tegr
ity th
roug
h:
a)
Dev
elop
men
t of s
yste
ms
for c
ompe
nsat
ion
adeq
uate
to s
usta
in
appr
opria
te li
velih
ood
and
acco
rdin
g to
th
e le
vel o
f the
eco
nom
y of
the
coun
try
in q
uest
ion
Thro
ugh
the
Sala
ry S
tand
ardi
zatio
n La
w o
r Rep
ublic
Ac
t No.
675
8, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e “C
ompe
nsat
ion
and
Posi
tion
Cla
ssifi
catio
n Ac
t of
1989
”, th
e St
ate
decl
ares
the
polic
y of
pro
vidi
ng
equa
l pay
for s
ubst
antia
lly e
qual
wor
k an
d to
bas
e di
ffere
nces
in th
e du
ties
and
resp
onsi
bilit
ies,
as
wel
l as
the
qual
ifica
tion
requ
irem
ents
, of t
he p
ositi
on.
Furth
erm
ore,
Sec
tion
2 of
sai
d la
w s
tate
s th
at “i
n de
term
inin
g ra
tes
of p
ay, d
ue re
gard
sha
ll be
giv
en
to, a
mon
g ot
hers
, pre
vailin
g ra
tes
in th
e pr
ivat
e se
ctor
for c
ompa
rabl
e w
ork.
”
The
Dep
artm
ent o
f Bud
get a
nd M
anag
emen
t (D
BM)
was
task
ed to
est
ablis
h an
d ad
min
iste
r a u
nifie
d C
ompe
nsat
ion
and
Posi
tion
Cla
ssifi
catio
n Sy
stem
w
hich
sha
ll be
app
lied
to a
ll go
vern
men
t ent
ities
.
Con
gres
sion
al in
itiat
ives
to in
crea
se s
alar
ies
of
gove
rnm
ent e
mpl
oyee
s:
a.1.
Jud
icia
ry
Sena
te B
ill N
o. 1
072
– “A
n Ac
t Im
prov
ing
the
Adm
inis
tratio
n of
Jus
tice
by U
pgra
ding
the
Sala
ries
of th
e Ju
dges
of t
he M
etro
polit
an T
rial C
ourts
, M
unic
ipal
Tria
l Cou
rts in
the
Citi
es, M
unic
ipal
Tria
l C
ourts
, Mun
icip
al C
ircui
t Tria
l Cou
rts, a
nd S
haria
h C
ircui
t Cou
rts a
nd C
erta
in C
ourt
Offi
cers
of t
he
Judi
ciar
y an
d fo
r Oth
er P
urpo
ses”
The
expa
nsio
n of
the
juris
dict
ion
of th
e M
etro
polit
an T
rial C
ourts
, Mun
icip
al T
rial C
ourts
an
d M
unic
ipal
Circ
uit T
rial C
ourts
(Rep
ublic
Act
N
o. 7
691)
resu
lted
to th
e he
avy
clog
of c
ases
afte
r C
ongr
ess
dist
ribut
ed th
e w
orkl
oad
of R
egio
nal
Tria
l Cou
rts to
sev
eral
low
er c
ourts
. With
out t
akin
g in
to c
onsi
dera
tion
the
effe
cts
of th
e ex
pans
ion,
it
was
dee
med
app
ropr
iate
to u
pgra
de th
e sa
larie
s of
bo
th lo
wer
cou
rt ju
dges
and
thei
r cle
rks
of c
ourt
to
fully
asc
ribe
to th
e pr
inci
ple
of e
qual
pay
for e
qual
w
ork
and
to a
ddre
ss th
e in
cong
ruity
that
has
ca
used
num
erou
s va
canc
ies
and
poss
ible
de
mor
aliz
atio
n am
ong
cour
t jud
ges.
Stat
us o
f the
Bill:
For
3rd
Rea
ding
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
3
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
a.2.
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
Sena
te B
ill N
o. 2
530
– “A
n Ac
t Rat
iona
lizin
g th
e C
ompe
nsat
ion
Bene
fits
and
othe
r Priv
ilege
s an
d In
cent
ives
for t
he M
embe
rs o
f the
Offi
ce o
f the
O
mbu
dsm
an, P
rovi
ding
Fun
ds T
here
for,
and
for
Oth
er P
urpo
ses”
The
bill
aim
s to
: (1)
rais
e th
e le
vel o
f com
pete
nce
and
to e
nsur
e th
e in
tegr
ity o
f the
pro
secu
tors
and
th
e gr
aft i
nves
tigat
ion
offic
ers
in th
e O
ffice
of t
he
Om
buds
man
; and
(2) i
mpr
ove
the
com
pens
atio
n sy
stem
for m
embe
rs o
f the
sai
d O
ffice
.
Stat
us o
f the
Bill:
For
Com
mitt
ee D
elib
erat
ion
b)
Dev
elop
men
t of s
yste
ms
for t
rans
pare
nt h
iring
and
pro
mot
ion
to
help
avo
id a
buse
s of
pat
rona
ge,
nepo
tism
and
favo
ritis
m; h
elp
fost
er th
e cr
eatio
n of
an
inde
pend
ent c
ivil
serv
ice;
and
hel
p pr
omot
e a
prop
er
bala
nce
betw
een
polit
ical
and
car
eer
appo
intm
ents
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
704
1, A
n Ac
t Req
uirin
g R
egul
ar
Publ
icat
ion
of E
xist
ing
Vaca
nt P
ositi
ons
in
Gov
ernm
ent O
ffice
s, A
ppro
pria
ting
Fund
s Th
eref
or,
and
for O
ther
Pur
pose
s
Th
is la
w is
des
igne
d to
ach
ieve
tra
nspa
renc
y an
d eq
ual o
ppor
tuni
ties
in th
e re
crui
tmen
t and
hiri
ng o
f new
per
sonn
el b
y re
quiri
ng
a co
mpl
ete
list o
f all
exis
ting
vaca
nt p
ositi
ons
in a
ll br
anch
es, s
ubdi
visi
ons,
inst
rum
enta
litie
s an
d ag
enci
es o
f gov
ernm
ent,
incl
udin
g go
vern
men
t-ow
ned
or c
ontro
lled
corp
orat
ions
and
loca
l go
vern
men
t uni
ts, a
s w
ell a
s th
e qu
alifi
catio
n st
anda
rds
for e
ach
posi
tion,
to b
e pu
blis
hed
once
ev
ery
quar
ter.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
704
1, w
hich
was
pa
ssed
in 1
991,
see
ks to
pro
mot
e ef
ficie
ncy
in th
e al
loca
tion
of p
erso
nnel
in th
e ci
vil s
ervi
ce.
Civ
il Se
rvic
e C
omm
issi
on
All g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s
b.1.
The
gov
ernm
ent i
s ex
ertin
g ev
ery
effo
rt to
de
polit
iciz
e th
e ap
poin
tmen
t pro
cess
so
that
the
appo
intm
ent o
f pub
lic o
ffice
rs, i
nclu
ding
thos
e in
th
e ex
ecut
ive
leve
l, ex
cept
thos
e w
hose
ap
poin
tmen
ts a
re s
peci
fical
ly p
rovi
ded
by la
w to
be
mad
e by
the
Pres
iden
t, w
ill be
shi
elde
d fro
m
polit
ical
influ
ence
and
con
side
ratio
ns. C
aree
r Ex
ecut
ive
Offi
cers
(CES
Os)
and
oth
er c
ivil
serv
ice
elig
ible
s w
ill be
giv
en p
riorit
y in
app
oint
men
ts to
va
cant
pos
ition
s an
d th
eir s
ecur
ity o
f ten
ure
will
be
resp
ecte
d to
ass
ure
cont
inui
ty a
nd s
tabi
lity
in th
e ci
vil s
ervi
ce.
b.2.
The
gov
ernm
ent i
s lik
ewis
e pu
shin
g fo
r the
pa
ssag
e of
Sen
ate
Bill
No.
284
, oth
erw
ise
know
n as
the
Re-
Engi
neer
ing
Bill,
in o
rder
to c
ontro
l the
gr
owth
of p
erso
nal s
ervi
ces
thro
ugh
stre
amlin
ing
and
by li
miti
ng th
e cr
eatio
n of
new
pos
ition
s to
po
pula
tion-
rela
ted
posi
tions
, e.g
., te
ache
rs,
polic
emen
, milit
ary
pers
onne
l, fir
efig
hter
s an
d
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
4
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
allie
d pr
ofes
sion
als,
as
wel
l as
by ra
tiona
lizin
g go
vern
men
t com
pens
atio
n.
Sena
te B
ill N
o. 2
84 s
eeks
the
crea
tion
of a
G
over
nmen
t Reo
rgan
izat
ion
Com
mis
sion
in o
rder
to
trim
dow
n th
e un
nece
ssar
y an
d re
dund
ant
appe
ndag
es o
f the
gov
ernm
ent a
nd m
ake
it be
tter
able
to a
ddre
ss th
e ne
eds
of d
evel
opm
ent.
Dev
elop
men
t of s
yste
ms
to p
rovi
de
appr
opria
te o
vers
ight
of d
iscr
etio
nary
de
cisi
ons
and
of p
erso
nnel
with
au
thor
ity to
mak
e di
scre
tiona
ry
deci
sion
s
Dev
elop
men
t of p
erso
nnel
sys
tem
s th
at in
clud
e re
gula
r and
tim
ely
rota
tion
of a
ssig
nmen
ts to
redu
ce in
sula
rity
that
w
ould
fost
er c
orru
ptio
n
Artic
le IX
-B, S
ectio
n 3
of th
e 19
87 P
hilip
pine
C
onst
itutio
n:
“The
Civ
il Se
rvic
e C
omm
issi
on, a
s th
e ce
ntra
l pe
rson
nel a
genc
y of
the
Gov
ernm
ent,
shal
l est
ablis
h a
care
er s
ervi
ce a
nd a
dopt
mea
sure
s to
pro
mot
e m
oral
e, e
ffici
ency
, int
egrit
y, re
spon
sive
ness
and
co
urte
sy in
the
civi
l ser
vice
. It s
hall
stre
ngth
en th
e m
erit
and
rew
ards
sys
tem
, int
egra
te a
ll hu
man
re
sour
ces
deve
lopm
ent p
rogr
ams
for a
ll le
vels
and
ra
nks,
and
inst
itutio
naliz
e a
man
agem
ent c
limat
e co
nduc
ive
to p
ublic
acc
ount
abilit
y. It
sha
ll su
bmit
to
the
Pres
iden
t and
the
Con
gres
s an
ann
ual r
epor
t on
its p
erso
nnel
pro
gram
s.”
Se
ctio
ns 1
6 an
d 17
of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o.
8424
, oth
erw
ise
know
n as
the
Tax
Ref
orm
Act
of
1997
:
“Sec
. 16.
Ass
ignm
ent o
f Int
erna
l Rev
enue
Offi
cers
In
volv
ed in
Exc
ise
Tax
Func
tions
to E
stab
lishm
ents
W
here
Arti
cles
Sub
ject
to E
xcis
e Ta
x ar
e Pr
oduc
ed
or K
ept.
— T
he C
omm
issi
oner
sha
ll em
ploy
, ass
ign,
or
reas
sign
inte
rnal
reve
nue
offic
ers
invo
lved
in
exci
se ta
x fu
nctio
ns, a
s of
ten
as th
e ex
igen
cies
of
the
reve
nue
serv
ice
may
requ
ire, t
o es
tabl
ishm
ents
or
pla
ces
whe
re a
rticl
es s
ubje
ct to
exc
ise
tax
are
Civ
il Se
rvic
e C
omm
issi
on
Bure
au o
f Int
erna
l Rev
enue
Dep
artm
ent o
f Fin
ance
Philip
pine
Nat
iona
l Pol
ice
– D
epar
tmen
t of I
nter
ior
and
Loca
l Gov
ernm
ent
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
5
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
prod
uced
or k
ept:
Prov
ided
, Tha
t an
inte
rnal
reve
nue
offic
er a
ssig
ned
to a
ny s
uch
esta
blis
hmen
t sha
ll in
no
cas
e st
ay in
his
ass
ignm
ent f
or m
ore
than
two
(2)
year
s, s
ubje
ct to
rule
s an
d re
gula
tions
to b
e pr
escr
ibed
by
the
Secr
etar
y of
Fin
ance
, upo
n re
com
men
datio
n of
the
Com
mis
sion
er.
Sec
. 17.
Ass
ignm
ent o
f Int
erna
l Rev
enue
Offi
cers
an
d O
ther
Em
ploy
ees
to O
ther
Dut
ies.
– T
he
Com
mis
sion
er m
ay, s
ubje
ct to
the
prov
isio
ns o
f Se
ctio
n 16
and
the
law
s on
civ
il se
rvic
e, a
s w
ell a
s th
e ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns to
be
pres
crib
ed b
y th
e Se
cret
ary
of F
inan
ce, u
pon
the
reco
mm
enda
tion
of
the
Com
mis
sion
er, a
ssig
n or
reas
sign
inte
rnal
re
venu
e of
ficer
s an
d em
ploy
ees
of th
e Bu
reau
of
Inte
rnal
Rev
enue
, with
out c
hang
e in
thei
r offi
cial
ra
nk a
nd s
alar
y, to
oth
er o
r spe
cial
dut
ies
conn
ecte
d w
ith th
e en
forc
emen
t or a
dmin
istra
tion
of th
e re
venu
e la
ws
as th
e ex
igen
cies
of t
he s
ervi
ce m
ay
requ
ire: P
rovi
ded,
Tha
t int
erna
l rev
enue
offi
cers
as
sign
ed to
per
form
ass
essm
ent o
r col
lect
ion
func
tions
sha
ll no
t rem
ain
in th
e sa
me
assi
gnm
ent
for m
ore
than
thre
e (3
) yea
rs. P
rovi
ded,
furth
er, t
hat
assi
gnm
ent o
f int
erna
l rev
enue
offi
cers
and
em
ploy
ees
of th
e Bu
reau
to s
peci
al d
utie
s sh
all n
ot
exce
ed o
ne (1
) yea
r.”
Sect
ion
51 (b
) (4)
of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 6
975,
as
amen
ded
by S
ectio
n 63
of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 8
551:
“Sec
tion
51. P
ower
s of
Loc
al G
over
nmen
t Offi
cial
s O
ver t
he P
NP
Uni
ts o
r For
ces.
— G
over
nors
and
m
ayor
s sh
all b
e de
putiz
ed a
s re
pres
enta
tives
of t
he
Com
mis
sion
in th
eir r
espe
ctiv
e te
rrito
rial j
uris
dict
ion.
As
suc
h, th
e lo
cal e
xecu
tives
sha
ll di
scha
rge
the
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
6
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
follo
win
g fu
nctio
ns:
x x
x
City
and
Mun
icip
al M
ayor
s —
x x
x
(4) O
ther
Pow
ers.
In a
dditi
on to
the
afor
emen
tione
d po
wer
s, c
ity a
nd m
unic
ipal
may
ors
shal
l hav
e th
e fo
llow
ing
auth
ority
ove
r the
PN
P un
its in
thei
r re
spec
tive
juris
dict
ions
:
(i) A
utho
rity
to c
hoos
e th
e C
hief
of P
olic
e fro
m a
list
of
five
(5) e
ligib
les
reco
mm
ende
d by
the
prov
inci
al
polic
e di
rect
or, p
refe
rabl
y fro
m th
e sa
me
prov
ince
, ci
ty o
r mun
icip
ality
: Pro
vide
d, h
owev
er, t
hat i
n no
ca
se s
hall
an o
ffice
r-in-
char
ge b
e de
sign
ated
for
mor
e th
an th
irty
(30)
day
s: P
rovi
ded,
furth
er, t
hat t
he
loca
l pol
ice
and
orde
r cou
ncil
may
, thr
ough
the
city
or
mun
icip
al m
ayor
, rec
omm
end
the
reca
ll or
re
assi
gnm
ent o
f the
Chi
ef o
f Pol
ice
whe
n, in
its
perc
eptio
n, th
e la
tter h
as b
een
inef
fect
ive
in
com
batin
g cr
ime
or m
aint
aini
ng p
eace
and
ord
er in
th
e ci
ty o
r mun
icip
ality
: Pro
vide
d, fi
nally
, tha
t suc
h re
lief s
hall
be b
ased
on
the
guid
elin
es o
f the
Nat
iona
l Po
lice
Com
mis
sion
(NAP
OLC
OM
).
(ii)
Auth
ority
to re
com
men
d to
the
prov
inci
al d
irect
or
the
trans
fer,
reas
sign
men
t or d
etai
l of P
NP
mem
bers
ou
tsid
e of
thei
r res
pect
ive
city
or t
own
resi
denc
es;
and
(iii)
Aut
horit
y to
reco
mm
end
from
a li
st o
f elig
ible
s pr
evio
usly
scr
eene
d by
the
Peac
e an
d O
rder
Cou
ncil
the
appo
intm
ent o
f new
mem
bers
of t
he P
NP
to b
e as
sign
ed to
thei
r res
pect
ive
citie
s or
mun
icip
aliti
es
with
out w
hich
no
such
app
oint
men
ts s
hall
be
atte
sted
: Pro
vide
d, th
at w
hene
ver p
ract
icab
le a
nd
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
7
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
cons
iste
nt w
ith th
e re
quire
men
ts o
f the
ser
vice
, PN
P m
embe
rs s
hall
be a
ssig
ned
to th
e ci
ty o
r mun
icip
ality
of
thei
r res
iden
ce.
(v) T
he c
ontro
l and
sup
ervi
sion
of a
nti-g
ambl
ing
oper
atio
ns s
hall
be w
ithin
the
juris
dict
ion
of lo
cal
gove
rnm
ent e
xecu
tives
.”
Inte
grity
in P
ublic
Ser
vice
: Est
ablis
h et
hica
l and
adm
inis
trativ
e co
des
of c
ondu
ct th
at p
rosc
ribe
conf
licts
of i
nter
est,
ensu
re th
e pr
oper
use
of p
ublic
reso
urce
s, a
nd p
rom
ote
the
high
est
leve
ls o
f pro
fess
iona
lism
and
inte
grity
thro
ugh:
a) P
rohi
bitio
ns o
r res
trict
ions
go
vern
ing
conf
licts
of i
nter
est
The
1987
Phi
lippi
ne C
onst
itutio
n, th
e An
ti-G
raft
and
Cor
rupt
Pra
ctic
es A
ct (R
.A. N
o. 3
019)
and
the
Cod
e of
Con
duct
for P
ublic
Offi
cial
s an
d Em
ploy
ees
(R.A
. N
o. 6
713)
hav
e pr
ovis
ions
gua
rdin
g ag
ains
t con
flict
s of
inte
rest
. The
Phi
lippi
ne C
onst
itutio
n re
quire
s th
at
the
Pres
iden
t, th
e Vi
ce P
resi
dent
, and
Cab
inet
Se
cret
arie
s di
vest
them
selv
es o
f the
ir bu
sine
ss
inte
rest
s so
that
they
will
not b
e ca
ught
in c
onfli
ct-o
f-in
tere
st s
ituat
ions
. Offi
cial
s, h
owev
er, c
anno
t div
est
to th
eir w
ives
or r
elat
ives
with
in th
e fo
urth
civ
il de
gree
. The
Ant
i-Gra
ft an
d C
orru
pt P
ract
ices
Act
on
the
othe
r han
d, p
rohi
bits
offi
cial
s fro
m d
irect
ly o
r in
dire
ctly
ben
efiti
ng fr
om tr
ansa
ctio
ns re
quiri
ng th
e ap
prov
al o
f gov
ernm
ent b
odie
s of
whi
ch th
ey a
re
part.
The
Act
exp
licitl
y sa
ys th
at o
ffici
als
cann
ot b
e m
embe
rs o
f suc
h bo
dies
eve
n if
they
do
not
parti
cipa
te in
the
delib
erat
ions
on
trans
actio
ns in
w
hich
they
may
ben
efit.
The
Cod
e of
Con
duct
for
Publ
ic O
ffici
als
and
Empl
oyee
s lik
ewis
e ba
ns p
ublic
of
ficia
ls a
nd e
mpl
oyee
s fro
m h
avin
g a
dire
ct o
r in
dire
ct fi
nanc
ial o
r mat
eria
l int
eres
t in
any
trans
actio
n re
quiri
ng th
e ap
prov
al o
f the
ir of
fice.
W
hen
a co
nflic
t of i
nter
est a
rises
, the
y sh
all r
esig
n
Civ
il Se
rvic
e C
omm
issi
on
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
8
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
from
any
priv
ate
busi
ness
ent
erpr
ise
with
in 3
0 da
ys
from
thei
r ass
umpt
ion
of o
ffice
and
/or d
ives
t th
emse
lves
of t
heir
shar
ehol
ding
s or
inte
rest
with
in
60 d
ays
from
suc
h as
sum
ptio
n.
Belo
w a
re th
e pe
rtine
nt p
rovi
sion
s of
sai
d la
ws:
a.1.
Con
flict
of I
nter
est
i) A
rticl
e VI
, Sec
tion
13 o
f the
198
7 C
onst
itutio
n:
“All
Mem
bers
of t
he S
enat
e an
d th
e H
ouse
of
Rep
rese
ntat
ives
sha
ll, u
pon
assu
mpt
ion
of o
ffice
, m
ake
a fu
ll di
sclo
sure
of t
heir
finan
cial
and
bus
ines
s in
tere
sts.
The
y sh
all n
otify
the
Hou
se c
once
rned
of a
po
tent
ial c
onfli
ct o
f int
eres
t tha
t may
aris
e fro
m th
e fil
ing
of a
pro
pose
d le
gisl
atio
n of
whi
ch th
ey a
re
auth
ors.
”
ii) A
rticl
e VI
I, Se
ctio
n 13
of t
he 1
987
Con
stitu
tion:
“The
Pre
side
nt, V
ice-
Pres
iden
t, th
e M
embe
rs o
f the
C
abin
et, a
nd th
eir d
eput
ies
or a
ssis
tant
s sh
all n
ot,
unle
ss o
ther
wis
e pr
ovid
ed in
this
Con
stitu
tion,
hol
d an
y ot
her o
ffice
or e
mpl
oym
ent d
urin
g th
eir t
enur
e.
They
sha
ll no
t, du
ring
said
tenu
re, d
irect
ly o
r in
dire
ctly
, pra
ctic
e an
y ot
her p
rofe
ssio
n, p
artic
ipat
e in
any
bus
ines
s, o
r be
finan
cial
ly in
tere
sted
in a
ny
cont
ract
with
, or i
n an
y fra
nchi
se, o
r spe
cial
priv
ilege
gr
ante
d by
the
Gov
ernm
ent o
r any
sub
divi
sion
, ag
ency
, or i
nstru
men
talit
y th
ereo
f, in
clud
ing
gove
rnm
ent-o
wne
d or
con
trolle
d co
rpor
atio
ns o
r th
eir s
ubsi
diar
ies.
The
y sh
all s
trict
ly a
void
con
flict
of
inte
rest
in th
e co
nduc
t of t
heir
offic
e.
The
spo
use
and
rela
tives
by
cons
angu
inity
or
affin
ity w
ithin
the
four
th c
ivil
degr
ee o
f the
Pre
side
nt
shal
l not
dur
ing
his
tenu
re b
e ap
poin
ted
as m
embe
rs
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
9
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
of th
e C
onst
itutio
nal C
omm
issi
ons,
or t
he O
ffice
of
the
Om
buds
man
, or a
s se
cret
arie
s,
unde
rsec
reta
ries,
cha
irmen
or h
eads
of b
urea
us o
r of
fices
, inc
ludi
ng g
over
nmen
t-ow
ned
or c
ontro
lled
corp
orat
ions
and
thei
r sub
sidi
arie
s.”
iii)
Sect
ion
3(i)
of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 6
713,
oth
erw
ise
know
n as
the
Cod
e of
Con
duct
for P
ublic
Offi
cial
s an
d Em
ploy
ees:
“Def
initi
on o
f Ter
ms.
— A
s us
ed in
this
Act
, the
term
:
x x
x
(i) '
Con
flict
of i
nter
est'
aris
es w
hen
a pu
blic
offi
cial
or
empl
oyee
is a
mem
ber o
f a b
oard
, an
offic
er, o
r a
subs
tant
ial s
tock
hold
er o
f a p
rivat
e co
rpor
atio
n or
ow
ner o
r has
a s
ubst
antia
l int
eres
t in
a bu
sine
ss,
and
the
inte
rest
of s
uch
corp
orat
ion
or b
usin
ess,
or
his
right
s or
dut
ies
ther
ein,
may
be
oppo
sed
to o
r af
fect
ed b
y th
e fa
ithfu
l per
form
ance
of o
ffici
al d
uty.
”
a.2.
Div
estm
ent
i) S
ectio
n 3(
j) of
the
Cod
e of
Con
duct
for P
ublic
O
ffici
als
and
Empl
oyee
s:
“Def
initi
on o
f Ter
ms.
— A
s us
ed in
this
Act
, the
term
:
x x
x
(i)
'Div
estm
ent'
is th
e tra
nsfe
r of t
itle
or
disp
osal
of i
nter
est i
n pr
oper
ty b
y vo
lunt
arily
, co
mpl
etel
y an
d ac
tual
ly d
epriv
ing
or d
ispo
sses
sing
on
esel
f of h
is ri
ght o
r titl
e to
it in
favo
r of a
per
son
or
pers
ons
othe
r tha
n hi
s sp
ouse
and
rela
tives
as
defin
ed in
this
Act
.”
ii) S
ectio
n 9
of th
e C
ode
of C
ondu
ct fo
r Pub
lic
Offi
cial
s an
d Em
ploy
ees:
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
10
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
“A p
ublic
offi
cial
or e
mpl
oyee
sha
ll av
oid
conf
licts
of
inte
rest
at a
ll tim
es. W
hen
a co
nflic
t of i
nter
est
aris
es, h
e sh
all r
esig
n fro
m h
is p
ositi
on in
any
priv
ate
busi
ness
ent
erpr
ise
with
in th
irty
(30)
day
s fro
m h
is
assu
mpt
ion
of o
ffice
and
/or d
ives
t him
self
of h
is
shar
ehol
ding
s or
inte
rest
with
in s
ixty
(60)
day
s fro
m
such
ass
umpt
ion.
The
sam
e ru
le s
hall
appl
y w
here
the
publ
ic o
ffici
al
or e
mpl
oyee
is a
par
tner
in a
par
tner
ship
.
The
requ
irem
ent o
f div
estm
ent s
hall
not a
pply
to
thos
e w
ho s
erve
the
Gov
ernm
ent i
n an
hon
orar
y ca
paci
ty n
or to
labo
rers
and
cas
ual o
r tem
pora
ry
wor
kers
.”
a.3.
For
feitu
re o
f unl
awfu
lly a
cqui
red
prop
ertie
s
Sec
tion
1(b)
of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 1
379,
An
Act
Dec
larin
g Fo
rfeitu
re In
Fav
or O
f The
Sta
te A
ny
Prop
erty
Fou
nd T
o H
ave
Been
Unl
awfu
lly A
cqui
red
By A
ny P
ublic
Offi
cer O
r Em
ploy
ee A
nd P
rovi
ding
Fo
r The
Pro
ceed
ings
The
refo
r
“Sec
tion
1. D
efin
ition
s.
x x
x
(b) '
Oth
er le
gitim
atel
y ac
quire
d pr
oper
ty' m
eans
any
re
al o
r per
sona
l pro
perty
, mon
ey o
r sec
uriti
es w
hich
th
e re
spon
dent
has
at a
ny ti
me
acqu
ired
by
inhe
ritan
ce a
nd th
e in
com
e th
ereo
f, or
by
gift
inte
r vi
vos
befo
re h
is b
ecom
ing
a pu
blic
offi
cer o
r em
ploy
ee, o
r any
pro
perty
(or i
ncom
e th
ereo
f) al
read
y pe
rtain
ing
to h
im w
hen
he q
ualif
ied
for p
ublic
of
fice
or e
mpl
oym
ent,
or th
e fru
its a
nd in
com
e of
the
excl
usiv
e pr
oper
ty o
f the
resp
onde
nt's
spou
se. I
t sh
all n
ot in
clud
e:
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
11
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
1. P
rope
rty u
nlaw
fully
acq
uire
d by
the
resp
onde
nt,
but i
ts o
wne
rshi
p is
con
ceal
ed b
y its
bei
ng re
cord
ed
in th
e na
me
of, o
r hel
d by
, the
resp
onde
nt's
spou
se,
asce
ndan
ts, d
esce
ndan
ts, r
elat
ives
, or a
ny o
ther
pe
rson
.
2. P
rope
rty u
nlaw
fully
acq
uire
d by
the
resp
onde
nt,
but t
rans
ferre
d by
him
to a
noth
er p
erso
n or
per
sons
on
or a
fter t
he e
ffect
ivity
of t
his
Act.
3. P
rope
rty d
onat
ed to
the
resp
onde
nt d
urin
g hi
s in
cum
benc
y, u
nles
s he
can
pro
ve to
the
satis
fact
ion
of th
e co
urt t
hat t
he d
onat
ion
is la
wfu
l.”
a.4.
Pro
hibi
tion
on th
e gr
ant o
f loa
ns, g
uara
ntie
s or
fin
anci
al a
ccom
mod
atio
n
Sect
ion
16, A
rticl
e XI
of t
he 1
987
Philip
pine
C
onst
itutio
n:
“No
loan
, gua
rant
y, o
r oth
er fo
rm o
f fin
anci
al
acco
mm
odat
ion
for a
ny b
usin
ess
purp
ose
may
be
gran
ted,
dire
ctly
or i
ndire
ctly
, by
any
gove
rnm
ent-
owne
d or
con
trolle
d ba
nk o
r fin
anci
al in
stitu
tion
to
the
Pres
iden
t, th
e Vi
ce-P
resi
dent
, the
Mem
bers
of
the
Cab
inet
, the
Con
gres
s, th
e Su
prem
e C
ourt,
and
th
e C
onst
itutio
nal C
omm
issi
ons,
the
Om
buds
man
, or
to a
ny fi
rm o
r ent
ity in
whi
ch th
ey h
ave
cont
rollin
g in
tere
st, d
urin
g th
eir t
enur
e.”
a.5.
Pro
hibi
tion
on re
lativ
es in
gov
ernm
ent
i) Se
ctio
n 59
, Exe
cutiv
e O
rder
No.
292
, oth
erw
ise
know
n as
the
1987
Adm
inis
trativ
e C
ode:
“Sec
tion
59.
Nep
otis
m. —
(1) A
ll ap
poin
tmen
ts in
th
e na
tiona
l, pr
ovin
cial
, city
and
mun
icip
al
gove
rnm
ents
or i
n an
y br
anch
or i
nstru
men
talit
y th
ereo
f, in
clud
ing
gove
rnm
ent-o
wne
d or
con
trolle
d
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
12
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
corp
orat
ions
, mad
e in
favo
r of a
rela
tive
of th
e ap
poin
ting
or re
com
men
ding
aut
horit
y, o
r of t
he c
hief
of
the
bure
au o
r offi
ce, o
r of t
he p
erso
ns e
xerc
isin
g im
med
iate
sup
ervi
sion
ove
r him
, are
her
eby
proh
ibite
d.
As
used
in th
is S
ectio
n, th
e w
ord
"rela
tive"
and
m
embe
rs o
f the
fam
ily re
ferre
d to
are
thos
e re
late
d w
ithin
the
third
deg
ree
eith
er o
f con
sang
uini
ty o
r of
affin
ity.
(2) T
he fo
llow
ing
are
exem
pted
from
the
oper
atio
n of
the
rule
s on
nep
otis
m: (
a) p
erso
ns e
mpl
oyed
in a
co
nfid
entia
l cap
acity
, (b)
teac
hers
, (c)
phy
sici
ans,
an
d (d
) mem
bers
of t
he A
rmed
For
ces
of th
e Ph
ilippi
nes:
Pro
vide
d, h
owev
er, T
hat i
n ea
ch
parti
cula
r ins
tanc
e fu
ll re
port
of s
uch
appo
intm
ent
shal
l be
mad
e to
the
Com
mis
sion
. The
rest
rictio
n m
entio
ned
in s
ubse
ctio
n (1
) sha
ll no
t be
appl
icab
le
to th
e ca
se o
f a m
embe
r of a
ny fa
mily
who
, afte
r his
or
her
app
oint
men
t to
any
posi
tion
in a
n of
fice
or
bure
au, c
ontra
cts
mar
riage
with
som
eone
in th
e sa
me
offic
e or
bur
eau,
in w
hich
eve
nt th
e em
ploy
men
t or r
eten
tion
ther
ein
of b
oth
husb
and
and
wife
may
be
allo
wed
.
(3)
In o
rder
to g
ive
imm
edia
te e
ffect
to th
ese
prov
isio
ns, c
ases
of p
revi
ous
appo
intm
ent w
hich
are
in
con
trave
ntio
n he
reof
sha
ll be
cor
rect
ed b
y tra
nsfe
r, an
d pe
ndin
g su
ch tr
ansf
er, n
o pr
omot
ion
or
sala
ry in
crea
se s
hall
be a
llow
ed in
favo
r of t
he
rela
tive
or re
lativ
es w
ho a
re a
ppoi
nted
in v
iola
tion
of
thes
e pr
ovis
ions
.”
ii) S
ectio
n 13
, Arti
cle
VII o
f the
198
7 Ph
ilippi
ne
Con
stitu
tion:
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
13
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
“The
Pre
side
nt, V
ice-
Pres
iden
t, th
e M
embe
rs o
f the
C
abin
et, a
nd th
eir d
eput
ies
or a
ssis
tant
s sh
all n
ot,
unle
ss o
ther
wis
e pr
ovid
ed in
this
Con
stitu
tion,
hol
d an
y ot
her o
ffice
or e
mpl
oym
ent d
urin
g th
eir t
enur
e.
They
sha
ll no
t, du
ring
said
tenu
re, d
irect
ly o
r in
dire
ctly
, pra
ctic
e an
y ot
her p
rofe
ssio
n, p
artic
ipat
e in
any
bus
ines
s, o
r be
finan
cial
ly in
tere
sted
in a
ny
cont
ract
with
, or i
n an
y fra
nchi
se, o
r spe
cial
priv
ilege
gr
ante
d by
the
Gov
ernm
ent o
r any
sub
divi
sion
, ag
ency
, or i
nstru
men
talit
y th
ereo
f, in
clud
ing
gove
rnm
ent-o
wne
d or
con
trolle
d co
rpor
atio
ns o
r th
eir s
ubsi
diar
ies.
The
y sh
all s
trict
ly a
void
con
flict
of
inte
rest
in th
e co
nduc
t of t
heir
offic
e.
The
spo
use
and
rela
tives
by
cons
angu
inity
or
affin
ity w
ithin
the
four
th c
ivil
degr
ee o
f the
Pre
side
nt
shal
l not
dur
ing
his
tenu
re b
e ap
poin
ted
as m
embe
rs
of th
e C
onst
itutio
nal C
omm
issi
ons,
or t
he O
ffice
of
the
Om
buds
man
, or a
s se
cret
arie
s,
unde
rsec
reta
ries,
cha
irmen
or h
eads
of b
urea
us o
r of
fices
, inc
ludi
ng g
over
nmen
t-ow
ned
or c
ontro
lled
corp
orat
ions
and
thei
r sub
sidi
arie
s.”
iii)
Sect
ion
5, R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 3
019:
“Sec
tion
5. P
rohi
bitio
n on
cer
tain
rela
tives
. — It
sha
ll be
unl
awfu
l for
the
spou
se o
r for
any
rela
tive,
by
cons
angu
inity
or a
ffini
ty, w
ithin
the
third
civ
il de
gree
, of
the
Pres
iden
t of t
he P
hilip
pine
s, th
e Vi
ce-
Pres
iden
t of t
he P
hilip
pine
s, th
e Pr
esid
ent o
f the
Se
nate
, or t
he S
peak
er o
f the
Hou
se o
f R
epre
sent
ativ
es, t
o in
terv
ene,
dire
ctly
or i
ndire
ctly
, in
any
busi
ness
, tra
nsac
tion,
con
tract
or a
pplic
atio
n w
ith th
e G
over
nmen
t: Pr
ovid
ed, T
hat t
his
sect
ion
shal
l not
app
ly to
any
per
son
who
, prio
r to
the
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
14
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
assu
mpt
ion
of o
ffice
of a
ny o
f the
abo
ve o
ffici
als
to
who
m h
e is
rela
ted,
has
bee
n al
read
y de
alin
g w
ith
the
Gov
ernm
ent a
long
the
sam
e lin
e of
bus
ines
s, n
or
to a
ny tr
ansa
ctio
n, c
ontra
ct o
r app
licat
ion
alre
ady
exis
ting
or p
endi
ng a
t the
tim
e of
suc
h as
sum
ptio
n of
pu
blic
offi
ce, n
or to
any
app
licat
ion
filed
by
him
the
appr
oval
of w
hich
is n
ot d
iscr
etio
nary
on
the
part
of
the
offic
ial o
r offi
cial
s co
ncer
ned
but d
epen
ds u
pon
com
plia
nce
with
requ
isite
s pr
ovid
ed b
y la
w, o
r rul
es
or re
gula
tions
issu
ed p
ursu
ant t
o la
w, n
or to
any
act
la
wfu
lly p
erfo
rmed
in a
n of
ficia
l cap
acity
or i
n th
e ex
erci
se o
f a p
rofe
ssio
n.”
iv) S
ectio
n 3(
g) a
nd (k
) of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 6
713:
“Sec
tion
3. D
efin
ition
of T
erm
s. —
As
used
in th
is
Act,
the
term
:
x x
x
(g) '
Fam
ily o
f pub
lic o
ffici
als
or e
mpl
oyee
s' m
eans
th
eir s
pous
es a
nd u
nmar
ried
child
ren
unde
r eig
htee
n (1
8) y
ears
of a
ge.
x x
x
(k) '
Rel
ativ
es' r
efer
s to
any
and
all
pers
ons
rela
ted
to a
pub
lic o
ffici
al o
r em
ploy
ee w
ithin
the
four
th c
ivil
degr
ee o
f con
sang
uini
ty o
r affi
nity
, inc
ludi
ng b
ilas,
in
so a
nd b
alae
.”
a.6.
Iden
tific
atio
n an
d di
sclo
sure
of r
elat
ives
Sect
ion
8(B)
of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 6
713:
“Sec
tion
8. S
tate
men
ts a
nd D
iscl
osur
e. —
Pub
lic
offic
ials
and
em
ploy
ees
have
an
oblig
atio
n to
ac
com
plis
h an
d su
bmit
decl
arat
ions
und
er o
ath
of,
and
the
publ
ic h
as th
e rig
ht to
kno
w, t
heir
asse
ts,
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
15
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
liabi
litie
s, n
et w
orth
and
fina
ncia
l and
bus
ines
s in
tere
sts
incl
udin
g th
ose
of th
eir s
pous
es a
nd o
f un
mar
ried
child
ren
unde
r eig
htee
n (1
8) y
ears
of a
ge
livin
g in
thei
r hou
seho
lds.
x x
x
(B) I
dent
ifica
tion
and
disc
losu
re o
f rel
ativ
es. —
It
shal
l be
the
duty
of e
very
pub
lic o
ffici
al o
r em
ploy
ee
to id
entif
y an
d di
sclo
se, t
o th
e be
st o
f his
kno
wle
dge
and
info
rmat
ion,
his
rela
tives
in th
e G
over
nmen
t in
the
form
, man
ner a
nd fr
eque
ncy
pres
crib
ed b
y th
e C
ivil
Serv
ice
Com
mis
sion
.
x x
x”
a.7.
Pro
hibi
tion
on M
embe
rs o
f Con
gres
s
Sect
ions
6 a
nd 9
of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 3
019:
“Sec
tion
6. P
rohi
bitio
n on
Mem
bers
of C
ongr
ess.
—
It sh
all b
e un
law
ful h
erea
fter f
or a
ny M
embe
r of t
he
Con
gres
s du
ring
the
term
for w
hich
he
has
been
el
ecte
d, to
acq
uire
or r
ecei
ve a
ny p
erso
nal p
ecun
iary
in
tere
st in
any
spe
cific
bus
ines
s en
terp
rise
whi
ch w
ill be
dire
ctly
and
par
ticul
arly
favo
red
or b
enef
ited
by
any
law
or r
esol
utio
n au
thor
ed b
y hi
m p
revi
ousl
y ap
prov
ed o
r ado
pted
by
the
Con
gres
s du
ring
the
sam
e te
rm.
The
pro
visi
on o
f thi
s se
ctio
n sh
all a
pply
to a
ny o
ther
pu
blic
offi
cer w
ho re
com
men
ded
the
initi
atio
n in
C
ongr
ess
of th
e en
actm
ent o
r ado
ptio
n of
any
law
or
reso
lutio
n, a
nd a
cqui
res
or re
ceiv
es a
ny s
uch
inte
rest
dur
ing
his
incu
mbe
ncy.
It s
hall
likew
ise
be u
nlaw
ful f
or s
uch
mem
ber o
f C
ongr
ess
or o
ther
pub
lic o
ffice
r, w
ho, h
avin
g su
ch
inte
rest
prio
r to
the
appr
oval
of s
uch
law
or
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
16
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
reso
lutio
n au
thor
ed o
r rec
omm
ende
d by
him
, co
ntin
ues
for t
hirty
day
s af
ter s
uch
appr
oval
to re
tain
su
ch in
tere
st.
x x
x
Sec
tion
9. P
enal
ties
for v
iola
tions
. — (a
) Any
pub
lic
offic
er o
r priv
ate
pers
on c
omm
ittin
g an
y of
the
unla
wfu
l act
s or
om
issi
ons
enum
erat
ed in
Sec
tions
3,
4, 5
and
6 o
f thi
s Ac
t sha
ll be
pun
ishe
d w
ith
impr
ison
men
t for
not
less
than
six
yea
rs a
nd o
ne
mon
th n
or m
ore
than
fifte
en y
ears
, per
petu
al
disq
ualif
icat
ion
from
pub
lic o
ffice
, and
con
fisca
tion
or
forfe
iture
in fa
vor o
f the
Gov
ernm
ent o
f any
pr
ohib
ited
inte
rest
and
une
xpla
ined
wea
lth
man
ifest
ly o
ut o
f pro
porti
on to
his
sal
ary
and
othe
r la
wfu
l inc
ome.
Any
com
plai
ning
par
ty a
t who
se c
ompl
aint
the
crim
inal
pro
secu
tion
was
initi
ated
sha
ll, in
cas
e of
co
nvic
tion
of th
e ac
cuse
d, b
e en
title
d to
reco
ver i
n th
e cr
imin
al a
ctio
n w
ith p
riorit
y ov
er th
e fo
rfeitu
re in
fa
vor o
f the
Gov
ernm
ent,
the
amou
nt o
f mon
ey o
r th
e th
ing
he m
ay h
ave
give
n to
the
accu
sed,
or t
he
fair
valu
e of
suc
h th
ing.
(b) A
ny p
ublic
offi
cer v
iola
ting
any
of th
e pr
ovis
ions
of
Sec
tion
7 of
this
Act
sha
ll be
pun
ishe
d by
a fi
ne o
f no
t les
s th
an o
ne th
ousa
nd p
esos
nor
mor
e th
an fi
ve
thou
sand
pes
os, o
r by
impr
ison
men
t not
exc
eedi
ng
one
year
six
mon
ths,
or b
y bo
th s
uch
fine
and
impr
ison
men
t, at
the
disc
retio
n of
the
Cou
rt.
The
vio
latio
n of
sai
d se
ctio
n pr
oven
in a
pro
per
adm
inis
trativ
e pr
ocee
ding
sha
ll be
suf
ficie
nt c
ause
fo
r rem
oval
or d
ism
issa
l of a
pub
lic o
ffice
r, ev
en if
no
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
17
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
crim
inal
pro
secu
tion
is in
stitu
ted
agai
nst h
im.”
a.8.
Pro
hibi
tion
on p
rivat
e in
divi
dual
s
Sect
ion
4 of
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
301
9:
“Sec
tion
4. P
rohi
bitio
n on
priv
ate
indi
vidu
als.
— (a
) It
shal
l be
unla
wfu
l for
any
per
son
havi
ng fa
mily
or
clos
e pe
rson
al re
latio
n w
ith a
ny p
ublic
offi
cial
to
capi
taliz
e or
exp
loit
or ta
ke a
dvan
tage
of s
uch
fam
ily
or c
lose
per
sona
l rel
atio
n by
dire
ctly
or i
ndire
ctly
re
ques
ting
or re
ceiv
ing
any
pres
ent,
gift
or m
ater
ial
or p
ecun
iary
adv
anta
ge fr
om a
ny o
ther
per
son
havi
ng s
ome
busi
ness
, tra
nsac
tion,
app
licat
ion,
re
ques
t or c
ontra
ct w
ith th
e go
vern
men
t, in
whi
ch
such
pub
lic o
ffici
al h
as to
inte
rven
e. F
amily
rela
tion
shal
l inc
lude
the
spou
se o
r rel
ativ
es b
y co
nsan
guin
ity o
r affi
nity
in th
e th
ird c
ivil
degr
ee. T
he
wor
d 'cl
ose
pers
onal
rela
tion'
sha
ll in
clud
e cl
ose
pers
onal
frie
ndsh
ip, s
ocia
l and
frat
erna
l con
nect
ions
, an
d pr
ofes
sion
al e
mpl
oym
ent a
ll gi
ving
rise
to
intim
acy
whi
ch a
ssur
es fr
ee a
cces
s to
suc
h pu
blic
of
ficer
.
(b) I
t sha
ll be
unl
awfu
l for
any
per
son
know
ingl
y to
in
duce
or c
ause
any
pub
lic o
ffici
al to
com
mit
any
of
the
offe
nses
def
ined
in S
ectio
n 3
here
of.”
b)
Syst
ems
to p
rom
ote
trans
pare
ncy
thro
ugh
disc
losu
re a
nd/o
r m
onito
ring
of, f
or e
xam
ple,
per
sona
l as
sets
and
liab
ilitie
s
Gov
ernm
ent o
ffici
als
and
empl
oyee
s ar
e re
quire
d to
m
ake
annu
al d
ecla
ratio
ns o
f the
ir as
sets
and
lia
bilit
ies.
Thi
s is
to k
eep
track
of t
he a
ccum
ulat
ion
of
wea
lth o
f pub
lic o
ffici
als
so th
at th
e pu
blic
can
che
ck,
amon
g ot
her t
hing
s, p
oten
tial c
onfli
cts
of in
tere
st o
r illi
cit g
ain
from
pub
lic o
ffice
. Mak
ing
inac
cura
te
decl
arat
ions
is a
vio
latio
n of
the
law
.
b.1.
Sec
tion
12, A
rticl
e VI
of t
he 1
987
Con
stitu
tion:
The
LIFE
STYL
E C
HEC
K C
OAL
ITIO
N is
com
pose
d of
the
follo
win
g:
Inte
r-Age
ncy
Anti-
Gra
ft C
oord
inat
ing
Cou
ncil
Pres
iden
tial A
nti-G
raft
Com
mis
sion
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
Com
mis
sion
on
Audi
t
Sena
te B
ill N
o. 7
68 -
An A
ct a
men
ding
Sec
tion
8[A]
(a) a
nd (b
) of R
.A. 6
713,
oth
erw
ise
know
n as
th
e "C
ode
of C
ondu
ct a
nd E
thic
al S
tand
ards
for
Publ
ic O
ffici
als
and
Empl
oyee
s"
● R
equi
res
publ
ic o
ffici
als
and
empl
oyee
s to
an
nual
ly fi
le th
eir S
tate
men
t of A
sset
s an
d Li
abilit
ies
and
Net
wor
th (S
ALN
) in
com
plia
nce
with
R
A 67
13.
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
18
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
“Sec
tion
12. A
ll M
embe
rs o
f the
Sen
ate
and
the
Hou
se o
f Rep
rese
ntat
ives
sha
ll, u
pon
assu
mpt
ion
of
offic
e, m
ake
a fu
ll di
sclo
sure
of t
heir
finan
cial
and
bu
sine
ss in
tere
sts.
The
y sh
all n
otify
the
Hou
se
conc
erne
d of
a p
oten
tial c
onfli
ct o
f int
eres
t tha
t may
ar
ise
from
the
filin
g of
a p
ropo
sed
legi
slat
ion
of
whi
ch th
ey a
re a
utho
rs.”
b.2.
Sec
tion
17, A
rticl
e XI
of t
he 1
987
Con
stitu
tion:
“Sec
tion
17. A
pub
lic o
ffice
r or e
mpl
oyee
sha
ll, u
pon
assu
mpt
ion
of o
ffice
and
as
ofte
n th
erea
fter a
s m
ay
be re
quire
d by
law
, sub
mit
a de
clar
atio
n un
der o
ath
of h
is a
sset
s, li
abilit
ies,
and
net
wor
th. I
n th
e ca
se o
f th
e Pr
esid
ent,
the
Vice
-Pre
side
nt, t
he M
embe
rs o
f th
e C
abin
et, t
he C
ongr
ess,
the
Supr
eme
Cou
rt, th
e C
onst
itutio
nal C
omm
issi
ons
and
othe
r con
stitu
tiona
l of
fices
, and
offi
cers
of t
he a
rmed
forc
es w
ith g
ener
al
or fl
ag ra
nk, t
he d
ecla
ratio
n sh
all b
e di
sclo
sed
to th
e pu
blic
in th
e m
anne
r pro
vide
d by
law
.”
b.3.
Req
uire
men
t on
the
filin
g of
Sta
tem
ent o
f As
sets
, Lia
bilit
ies
and
Net
wor
th
i) S
ectio
n 7
of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 3
019,
as
amen
ded:
"Sec
. 7. S
tate
men
t of A
sset
s an
d Li
abilit
ies.
—
Ever
y pu
blic
offi
cer,
with
in th
irty
days
afte
r ass
umin
g of
fice
and,
ther
eafte
r, on
or b
efor
e th
e fif
teen
th d
ay
of A
pril
follo
win
g th
e cl
ose
of e
very
cal
enda
r yea
r, as
w
ell a
s up
on th
e ex
pira
tion
of h
is te
rm o
f offi
ce, o
r up
on h
is re
sign
atio
n or
sep
arat
ion
from
offi
ce, s
hall
prep
are
and
file
with
the
offic
e of
the
corre
spon
ding
D
epar
tmen
t Hea
d, o
r in
the
case
of a
Hea
d of
D
epar
tmen
t of C
hief
of a
n in
depe
nden
t offi
ce, w
ith
the
Offi
ce o
f the
Pre
side
nt, a
true
det
aile
d an
d sw
orn
stat
emen
t of a
sset
s an
d lia
bilit
ies,
incl
udin
g a
Dep
artm
ent o
f Jus
tice
Nat
iona
l Bur
eau
of In
vest
igat
ion
Cat
holic
Bis
hops
Con
fere
nce
of th
e Ph
ilippi
nes
– N
atio
nal S
ecre
taria
t for
Soc
ial A
ctio
n
Tran
spar
ency
and
Acc
ount
abilit
y N
etw
ork
Citi
zens
Nat
iona
l Net
wor
k Ag
ains
t Pov
erty
and
C
orru
ptio
n
Uni
ted
Peop
le’s
Aga
inst
Crim
e
Citi
zens
Bat
tle A
gain
st C
orru
ptio
n
Philip
pine
Gov
ernm
ent E
mpl
oyee
s As
soci
atio
n
Nat
iona
l Ass
ocia
tion
of C
orru
ptio
n Pr
even
tion
Uni
ts
Nat
iona
l You
th C
omm
issi
on
Philip
pine
Nat
iona
l Pol
ice
– In
tellig
ence
Inte
lligen
ce S
ervi
ce o
f the
Arm
ed F
orce
s of
the
Philip
pine
s
17.
Philip
pine
Ant
i-Org
aniz
ed C
rime
Com
mis
sion
● Th
e SA
LN s
hall
incl
ude
info
rmat
ion
on th
e of
ficia
ls’/e
mpl
oyee
s’ re
al p
rope
rties
, per
sona
l pr
oper
ties
and
all o
ther
ass
ets,
liab
ilitie
s, b
usin
ess
inte
rest
s an
d fin
anci
al c
onne
ctio
ns.
● C
larif
ies
the
mea
ning
of r
eal a
nd p
erso
nal
prop
ertie
s to
incl
ude
thos
e w
hich
are
not
yet
fully
pa
id a
t the
tim
e of
the
filin
g of
the
SALN
.
The
Coa
litio
n ai
ms
to: (
1) c
heck
, inv
estig
ate
and
pros
ecut
e an
y go
vern
men
t offi
cial
or e
mpl
oyee
w
ho h
as a
ccum
ulat
ed p
rope
rties
and
/or w
ho h
as
incu
rred
expe
nditu
res
out o
f pro
porti
on to
his
/her
le
gitim
ate
inco
me;
(2) s
tudy
how
cor
rupt
ion
oppo
rtuni
ties
or v
ulne
rabi
lity
in g
over
nmen
t ag
enci
es m
ay b
e re
duce
d an
d th
erea
fter
impl
emen
t app
ropr
iate
mea
sure
s; (3
) pro
mot
e tra
nspa
renc
y an
d ac
coun
tabi
lity;
(4) b
uild
the
capa
city
of t
he c
oalit
ion
mem
bers
in th
e co
nduc
t of
lifes
tyle
che
ck; a
nd (5
) def
ine
the
role
of e
ach
of
the
mem
ber o
f the
coa
litio
n an
d id
entif
y ar
eas
of
coop
erat
ion
and
coor
dina
tion.
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
19
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
stat
emen
t of t
he a
mou
nts
and
sour
ces
of h
is in
com
e,
the
amou
nts
of h
is p
erso
nal a
nd fa
mily
exp
ense
s an
d th
e am
ount
of i
ncom
e ta
xes
paid
for t
he n
ext
prec
edin
g ca
lend
ar y
ear;
Prov
ided
, Tha
t pub
lic
offic
ers
assu
min
g of
fice
less
than
two
mon
ths
befo
re
the
end
of th
e ca
lend
ar y
ear,
may
file
thei
r firs
t st
atem
ent o
n or
bef
ore
the
fifte
enth
day
of A
pril
follo
win
g th
e cl
ose
of th
e sa
id c
alen
dar y
ear."
ii) S
ectio
n 8
of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 6
713:
“Sec
tion
8. S
tate
men
ts a
nd D
iscl
osur
e. —
Pub
lic
offic
ials
and
em
ploy
ees
have
an
oblig
atio
n to
ac
com
plis
h an
d su
bmit
decl
arat
ions
und
er o
ath
of,
and
the
publ
ic h
as th
e rig
ht to
kno
w, t
heir
asse
ts,
liabi
litie
s, n
et w
orth
and
fina
ncia
l and
bus
ines
s in
tere
sts
incl
udin
g th
ose
of th
eir s
pous
es a
nd o
f un
mar
ried
child
ren
unde
r eig
htee
n (1
8) y
ears
of a
ge
livin
g in
thei
r hou
seho
lds.
(A) S
tate
men
ts o
f Ass
ets
and
Liab
ilitie
s an
d Fi
nanc
ial D
iscl
osur
e. —
All
publ
ic o
ffici
als
and
empl
oyee
s, e
xcep
t tho
se w
ho s
erve
in a
n ho
nora
ry
capa
city
, lab
orer
s an
d ca
sual
or t
empo
rary
wor
kers
, sh
all f
ile u
nder
oat
h th
eir S
tate
men
t of A
sset
s,
Liab
ilitie
s an
d N
et W
orth
and
a D
iscl
osur
e of
Bu
sine
ss In
tere
sts
and
Fina
ncia
l Con
nect
ions
and
th
ose
of th
eir s
pous
es a
nd u
nmar
ried
child
ren
unde
r ei
ghte
en (1
8) y
ears
of a
ge li
ving
in th
eir h
ouse
hold
s.
The
two
docu
men
ts s
hall
cont
ain
info
rmat
ion
on th
e fo
llow
ing:
(a) r
eal p
rope
rty, i
ts im
prov
emen
ts, a
cqui
sitio
n co
sts,
ass
esse
d va
lue
and
curre
nt fa
ir m
arke
t val
ue;
(b) p
erso
nal p
rope
rty a
nd a
cqui
sitio
n co
st;
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
20
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
(c) a
ll ot
her a
sset
s su
ch a
s in
vest
men
ts, c
ash
on
hand
or i
n ba
nks,
sto
cks,
bon
ds, a
nd th
e lik
e;
(d) l
iabi
litie
s, a
nd;
(e) a
ll bu
sine
ss in
tere
sts
and
finan
cial
con
nect
ions
.
The
docu
men
ts m
ust b
e fil
ed:
(a) w
ithin
thirt
y (3
0) d
ays
afte
r ass
umpt
ion
of o
ffice
;
(b) o
n or
bef
ore
April
30,
of e
very
yea
r the
reaf
ter;
and
(c) w
ithin
thirt
y (3
0) d
ays
afte
r sep
arat
ion
from
the
serv
ice.
All
publ
ic o
ffici
als
and
empl
oyee
s re
quire
d un
der
this
sec
tion
to fi
le th
e af
ores
tate
d do
cum
ents
sha
ll al
so e
xecu
te, w
ithin
thirt
y (3
0) d
ays
from
the
date
of
thei
r ass
umpt
ion
of o
ffice
, the
nec
essa
ry a
utho
rity
in
favo
r of t
he O
mbu
dsm
an to
obt
ain
from
all
appr
opria
te g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s, in
clud
ing
the
Bure
au o
f Int
erna
l Rev
enue
, suc
h do
cum
ents
as
may
sho
w th
eir a
sset
s, li
abilit
ies,
net
wor
th, a
nd a
lso
thei
r bus
ines
s in
tere
sts
and
finan
cial
con
nect
ions
in
prev
ious
yea
rs, i
nclu
ding
, if p
ossi
ble,
the
year
whe
n th
ey fi
rst a
ssum
ed a
ny o
ffice
in th
e G
over
nmen
t.
Hus
band
and
wife
who
are
bot
h pu
blic
offi
cial
s or
em
ploy
ees
may
file
the
requ
ired
stat
emen
ts jo
intly
or
sepa
rate
ly.
The
Sta
tem
ents
of A
sset
s, L
iabi
litie
s an
d N
et W
orth
an
d th
e D
iscl
osur
e of
Bus
ines
s In
tere
sts
and
Fina
ncia
l Con
nect
ions
sha
ll be
file
d by
:
(1) C
onst
itutio
nal a
nd n
atio
nal e
lect
ive
offic
ials
, with
th
e na
tiona
l offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
;
(2) S
enat
ors
and
Con
gres
smen
, with
the
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
21
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
Secr
etar
ies
of th
e Se
nate
and
the
Hou
se o
f R
epre
sent
ativ
es, r
espe
ctiv
ely;
Jus
tices
, with
the
Cle
rk o
f Cou
rt of
the
Supr
eme
Cou
rt; J
udge
s, w
ith
the
Cou
rt Ad
min
istra
tor;
and
all n
atio
nal e
xecu
tive
offic
ials
with
the
Offi
ce o
f the
Pre
side
nt;
(3) R
egio
nal a
nd lo
cal o
ffici
als
and
empl
oyee
s, w
ith
the
Dep
uty
Om
buds
man
in th
eir r
espe
ctiv
e re
gion
s;
(4) O
ffice
rs o
f the
arm
ed fo
rces
from
the
rank
of
colo
nel o
r nav
al c
apta
in, w
ith th
e O
ffice
of t
he
Pres
iden
t, an
d th
ose
belo
w s
aid
rank
s, w
ith th
e D
eput
y O
mbu
dsm
an in
thei
r res
pect
ive
regi
ons;
and
(5) A
ll ot
her p
ublic
offi
cial
s an
d em
ploy
ees,
def
ined
in
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
301
9, a
s am
ende
d, w
ith th
e C
ivil
Serv
ice
Com
mis
sion
. x x
x”
iii)
Sect
ion
91 o
f Rep
ublic
Act
716
0, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e 19
91 L
ocal
Gov
ernm
ent C
ode:
“Sec
tion
91. S
tate
men
t of A
sset
s an
d Li
abilit
ies.
—
(a) O
ffici
als
and
empl
oyee
s of
loca
l gov
ernm
ent
units
sha
ll fil
e sw
orn
stat
emen
ts o
f ass
ets,
liab
ilitie
s an
d ne
t wor
th, l
ists
of r
elat
ives
with
in th
e fo
urth
civ
il de
gree
of c
onsa
ngui
nity
or a
ffini
ty in
gov
ernm
ent
serv
ice,
fina
ncia
l and
bus
ines
s in
tere
sts,
and
pe
rson
nel d
ata
shee
ts a
s re
quire
d by
law
.”
b.4.
M
emor
andu
m o
f Und
erst
andi
ng o
n Li
fest
yle
Che
ck
On
Mar
ch 2
0, 2
003,
a c
oalit
ion
com
pose
d of
di
ffere
nt g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s w
ith a
man
date
to
erad
icat
e gr
aft a
nd c
orru
ptio
n, e
xecu
ted
a M
emor
andu
m o
f Und
erst
andi
ng (M
OU
) tog
ethe
r with
ot
her r
espo
nsib
le n
on-g
over
nmen
tal o
rgan
izat
ions
(N
GO
s) a
nd c
ivil
soci
ety
orga
niza
tions
(CSO
s). T
he
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
22
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
coal
ition
bel
ieve
s th
at o
ne e
ffect
ive
way
to fe
rret o
ut
the
graf
ters
is to
con
duct
Life
styl
e C
heck
s on
pub
lic
offic
ials
and
em
ploy
ees.
The
NG
Os
and
CSO
s sh
all
assu
me
the
task
of g
athe
ring
deta
iled
info
rmat
ion
on
the
lifes
tyle
of a
ny g
over
nmen
t offi
cial
or o
ffici
als,
w
hile
the
mem
ber-g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s sh
all b
e re
spon
sibl
e fo
r the
eva
luat
ion
of th
e in
form
atio
n,
inve
stig
atio
n an
d pr
osec
utio
n, in
clud
ing
the
filin
g of
fo
rfeitu
re c
ases
with
the
appr
opria
te c
ourt.
c)
Soun
d ad
min
istra
tive
syst
ems
whi
ch e
nsur
e th
at c
onta
ct
betw
een
gove
rnm
ent o
ffici
als
and
busi
ness
ser
vice
use
rs, n
otab
ly in
the
area
of t
axat
ion,
cus
tom
s an
d ot
her
corru
ptio
n-pr
one
area
s, a
re fr
ee fr
om
undu
e an
d im
prop
er in
fluen
ce
c.1.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
918
4, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e G
over
nmen
t Pro
cure
men
t Ref
orm
Act
∗ (J
anua
ry 1
0,
2003
), pr
ovid
es fo
r the
mod
erni
zatio
n,
stan
dard
izat
ion
and
regu
latio
n of
the
proc
urem
ent
activ
ities
of t
he g
over
nmen
t and
the
use
of G
-EPS
(G
over
nmen
t Ele
ctro
nic
Proc
urem
ent S
yste
m),
whi
ch m
akes
use
of i
nfor
mat
ion
and
com
mun
icat
ion
tech
nolo
gy in
ord
er to
pro
mot
e tra
nspa
renc
y an
d ef
ficie
ncy.
c.2.
Exe
cutiv
e O
rder
No.
40,
Ser
ies
of 2
001,
Dep
artm
ent o
f Bud
get a
nd M
anag
emen
t
Dep
artm
ent o
f Fin
ance
Bure
au o
f Int
erna
l Rev
enue
Bure
au o
f Cus
tom
s
To d
ate,
the
Hou
se o
f Rep
rese
ntat
ives
is
cons
ider
ing
the
pass
age
of a
bill
spon
sore
d by
the
Com
mitt
ee o
n W
ays
and
Mea
ns in
sub
stitu
tion
of
Hou
se B
ills N
o. 5
054
and
5465
. The
Nat
iona
l R
even
ue A
utho
rity
bill,
als
o kn
own
as th
e N
ARA
bill,
see
ks to
cre
ate
a ne
w c
orpo
rate
bod
y at
tach
ed
to th
e D
epar
tmen
t of F
inan
ce to
repl
ace
the
exis
ting
Bure
au o
f Int
erna
l Rev
enue
(BIR
). It
esse
ntia
lly in
herit
s al
l the
BIR
’s p
ower
s an
d fu
nctio
ns c
onfe
rred
to it
by
the
Nat
iona
l Int
erna
l R
even
ue C
ode
(NIR
C) o
f 199
7. T
he b
ill al
so s
eeks
∗ R
epea
led
and/
or m
odifi
ed:
(1
) E.O
. No.
40,
Ser
ies
of 2
001,
ent
itled
“Con
solid
atin
g Pr
ocur
emen
t Rul
es a
nd P
roce
dure
s fo
r All
Nat
iona
l Gov
ernm
ent A
genc
ies,
Gov
ernm
ent-O
wne
d or
Con
trolle
d C
orpo
ratio
ns a
nd/o
r Gov
ernm
ent
Fina
ncia
l Ins
titut
ions
, and
Req
uirin
g th
e U
se o
f the
Gov
ernm
ent E
lect
roni
c Pr
ocur
emen
t Sys
tem
s”
(2
) E.O
. No.
262
, Ser
ies
of 2
000,
ent
itled
“Am
endi
ng E
.O. 3
02, S
erie
s of
199
6, E
ntitl
ed “P
rovi
ding
Pol
icie
s, G
uide
lines
, Rul
es a
nd R
egul
atio
ns fo
r the
Pro
cure
men
t of G
oods
/Sup
plie
s by
the
Nat
iona
l G
over
nmen
t”, a
nd S
ectio
n 3
of E
.O.
No.
201
, Se
ries
of 2
000,
and
E.O
. 30
2, S
erie
s of
199
6, e
ntitl
ed “
Prov
idin
g Po
licie
s, G
uide
lines
, R
ules
and
Reg
ulat
ions
for
the
Pro
cure
men
t of
G
oods
/Sup
plie
s by
the
Nat
iona
l Gov
ernm
ent”
(3
) Pre
side
ntia
l Dec
ree
No.
159
4 da
ted
Janu
ary
11, 1
998,
“Pre
scrib
ing
Polic
ies,
Gui
delin
es, R
ules
and
Reg
ulat
ions
for G
over
nmen
t Inf
rast
ruct
ure
Con
tract
s”
(4
) Rel
evan
t pro
visi
ons
of E
.O. 1
64, S
erie
s of
198
7 an
d R
.A. 7
898
date
d Fe
brua
ry 2
3, 1
995
whi
ch a
men
ded
Title
Six
, Boo
k Tw
o of
R.A
. 716
0, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as “L
ocal
Gov
ernm
ent C
ode
of 1
991”
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
23
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
Con
solid
atin
g Pr
ocur
emen
t Rul
es a
nd P
roce
dure
s fo
r All
Nat
iona
l Gov
ernm
ent A
genc
ies,
Gov
ernm
ent-
Ow
ned
and
Con
trolle
d C
orpo
ratio
ns a
nd/o
r G
over
nmen
t Fin
anci
al In
stitu
tions
, and
Req
uirin
g th
e U
se o
f Gov
ernm
ent-E
lect
roni
c Pr
ocur
emen
t Sys
tem
E.
O. 4
0, s
igne
d in
Oct
ober
200
1, n
ot
only
con
solid
ated
the
volu
min
ous
proc
urem
ent
guid
elin
es b
ut a
lso
mad
e el
ectro
nic
proc
urem
ent a
n im
porta
nt c
ompo
nent
in a
pac
kage
of p
rocu
rem
ent
refo
rms
that
the
gove
rnm
ent h
as c
ome
up w
ith. T
he
cons
olid
atio
n of
pro
cure
men
t rul
es is
an
initi
al s
tep
to m
akin
g pr
ocur
emen
t pro
cedu
res
unifo
rm.
c.3.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
879
2, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e El
ectro
nic
Com
mer
ce A
ct, w
as e
nact
ed in
200
0 to
pr
ovid
e fo
r the
est
ablis
hmen
t of a
sin
gle
and
cent
raliz
ed e
lect
roni
c po
rtal f
or th
e pr
ocur
emen
t of
good
s, s
uppl
ies,
mat
eria
ls, c
ivil
wor
ks a
nd c
onsu
lting
se
rvic
es, a
nd e
ntru
sts
to th
e Pr
ocur
emen
t Ser
vice
th
e es
tabl
ishm
ent,
man
agem
ent,
oper
atio
n an
d m
aint
enan
ce o
f the
Ele
ctro
nic
Proc
urem
ent S
ervi
ces
(EPS
).
c.4.
Exe
cutiv
e O
rder
No.
322
, sig
ned
in 2
000,
re
quire
d go
vern
men
t age
ncie
s to
use
the
EPS
and
to p
ost b
iddi
ng n
otic
es o
n th
eir o
wn
web
site
s on
top
of n
ewsp
aper
ads
.
Elec
troni
c pr
ocur
emen
t or e
-pro
cure
men
t has
pro
ved
to b
e an
effe
ctiv
e m
eans
of c
urbi
ng c
orru
ptio
n, a
s w
ell a
s ea
sing
the
purc
hasi
ng w
oes
of th
e va
rious
go
vern
men
t age
ncie
s. W
ith s
ever
al e
xecu
tive
orde
rs
man
datin
g go
vern
men
t age
ncie
s to
use
the
EPS,
the
gove
rnm
ent i
s ge
arin
g up
to b
uild
and
mai
ntai
n “a
si
ngle
and
cen
traliz
ed e
lect
roni
c po
rtal”
for p
rocu
ring
to e
stab
lish
the
Inte
rnal
Rev
enue
Boa
rd m
anda
ted
to, a
mon
g ot
hers
, “ad
opt a
nd p
rom
ulga
te p
olic
ies
and
rule
s fo
r the
effe
ctiv
e en
forc
emen
t of t
he
prov
isio
ns o
f the
NIR
C.”
The
Boar
d is
inte
nded
to
be c
ompo
sed
of th
e fo
llow
ing
mem
bers
: the
Se
cret
ary
of F
inan
ce a
s C
hairp
erso
n, th
e Se
cret
ary
of B
udge
t and
Man
agem
ent (
DBM
), th
e D
irect
or–G
ener
al o
f the
Nat
iona
l Eco
nom
ic
Dev
elop
men
t Aut
horit
y (N
EDA)
, the
Cha
irper
son
of
the
Secu
ritie
s an
d Ex
chan
ge C
omm
issi
on (S
EC)
and
thre
e (3
) rep
rese
ntat
ives
from
the
non-
gove
rnm
ent s
ecto
r to
be a
ppoi
nted
by
the
Pres
iden
t. A
Chi
ef E
xecu
tive
Offi
cer (
CEO
) sha
ll he
ad th
e Au
thor
ity.
A un
ique
feat
ure
of th
e bi
ll is
the
prov
isio
n on
the
perfo
rman
ce b
onus
of f
ive
perc
ent (
5%) o
f ann
ual
colle
ctio
ns in
exc
ess
of it
s an
nual
col
lect
ion
targ
et
set b
y th
e D
evel
opm
ent B
udge
t Coo
rdin
atin
g C
ounc
il (D
BCC
).
Ther
e is
an
ongo
ing
deba
te a
s to
the
abso
rptio
n of
BI
R p
erso
nnel
to th
e ne
w A
utho
rity.
Som
e le
gisl
ator
s an
d pr
omin
ent c
ivil
soci
ety
grou
ps te
nd
to fa
vor “
sele
ctiv
e” o
r “pr
efer
entia
l” ab
sorp
tion
of
BIR
em
ploy
ees
whi
le o
ther
legi
slat
ors
and
BIR
of
ficia
ls s
uppo
rt th
e to
tal a
bsor
ptio
n of
exi
stin
g em
ploy
ees.
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
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ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
24
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
good
s, s
uppl
ies
and
mat
eria
ls, c
ivil
wor
ks a
nd
cons
ultin
g se
rvic
es.
d)
Prom
otio
n of
cod
es o
f co
nduc
t tak
ing
due
acco
unt o
f the
ex
istin
g re
leva
nt in
tern
atio
nal
stan
dard
s, a
s w
ell a
s ea
ch c
ount
ry’s
tra
ditio
nal c
ultu
ral s
tand
ards
, and
re
gula
r edu
catio
n, tr
aini
ng a
nd
supe
rvis
ion
of o
ffici
als
to e
nsur
e pr
oper
un
ders
tand
ing
of th
eir r
espo
nsib
ilitie
s
d.1.
VO
W (V
alue
s O
rient
atio
n W
orks
hop)
- Th
is
prog
ram
ope
rate
s on
the
prem
ise
that
val
ues
deve
lopm
ent i
n th
e go
vern
men
t can
be
appr
oach
ed
at tw
o le
vels
: (1)
the
indi
vidu
al a
nd (2
) the
or
gani
zatio
n. A
t the
indi
vidu
al le
vel,
inte
rven
tions
sh
all f
ocus
on
valu
e cl
arifi
catio
n an
d va
lue
inte
rnal
izat
ion
whi
ch a
re e
xpre
ssed
thro
ugh
attit
udin
al a
nd b
ehav
iora
l cha
nge.
At t
he
orga
niza
tiona
l lev
el, s
teps
hav
e be
en u
nder
take
n to
war
ds a
ligni
ng in
divi
dual
val
ues
with
that
of t
he
agen
cy/o
rgan
izat
ion
whi
ch m
ay b
e ac
hiev
ed th
roug
h re
leva
nt a
genc
y po
licie
s, s
truct
ures
and
pro
cedu
re.
Orig
inal
ly, t
he c
ondu
ct o
f thi
s se
min
ar is
set
for 5
da
ys b
ut w
as la
ter c
ompr
esse
d in
to 3
day
s.
Parti
cipa
tion
in th
e tra
inin
g is
a re
quire
men
t for
all
empl
oyee
s.
d.2.
Sec
tion
15 o
f Rep
ublic
Act
No.
677
0:
“Sec
tion
15. P
ower
s, F
unct
ions
and
Dut
ies
– Th
e O
ffice
of t
he O
mbu
dsm
an s
hall
have
the
follo
win
g po
wer
s, fu
nctio
ns a
nd d
utie
s:
x x
x
(7) D
eter
min
e th
e ca
uses
of i
neffi
cien
cy, r
ed ta
pe,
mis
man
agem
ent,
fraud
and
cor
rupt
ion
in th
e G
over
nmen
t and
mak
e re
com
men
datio
ns fo
r the
ir el
imin
atio
n an
d th
e ob
serv
ance
of h
igh
stan
dard
s of
et
hics
and
effi
cien
cy.”
d.3.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
671
3, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as
Cod
e of
Con
duct
and
Eth
ical
Sta
ndar
ds fo
r Pub
lic
This
pro
ject
is b
eing
und
erta
ken
by th
e C
ivil
Serv
ice
Com
mis
sion
(CSC
). G
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s ar
e en
join
ed to
con
duct
the
sam
e in
thei
r res
pect
ive
units
.
At p
rese
nt, t
he C
omm
unity
Coo
rdin
atio
n Bu
reau
of
the
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
(CC
B-O
MB)
is
purs
uing
the
prog
ram
in c
oord
inat
ion
with
the
CSC
. The
spe
aker
s ar
e in
vite
d fro
m a
poo
l of
lect
urer
s ac
cred
ited
by th
e C
SC a
s VO
W tr
aino
rs.
Obj
ectiv
es:
To e
nhan
ce o
rgan
izat
iona
l effe
ctiv
enes
s th
roug
h m
oral
refo
rmat
ion
amon
g O
mbu
dsm
an e
mpl
oyee
s;
To fu
rther
stre
ngth
en th
e co
mm
itmen
t of
Om
buds
man
em
ploy
ees
to p
ublic
ser
vice
; and
3.
To p
rom
ote
the
prim
acy
of p
ublic
in
tere
st in
the
perfo
rman
ce o
f Om
buds
man
em
ploy
ees.
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EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
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sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
25
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
Offi
cial
s an
d Em
ploy
ees:
“Rul
e III
– R
efor
ms
on P
ublic
Adm
inis
trativ
e Sy
stem
s
Sec
tion
1. E
very
dep
artm
ent,
offic
e an
d ag
ency
sh
all,
as s
oon
as p
ract
icab
le a
nd in
no
case
late
r th
an n
inet
y (9
0) d
ays
from
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f the
se
Rul
es, s
tart
cond
uctin
g va
lue
deve
lopm
ent p
rogr
ams
for i
ts o
ffici
als
and
empl
oyee
s in
ord
er to
stre
ngth
en
thei
r com
mitm
ent t
o pu
blic
ser
vice
and
hel
p pr
omot
e th
e pr
imac
y of
pub
lic in
tere
st o
ver p
erso
nal i
nter
est
in th
e pe
rform
ance
of t
heir
dutie
s. S
uch
prog
ram
s an
d ot
her p
aral
lel e
fforts
on
valu
e de
velo
pmen
t sha
ll in
clud
e, a
mon
g ot
her t
hing
s, th
e fo
llow
ing
subj
ects
:
a)
Ethi
cal a
nd m
oral
val
ues;
b)
Rig
hts,
dut
ies
and
resp
onsi
bilit
ies
of
publ
ic s
erva
nts;
c)
Nat
iona
lism
and
pat
riotis
m;
d)
Just
ice
and
hum
an ri
ghts
;
e)
Dem
ocra
cy in
a fr
ee a
nd ju
st s
ocie
ty;
f) Ph
ilippi
ne h
isto
ry, c
ultu
re a
nd tr
aditi
on;
and
g)
Soci
o-ec
onom
ic c
ondi
tions
pre
vailin
g in
th
e co
untry
, esp
ecia
lly in
the
depr
esse
d ar
eas,
and
th
e ne
ed fo
r a C
ode
of C
ondu
ct a
nd E
thic
al
Stan
dard
s.
Con
tinui
ng re
fresh
er c
ours
es a
nd s
emin
ars
and/
or
wor
ksho
ps to
pro
mot
e a
high
sta
ndar
d of
eth
ics
in
publ
ic s
ervi
ce s
hall
be c
ondu
cted
.
x x
x
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ptio
n In
itiat
ive
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ific
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ount
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epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
26
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
Sec
tion
3. It
is th
e re
spon
sibi
lity
of e
very
hea
d of
de
partm
ent,
offic
e an
d ag
ency
to e
nsur
e th
at o
ffici
als
and
empl
oyee
s at
tend
the
valu
e de
velo
pmen
t pr
ogra
m a
nd p
artic
ipat
e in
par
alle
l val
ue
deve
lopm
ent e
fforts
.”
d.4.
C
ivil
Serv
ice
Com
mis
sion
Mem
oran
dum
C
ircul
ar N
o. 0
2, s
erie
s of
199
1, E
njoi
ning
Age
ncy
Supp
ort i
n th
e C
ondu
ct o
f Val
ues
Inte
grat
ion
for
Gov
ernm
ent R
enew
al (V
IGO
R P
RO
GR
AM) a
nd
Oth
er P
aral
lel V
alue
Dev
elop
men
t Act
iviti
es.
d.5.
C
ivil
Serv
ice
Com
mis
sion
Mem
oran
dum
C
ircul
ar N
o. 4
3, s
erie
s of
199
3,
Stre
amlin
ing
and
Der
egul
atin
g H
uman
Res
ourc
es D
evel
opm
ent
Func
tions
e)
Mea
sure
s w
hich
ens
ure
that
offi
cial
s re
port
acts
of c
orru
ptio
n an
d w
hich
pro
tect
the
safe
ty a
nd
prof
essi
onal
sta
tus
of th
ose
who
do
e.1.
Sec
tion
9 of
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
137
9:
“Sec
tion
9. Im
mun
ity. —
The
Sol
icito
r Gen
eral
may
gr
ant i
mm
unity
from
crim
inal
pro
secu
tion
to a
ny
pers
on w
ho te
stifi
es to
the
unla
wfu
l man
ner i
n w
hich
th
e re
spon
dent
has
acq
uire
d an
y of
the
prop
erty
in
ques
tion
in c
ases
whe
re s
uch
test
imon
y is
ne
cess
ary
to p
rove
vio
latio
ns o
f thi
s Ac
t.”
e.2.
Sec
tions
17
and
32 o
f Rep
ublic
Act
No.
677
0:
“Sec
tion
17. I
mm
uniti
es. —
In a
ll he
arin
gs, i
nqui
ries,
an
d pr
ocee
ding
s of
the
Om
buds
man
, inc
ludi
ng
prel
imin
ary
inve
stig
atio
ns o
f offe
nses
, no
pers
on
subp
oena
ed to
test
ify a
s a
witn
ess
shal
l be
excu
sed
from
atte
ndin
g an
d te
stify
ing
or fr
om p
rodu
cing
bo
oks,
pap
ers,
cor
resp
onde
nce,
mem
oran
da a
nd/o
r ot
her r
ecor
ds o
n th
e gr
ound
that
the
test
imon
y or
ev
iden
ce, d
ocum
enta
ry o
r oth
erw
ise,
requ
ired
of
him
, may
tend
to in
crim
inat
e hi
m o
r sub
ject
him
to
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
Dep
artm
ent o
f Jus
tice
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EC
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nti-C
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ptio
n In
itiat
ive
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ific
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ount
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epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
27
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
pros
ecut
ion:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat n
o pe
rson
sha
ll be
pr
osec
uted
crim
inal
ly fo
r or o
n ac
coun
t of a
ny m
atte
r co
ncer
ning
whi
ch h
e is
com
pelle
d, a
fter h
avin
g cl
aim
ed th
e pr
ivile
ge a
gain
st s
elf-i
ncrim
inat
ion,
to
test
ify a
nd p
rodu
ce e
vide
nce,
doc
umen
tary
or
othe
rwis
e.
Und
er s
uch
term
s an
d co
nditi
ons
as it
may
de
term
ine,
taki
ng in
to a
ccou
nt th
e pe
rtine
nt
prov
isio
ns o
f the
Rul
es o
f Cou
rt, th
e O
mbu
dsm
an
may
gra
nt im
mun
ity fr
om c
rimin
al p
rose
cutio
n to
any
pe
rson
who
se te
stim
ony
or w
hose
pos
sess
ion
and
prod
uctio
n of
doc
umen
ts o
r oth
er e
vide
nce
may
be
nece
ssar
y to
det
erm
ine
the
truth
in a
ny h
earin
g,
inqu
iry o
r pro
ceed
ing
bein
g co
nduc
ted
by th
e O
mbu
dsm
an o
r und
er it
s au
thor
ity, i
n th
e pe
rform
ance
or i
n th
e fu
rther
ance
of i
ts c
onst
itutio
nal
func
tions
and
sta
tuto
ry o
bjec
tives
. The
imm
unity
gr
ante
d un
der t
his
and
the
imm
edia
tely
pre
cedi
ng
para
grap
h sh
all n
ot e
xem
pt th
e w
itnes
s fro
m c
rimin
al
pros
ecut
ion
for p
erju
ry o
r fal
se te
stim
ony
nor s
hall
he b
e ex
empt
from
dem
otio
n or
rem
oval
from
offi
ce.
Any
refu
sal t
o ap
pear
or t
estif
y pu
rsua
nt to
the
fore
goin
g pr
ovis
ions
sha
ll be
sub
ject
to p
unis
hmen
t fo
r con
tem
pt a
nd re
mov
al o
f the
imm
unity
from
cr
imin
al p
rose
cutio
n.
x x
x
Sec
tion
32. R
ight
s an
d D
utie
s of
Witn
ess.
— (1
) A
pers
on re
quire
d by
the
Om
buds
man
to p
rovi
de th
e in
form
atio
n sh
all b
e pa
id th
e sa
me
fees
and
trav
el
allo
wan
ces
as a
re e
xten
ded
to w
itnes
ses
who
se
atte
ndan
ce h
as b
een
requ
ired
in th
e tri
al c
ourts
. U
pon
requ
est o
f the
witn
ess,
the
Om
buds
man
sha
ll
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
28
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
also
furn
ish
him
suc
h se
curit
y fo
r his
per
son
and
his
fam
ily a
s m
ay b
e w
arra
nted
by
the
circ
umst
ance
s.
For t
his
purp
ose,
the
Om
buds
man
may
, at i
ts
expe
nse,
cal
l upo
n an
y po
lice
or c
onst
abul
ary
unit
to
prov
ide
the
said
sec
urity
.
(2) A
per
son
who
, with
or w
ithou
t ser
vice
or
com
puls
ory
proc
ess,
pro
vide
s or
al o
r doc
umen
tary
in
form
atio
n re
ques
ted
by th
e O
mbu
dsm
an s
hall
be
acco
rded
the
sam
e pr
ivile
ges
and
imm
uniti
es a
s ar
e ex
tend
ed to
witn
esse
s in
the
cour
ts, a
nd s
hall
likew
ise
be e
ntitl
ed to
the
assi
stan
ce o
f cou
nsel
w
hile
bei
ng q
uest
ione
d.
(3) I
f a p
erso
n re
fuse
s to
resp
ond
to th
e O
mbu
dsm
an's
or h
is D
eput
y's
subp
oena
, or r
efus
es
to b
e ex
amin
ed, o
r eng
ages
in o
bstru
ctiv
e co
nduc
t, th
e O
mbu
dsm
an o
r his
Dep
uty
shal
l iss
ue a
n or
der
dire
ctin
g th
e pe
rson
to a
ppea
r bef
ore
him
to s
how
ca
use
why
he
shou
ld n
ot b
e pu
nish
ed fo
r con
tem
pt.
The
cont
empt
pro
ceed
ings
sha
ll be
con
duct
ed
purs
uant
to th
e pr
ovis
ions
of t
he R
ules
of C
ourt.
”
e.3.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
698
1, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e W
itnes
s Pr
otec
tion,
Sec
urity
and
Ben
efit
Act
The
Act p
rovi
des
the
mec
hani
sm fo
r giv
ing
prot
ectio
n to
thos
e w
ho m
ay h
ave
witn
esse
d a
crim
e or
has
kno
wle
dge
or in
form
atio
n on
the
com
mis
sion
of
a c
rime
in o
rder
that
the
resp
onsi
ble
indi
vidu
als
may
be
brou
ght t
o ju
stic
e.
e.4.
Sec
tion
7, R
ule
III o
f the
Rul
es o
f Pro
cedu
re in
Im
peac
hmen
t Pro
ceed
ings
:
“Sec
tion
7. P
rote
ctio
n to
Com
plai
nant
or W
itnes
s. —
Th
e H
ouse
may
, upo
n pr
oper
pet
ition
, pro
vide
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B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
29
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
adeq
uate
pro
tect
ion
to a
com
plai
nant
or w
itnes
s, if
it
is s
how
n th
at h
is p
erso
nal s
afet
y is
in je
opar
dy
beca
use
of h
is p
artic
ipat
ion
in a
n im
peac
hmen
t pr
ocee
ding
.”
Acco
unta
bilit
y an
d Tr
ansp
aren
cy: S
afeg
uard
acc
ount
abilit
y of
pub
lic s
ervi
ce th
roug
h ef
fect
ive
fram
ewor
ks, m
anag
emen
t pra
ctic
es, a
nd a
uditi
ng p
roce
dure
s th
roug
h
a) M
easu
res
and
syst
ems
to p
rom
ote
fisca
l tra
nspa
renc
y Th
e hi
erar
chy
dete
rmin
ing
stat
e ac
coun
ting
and
audi
ting
prac
tice
in th
e Ph
ilippi
nes,
in th
e or
der o
f au
thor
ities
, is
as fo
llow
s:
a.
Con
stitu
tiona
l pro
visi
ons;
b.
Prov
isio
ns o
f law
, suc
h as
P.D
. 144
5,
and
appl
icab
le ju
rispr
uden
ce;
c.
Rul
es a
nd re
gula
tions
issu
ed b
y th
e C
omm
issi
on o
n Au
dit (
CO
A), a
nd C
OA
deci
sion
s an
d re
solu
tions
;
d.
Rul
es a
nd re
gula
tions
issu
ed b
y ot
her
gove
rnm
ent a
genc
ies;
e.
The
Stat
e Ac
coun
ting
Stan
dard
s (S
AS)
and
the
Stat
e C
ompr
ehen
sive
Aud
iting
Sta
ndar
ds
(SC
AS);
f. W
here
the
SAS
and
SCAS
are
sile
nt o
n sp
ecifi
c ar
eas
of c
once
rn, t
he is
suan
ces
and
prac
tices
of o
ther
acc
ount
ing
and
audi
ting
bodi
es
may
be
follo
wed
, so
long
as
thes
e do
not
con
trave
ne
the
hier
arch
y:
1. S
tand
ards
and
oth
er is
suan
ces
of th
e In
tern
atio
nal
Org
aniz
atio
n of
Sup
rem
e Au
dit I
nstit
utio
ns
(INTO
SAI)
2.
Stan
dard
s an
d is
suan
ces
of U
nite
d
a.1.
Com
mis
sion
on
Audi
t
a.2.
Dep
artm
ent o
f Fin
ance
Perio
dic
reva
lidat
ion
is b
eing
don
e in
acc
orda
nce
with
exi
stin
g pr
ovis
ions
of l
aws
and
polic
ies
to
enab
le th
e go
vern
men
t to
dete
rmin
e ho
w m
uch
Tax
Cre
dit C
ertif
icat
es (T
CC
s) a
re s
till o
utst
andi
ng,
and
at th
e sa
me
time,
to p
rote
ct th
e co
mpa
nies
fro
m fr
audu
lent
TC
Cs,
whi
ch c
ould
hav
e be
en
issu
ed in
thei
r nam
e.
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
30
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
Nat
ions
’ spe
cial
ized
com
mitt
ees
and
agen
cies
on
acco
untin
g an
d au
ditin
g
3.
Prac
tices
, sta
ndar
ds a
nd is
suan
ces
of
prof
essi
onal
org
aniz
atio
ns a
nd a
utho
ritie
s co
ncer
ned
with
acc
ount
ing
and
audi
ting,
suc
h as
:
a. P
hilip
pine
Inst
itute
of C
ertif
ied
Publ
ic A
ccou
ntan
ts
(PIC
PA)
b.
Inte
rnat
iona
l Fed
erat
ion
of A
ccou
ntan
ts
(IFA)
c. In
tern
atio
nal I
nstit
ute
of In
tern
al A
udito
rs (I
IIA)
d.
Oth
er in
tern
atio
nal o
rgan
izat
ions
of
CPA
s
a.1.
The
Gov
ernm
ent h
as p
resc
ribed
the
use
of th
e M
anua
l on
the
New
Gov
ernm
ent A
ccou
ntin
g Sy
stem
(N
GAS
) for
Nat
iona
l Gov
ernm
ent A
genc
ies
effe
ctiv
e Ja
nuar
y 1,
200
2 [C
OA
Circ
ular
No.
200
1-00
4]. T
he
NG
AS is
a s
impl
ified
set
of a
ccou
ntin
g co
ncep
ts,
guid
elin
es a
nd p
roce
dure
s de
sign
ed to
ens
ure
corre
ct, c
ompl
ete
and
timel
y re
cord
ing
of
gove
rnm
ent f
inan
cial
tran
sact
ions
, and
pro
duct
ion
of
accu
rate
and
rele
vant
fina
ncia
l rep
orts
. The
new
sy
stem
was
dev
elop
ed in
resp
onse
to o
ne o
f the
C
omm
issi
on o
n Au
dit’s
(CO
A) p
riorit
y re
form
m
easu
res,
that
is, t
he “G
over
nmen
t Acc
ount
ing
Sim
plifi
catio
n an
d C
ompu
teriz
atio
n”.
a.2.
Th
e O
ne-S
top
Shop
Inte
r-Age
ncy
Dra
wba
ck C
ente
r, a
unit
of th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Fina
nce,
exi
sts
to p
rovi
de th
e hi
ghes
t lev
el o
f op
erat
iona
l effi
cien
cy, q
ualit
y se
rvic
e an
d ab
solu
te
inte
grity
in a
dmin
iste
ring
the
coun
try’s
tax
cred
it an
d du
ty d
raw
back
sys
tem
. It c
ondu
cts
annu
al
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
31
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
man
dato
ry p
re-q
ualif
icat
ion
to e
stab
lish
the
elig
ibilit
y of
eac
h cl
aim
ant t
o av
ail o
f the
tax
cred
its a
nd d
uty
draw
back
cla
ims
gran
ted
unde
r var
ious
ince
ntiv
e la
ws.
b)
Adop
tion
of e
xist
ing
rele
vant
in
tern
atio
nal s
tand
ards
and
pra
ctic
es
for r
egul
atio
n an
d su
perv
isio
n of
fin
anci
al in
stitu
tions
Adop
tion
by th
e go
vern
men
t of r
elev
ant i
nter
natio
nal
stan
dard
s fo
r reg
ulat
ion
and
supe
rvis
ion
such
as
the
Gui
delin
es fo
r Int
erna
l Con
trol S
tand
ards
issu
ed b
y th
e In
tern
atio
nal O
rgan
izat
ion
of S
upre
me
Audi
t In
stitu
tions
(IN
TOSA
I).
“The
est
ablis
hmen
t of d
eman
ding
inte
rnal
con
trol
stan
dard
s is
nec
essa
ry, p
artic
ular
ly in
gov
ernm
ent,
in v
iew
of i
ts s
ize,
div
ersi
ty, t
he v
olum
e of
tra
nsac
tions
, the
mul
tiplic
ity o
f rec
ords
, and
nu
mer
ous
rule
s, re
gula
tions
and
law
s. B
ecau
se
stat
utor
y pr
ovis
ions
gov
ern
the
man
agem
ent a
nd
cont
rol o
f pub
lic re
sour
ces
and
publ
ic p
rogr
ams,
st
anda
rds
that
gov
ern
and
ensu
re s
uch
com
plia
nce
are
requ
ired.
Inte
rnal
con
trol s
tand
ards
are
sep
arat
ed in
to tw
o ca
tego
ries:
gen
eral
sta
ndar
ds a
nd d
etai
led
stan
dard
s. T
he g
ener
al s
tand
ards
con
sist
of
reas
onab
le a
ssur
ance
, sup
porti
ve a
ttitu
de, i
nteg
rity
and
com
pete
nce,
con
trol o
bjec
tives
, and
mon
itorin
g co
ntro
ls. D
etai
led
stan
dard
s ar
e th
e m
echa
nism
s or
pr
oced
ures
by
whi
ch c
ontro
l obj
ectiv
es a
re a
chie
ved.
Th
ey in
clud
e, b
ut a
re n
ot li
mite
d to
, spe
cific
pol
icie
s,
proc
edur
es, p
lans
of o
rgan
izat
ion
(incl
udin
g se
para
tion
of d
utie
s), a
nd p
hysi
cal a
rrang
emen
ts
(suc
h as
lock
s an
d fir
e al
arm
s).
Tog
ethe
r the
y de
fine
the
fram
ewor
k fo
r the
m
inim
um le
vel o
f acc
epta
bilit
y fo
r an
inte
rnal
con
trol
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
32
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
stru
ctur
e in
ope
ratio
n.”
A de
clar
atio
n w
as a
dopt
ed a
t the
IXth
Con
gres
s of
IN
TOSA
I hel
d in
Lim
a, P
eru,
focu
sing
on
issu
es
such
as
inde
pend
ence
; rel
atio
nshi
p to
Par
liam
ent,
gove
rnm
ent a
nd a
dmin
istra
tion;
pow
ers;
aud
iting
m
etho
ds, a
uditi
ng s
taff,
and
inte
rnat
iona
l exc
hang
e of
kno
wle
dge;
and
repo
rting
.
Ther
e w
as a
revi
sion
mad
e in
Jun
e 19
92 o
f the
IN
TOSA
I Aud
iting
Sta
ndar
ds o
rigin
ally
pub
lishe
d in
19
89. T
he re
visi
ons
reco
gniz
e th
e pa
rticu
lar n
eeds
of
cou
ntrie
s w
hose
SAI
s ar
e co
nstit
uted
as
“cou
rts o
f ac
coun
ts”.
Thes
e Au
ditin
g St
anda
rds
do n
ot h
ave
man
dato
ry a
pplic
atio
n, b
ut th
ey re
flect
a “b
est
prac
tices
” con
sens
us a
mon
g th
e SA
Is. I
t is
cons
ider
ed a
“liv
ing
docu
men
t” re
flect
ing,
to th
e ex
tent
pos
sibl
e, th
e cu
rrent
tren
ds, i
ssue
s an
d co
ncer
ns in
aud
iting
met
hodo
logy
and
pra
ctic
e.
c) A
ppro
pria
te a
uditi
ng p
roce
dure
s ap
plic
able
to p
ublic
adm
inis
tratio
n an
d th
e pu
blic
sec
tor,
and
mea
sure
s an
d sy
stem
s to
pro
vide
tim
ely
publ
ic
repo
rting
on
perfo
rman
ce a
nd d
ecis
ion-
mak
ing
c.1.
Pre
side
ntia
l Dec
ree
No.
144
5, a
s am
ende
d,
othe
rwis
e kn
own
as th
e G
over
nmen
t Aud
iting
Cod
e of
the
Philip
pine
s
“Sec
. 2. D
ecla
ratio
n of
Pol
icy
– It
is th
e de
clar
ed
polic
y of
the
Stat
e th
at a
ll re
sour
ces
of th
e go
vern
men
t sha
ll be
man
aged
, exp
ende
d or
util
ized
in
acc
orda
nce
with
law
s an
d re
gula
tions
, and
sa
fegu
ard
agai
nst w
asta
ge th
roug
h ille
gal o
r im
prop
er d
ispo
sitio
n, w
ith a
vie
w to
ens
urin
g ef
ficie
ncy,
eco
nom
y an
d ef
fect
iven
ess
in th
e op
erat
ions
of g
over
nmen
t. Th
e re
spon
sibi
lity
to ta
ke
care
that
suc
h po
licy
is fa
ithfu
lly a
dher
ed to
rest
s di
rect
ly w
ith th
e ch
ief o
r hea
d of
the
gove
rnm
ent
agen
cy c
once
rned
.
Com
mis
sion
on
Audi
t 1.
The
Com
mis
sion
has
rece
ntly
bee
n de
liber
atin
g on
a p
ropo
sed
CO
A R
ules
of P
roce
dure
s an
d a
Man
ual o
n C
ertif
icat
e of
Set
tlem
ent p
ursu
ant t
o C
OA
Offi
ce O
rder
No.
200
3-12
2 da
ted
May
15,
20
03.
2.
CO
A M
emor
andu
m N
o. 2
002-
046
date
d Au
gust
13,
200
2, w
hich
was
issu
ed p
ursu
ant
to C
OA
Res
olut
ion
No.
200
2-00
5 da
ted
May
17,
20
02 o
n C
OA
Org
aniz
atio
nal R
estru
ctur
ing,
es
tabl
ishe
s th
e du
ties
and
resp
onsi
bilit
ies
of
offic
ials
and
aud
itors
in a
dmin
istra
tive
mat
ters
.
3. C
OA
Mem
oran
dum
No.
200
2-04
7 da
ted
Augu
st
13, 2
002
(Gui
delin
es o
n th
e Pr
epar
atio
n,
Subm
issi
on a
nd T
rans
mitt
al o
f the
Ann
ual A
udit
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
33
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
x x
x
Sec
. 4 F
unda
men
tal P
rinci
ples
– F
inan
cial
tra
nsac
tions
and
ope
ratio
ns o
f any
gov
ernm
ent
agen
cy s
hall
be g
over
ned
by th
e fu
ndam
enta
l pr
inci
ples
set
forth
her
eund
er, t
o w
it:
1)
No
mon
ey s
hall
be p
aid
out o
f any
pub
lic
treas
ury
of d
epos
itory
exc
ept i
n pu
rsua
nce
of a
n ap
prop
riatio
n la
w o
r any
oth
er s
peci
fic s
tatu
tory
au
thor
ity.
2)
Gov
ernm
ent f
unds
or p
rope
rty s
hall
be
spen
t or u
sed
sole
ly fo
r pub
lic p
urpo
ses.
3)
Trus
t fun
ds s
hall
be a
vaila
ble
and
may
be
spe
nt o
nly
for t
he s
peci
fic p
urpo
se fo
r whi
ch th
e tru
st w
as c
reat
ed o
r the
fund
s re
ceiv
ed.
4)
Fisc
al re
spon
sibi
lity
shal
l, to
the
grea
test
ex
tent
, be
shar
ed b
y al
l tho
se e
xerc
isin
g au
thor
ity
over
the
finan
cial
affa
irs, t
rans
actio
ns, a
nd
oper
atio
ns o
f the
gov
ernm
ent a
genc
y.
5)
Dis
burs
emen
ts o
r dis
posi
tion
of
gove
rnm
ent f
unds
or p
rope
rty s
hall
inva
riabl
y be
ar
the
appr
oval
of t
he p
rope
r offi
cial
s .
6)
Cla
ims
agai
nst g
over
nmen
t fun
ds s
hall
be s
uppo
rted
with
com
plet
e do
cum
enta
tion.
7)
All l
aws
and
regu
latio
ns a
pplic
able
to
finan
cial
tran
sact
ions
sha
ll be
faith
fully
adh
ered
to
gene
rally
acc
epte
d pr
inci
ples
and
pra
ctic
es o
f ac
coun
ting
as w
ell a
s so
und
man
agem
ent a
nd fi
scal
ad
min
istra
tion
shal
l be
obse
rved
, pro
vide
d th
at th
ey
do n
ot c
ontra
vene
exi
stin
g la
ws
and
regu
latio
ns.”
c.2.
Ant
i-Cor
rupt
ion
Prog
ram
s of
the
Com
mis
sion
on
Rep
ort [
AAR
])
4.
CO
A M
emor
andu
m N
o. 2
002-
048
date
d Au
gust
13,
200
2 (D
utie
s an
d re
spon
sibi
litie
s of
offi
cial
s an
d au
dito
rs in
the
char
ge o
f aud
it op
erat
ions
)
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
34
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
Audi
t
Prev
entiv
e Ac
tion
Prog
ram
s:
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
New
Gov
ernm
ent A
ccou
ntin
g Sy
stem
;
Avai
labi
lity
of C
OA
Gui
delin
es a
nd C
ircul
ars
in th
e In
tern
et;
Con
duct
of g
over
nmen
t-wid
e an
d se
ctor
al
perfo
rman
ce a
udit;
Eval
uatio
n of
inte
rnal
con
trol s
yste
ms;
Con
duct
of c
ash
exam
inat
ions
;
Rev
iew
of g
over
nmen
t con
tract
s an
d tra
nsac
tions
;
Mon
itorin
g of
unl
iqui
date
d ca
sh a
dvan
ces;
and
Link
ages
with
oth
er g
over
nmen
t ins
titut
ions
.
Puni
tive
Actio
n Pr
ogra
ms:
1. C
ondu
ct o
f fra
ud a
udit
d) A
ppro
pria
te tr
ansp
aren
t pro
cedu
res
for p
ublic
pro
cure
men
t tha
t pro
mot
e fa
ir co
mpe
titio
n an
d de
ter c
orru
pt
activ
ities
, and
ade
quat
e si
mpl
ified
ad
min
istra
tion
proc
edur
es
d.1.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
918
4, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e G
over
nmen
t Pro
cure
men
t Ref
orm
Act
.
d.2.
Exe
cutiv
e O
rder
No.
40,
Ser
ies
of 2
001,
C
onso
lidat
ing
Proc
urem
ent R
ules
and
Pro
cedu
res
for A
ll N
atio
nal G
over
nmen
t Age
ncie
s, G
over
nmen
t-O
wne
d an
d C
ontro
lled
Cor
pora
tions
and
/or
Gov
ernm
ent F
inan
cial
Inst
itutio
ns, a
nd R
equi
ring
the
Use
of G
over
nmen
t-Ele
ctro
nic
Proc
urem
ent S
yste
m
d.3.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
879
2, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e El
ectro
nic
Com
mer
ce A
ct.
d.4.
Exe
cutiv
e O
rder
No.
322
, Ser
ies
of 2
000,
re
quire
s go
vern
men
t age
ncie
s to
use
the
EPS
and
to
post
bid
ding
not
ices
on
thei
r ow
n w
ebsi
tes
on to
p of
Dep
artm
ent o
f Bud
get a
nd M
anag
emen
t d.
1. T
he im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns o
f R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 9
184
is c
urre
ntly
bei
ng d
rafte
d.
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
35
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
new
spap
er a
ds.
e) E
nhan
cing
inst
itutio
ns fo
r pub
lic
scru
tiny
and
over
sigh
t e.
1. A
n an
ti-co
rrupt
ion
initi
ativ
e w
as d
evel
oped
to
craf
t the
NAT
ION
AL T
RAN
SPAR
ENC
Y AN
D
ACC
OU
NTA
BILI
TY A
GEN
DA
whe
re g
over
nmen
t ag
enci
es a
re d
irect
ed to
sub
mit
an a
nti-c
orru
ptio
n re
form
pro
gram
that
is fo
cuse
d, s
trate
gic
and
impl
emen
tabl
e.
e.2.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
918
4, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e G
over
nmen
t Pro
cure
men
t Ref
orm
Act
, pro
vide
s fo
r th
e m
oder
niza
tion,
sta
ndar
diza
tion
and
regu
latio
n of
th
e pr
ocur
emen
t act
iviti
es o
f the
gov
ernm
ent.
The
law
pro
vide
s fo
r ele
ctro
nic
proc
urem
ent a
nd a
un
iform
pro
cure
men
t pro
cess
for b
oth
natio
nal a
nd
loca
l gov
ernm
ents
. It a
lso
prov
ides
for c
rimin
al a
nd
civi
l lia
bilit
ies
for v
iola
tion
of th
e la
w. S
aid
law
als
o re
quire
s tw
o (2
) rep
rese
ntat
ives
from
non
-pub
lic
sect
or to
sit
in th
e bi
ds a
nd a
war
ds c
omm
ittee
.
A. C
ON
VEN
OR
GR
OU
P
1.
Pres
iden
tial A
nti-G
raft
Com
mis
sion
2.
Tran
spar
ency
and
Acc
ount
abilit
y N
etw
ork
3.
Pres
iden
tial C
omm
issi
on o
n Ef
fect
ive
Gov
erna
nce
4.
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
B. P
artic
ipat
ing
GO
VER
NM
ENT
AGEN
CIE
S
C. S
TAKE
HO
LDER
S su
ch a
s or
gani
zatio
ns fr
om th
e bu
sine
ss s
ecto
r and
pro
fess
iona
l ass
ocia
tions
e.1.
The
follo
win
g ac
tiviti
es w
ere
cond
ucte
d in
re
latio
n to
the
craf
ting
of th
e N
atio
nal
Tran
spar
ency
and
Acc
ount
abilit
y Ag
enda
: (a)
R
egio
nal a
nd N
atio
nal C
onsu
ltatio
n W
orks
hops
for
30 g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s to
cra
ft ag
ency
-spe
cific
tra
nspa
renc
y an
d ac
coun
tabi
lity
agen
da; (
b)
cond
uct o
f Foc
used
Gro
up D
iscu
ssio
ns b
y va
rious
st
akeh
olde
rs to
dra
w u
p sp
ecifi
c an
ti-co
rrupt
ion
prog
ram
inpu
ts a
nd o
utco
mes
and
dev
elop
m
echa
nism
s fo
r mon
itorin
g th
e sa
me;
and
(c)
eval
uatio
n an
d pr
iorit
izat
ion
of w
orks
hop
outp
uts
by th
e C
onve
nor G
roup
.
A M
emor
andu
m o
f Agr
eem
ent w
ill be
sig
ned
amon
g th
e im
plem
ento
rs o
f the
pro
ject
.
e.2.
Sen
ate
Bill
No.
135
0 –
An A
ct to
mak
e pu
blic
go
vern
men
t age
ncie
s’ ru
les,
opi
nion
s, o
rder
s,
reco
rds
of p
roce
edin
gs a
nd m
eetin
gs. I
t req
uire
s go
vern
men
t age
ncie
s to
pub
lish
its ru
les,
re
gula
tions
and
pro
cedu
res
in th
e O
ffici
al G
azet
te
or in
a n
ewsp
aper
of g
ener
al c
ircul
atio
n an
d to
m
ake
avai
labl
e to
the
publ
ic, u
pon
requ
est,
info
rmat
ion
not o
ther
wis
e ex
empt
ed b
y th
e bi
ll. T
he
bill
is in
tend
ed:
● To
mak
e av
aila
ble
to th
e pu
blic
all
perti
nent
in
form
atio
n re
lativ
e to
the
agen
cies
’ ope
ratio
n,
thei
r pre
scrib
ed ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns, a
nd th
eir
opin
ions
, am
ong
othe
rs, s
o th
at th
e pu
blic
may
be
appr
opria
tely
gui
ded
in th
eir d
ealin
gs w
ith th
e go
vern
men
t;
● To
mak
e in
form
atio
n ac
cess
ible
to th
e pe
ople
so
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
36
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
as to
max
imiz
e th
eir p
artic
ipat
ion
in th
e de
cisi
on-
mak
ing
proc
ess;
and
● To
kee
p up
with
the
mod
ern
civi
lizat
ion'
s de
man
d fo
r mor
e in
form
atio
n.
e.3.
Sen
ate
Bill
No.
171
7 - A
n Ac
t to
ensu
re p
ublic
ac
cess
to o
ffici
al in
form
atio
n an
d fo
r oth
er
purp
oses
. Sai
d bi
ll:
● Se
eks
to e
stab
lish
an e
ffect
ive
lega
l rig
ht o
f ac
cess
to g
over
nmen
t inf
orm
atio
n; a
nd
● Af
firm
s th
e im
porta
nce
of m
aint
aini
ng o
penn
ess
in g
over
nmen
t, es
peci
ally
in a
n er
a w
here
reco
rds
are
mai
ntai
ned
in a
var
iety
of t
echn
olog
ies,
in
clud
ing
CD
-Rom
s an
d di
sket
tes,
mak
ing
it po
ssib
le to
put
mor
e in
form
atio
n on
-line
.
f) Sy
stem
s fo
r inf
orm
atio
n av
aila
bilit
y,
incl
udin
g on
issu
es s
uch
as a
pplic
atio
n pr
oces
sing
pro
cedu
res,
fund
ing
of
polit
ical
par
ties
and
elec
tora
l ca
mpa
igns
and
exp
endi
ture
s
f.1. S
ectio
n 4
of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 9
006,
oth
erw
ise
know
n as
the
Fair
Elec
tion
Act:
“Sec
tion
4. R
equi
rem
ents
for P
ublis
hed
or P
rinte
d an
d Br
oadc
ast E
lect
ion
Prop
agan
da. -
4.1
. Any
ne
wsp
aper
, new
slet
ter,
new
swee
kly,
gaz
ette
or
mag
azin
e ad
verti
sing
, pos
ters
, pam
phle
ts, c
omic
bo
oks,
circ
ular
s, h
andb
ills, b
umpe
r stic
kers
, st
ream
ers,
sam
ple
list o
f can
dida
tes
or a
ny
publ
ishe
d or
prin
ted
polit
ical
mat
ter a
nd a
ny
broa
dcas
t of e
lect
ion
prop
agan
da b
y te
levi
sion
or
radi
o fo
r or a
gain
st a
can
dida
te o
r gro
up o
f ca
ndid
ates
to a
ny p
ublic
offi
ce s
hall
bear
and
be
iden
tifie
d by
the
reas
onab
ly le
gibl
e or
aud
ible
wor
ds
"pol
itica
l adv
ertis
emen
t pai
d fo
r," fo
llow
ed b
y th
e tru
e an
d co
rrect
nam
e an
d ad
dres
s of
the
cand
idat
e or
pa
rty fo
r who
se b
enef
it th
e el
ectio
n pr
opag
anda
was
pr
inte
d or
aire
d.
Com
mis
sion
on
Elec
tions
H
ouse
Bill
No.
578
1 pr
ovid
es fo
r the
man
ner a
nd
date
of e
lect
ion
of s
ecto
ral r
epre
sent
ativ
es to
the
loca
l San
ggun
ians
.
Und
er S
ectio
n 16
of H
ouse
Bill
No.
578
1, a
ny
sele
cted
ele
ctor
al re
pres
enta
tive,
who
cha
nges
his
or
gani
zatio
nal a
ffilia
tion
durin
g hi
s te
rm o
f offi
ce,
shal
l for
feit
his
seat
. If h
e ch
ange
s or
gani
zatio
nal
affil
iatio
n w
ithin
6 m
onth
s be
fore
the
elec
tion,
he
shal
l not
be
elig
ible
for n
omin
atio
n as
sec
tora
l re
pres
enta
tive
unde
r any
sec
tora
l org
aniz
atio
n or
co
aliti
on.
Furth
erm
ore,
Sec
tion
13 o
f Hou
se B
ill N
o. 5
781
prov
ides
that
any
per
son
hold
ing
a pu
blic
ap
poin
tive
offic
e sh
all b
e co
nsid
ered
resi
gned
up
on th
e ac
cept
ance
of h
is n
omin
atio
n as
ca
ndid
ate
for s
ecto
ral r
epre
sent
atio
n.
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
37
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
4.2
. If t
he b
road
cast
is g
iven
free
of c
harg
e by
the
radi
o or
tele
visi
on s
tatio
n, it
sha
ll be
iden
tifie
d by
the
wor
ds "a
irtim
e fo
r thi
s br
oadc
ast w
as p
rovi
ded
free
of c
harg
e by
" fol
low
ed b
y th
e tru
e an
d co
rrect
nam
e an
d ad
dres
s of
the
broa
dcas
t ent
ity.
4.3
. Prin
t, br
oadc
ast o
r out
door
adv
ertis
emen
ts
dona
ted
to th
e ca
ndid
ate
or p
oliti
cal p
arty
sha
ll no
t be
prin
ted,
pub
lishe
d, b
road
cast
, or e
xhib
ited
with
out
the
writ
ten
acce
ptan
ce b
y th
e sa
id c
andi
date
or
polit
ical
par
ty. S
uch
writ
ten
acce
ptan
ce s
hall
be
atta
ched
to th
e ad
verti
sing
con
tract
and
sha
ll be
su
bmitt
ed to
the
CO
MEL
EC a
s pr
ovid
ed in
Su
bsec
tion
6.3.
her
eof.”
f.2. S
ectio
n 28
of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 6
645,
oth
erw
ise
know
n as
The
Ele
ctor
al R
efor
ms
Law
of 1
987:
“Sec
tion
28. P
rose
cutio
n of
Vot
e-bu
ying
and
Vot
e-se
lling.
— T
he p
rese
ntat
ion
of a
com
plai
nt fo
r vi
olat
ions
of p
arag
raph
(a) o
r (b)
of S
ectio
n 26
1 of
Ba
tas
Pam
bans
a Bl
g. 8
81 s
uppo
rted
by a
ffida
vits
of
com
plai
ning
witn
esse
s at
test
ing
to th
e of
fer o
r pr
omis
e by
or o
f the
vot
er's
acce
ptan
ce o
f mon
ey o
r ot
her c
onsi
dera
tion
from
the
rela
tives
, lea
ders
or
sym
path
izer
s of
a c
andi
date
, sha
ll be
suf
ficie
nt b
asis
fo
r an
inve
stig
atio
n to
be
imm
edia
tely
con
duct
ed b
y th
e C
omm
issi
on, d
irect
ly o
r thr
ough
its
duly
au
thor
ized
lega
l offi
cers
, und
er S
ectio
n 68
or S
ectio
n 26
5 of
sai
d Ba
tas
Pam
bans
a Bl
g. 8
81.
Pro
of th
at a
t lea
st o
ne v
oter
in d
iffer
ent p
reci
ncts
re
pres
entin
g at
leas
t tw
enty
per
cent
(20%
) of t
he
tota
l pre
cinc
ts in
any
mun
icip
ality
, city
or p
rovi
nce
has
been
offe
red,
pro
mis
ed o
r giv
en m
oney
, va
luab
le c
onsi
dera
tion
or o
ther
exp
endi
ture
by
a
Stat
us o
f the
Bill:
App
rove
d on
3rd
Rea
ding
by
the
Hou
se a
nd p
endi
ng w
ith th
e Se
nate
.
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
38
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
cand
idat
e's
rela
tives
, lea
ders
and
/or s
ympa
thiz
ers
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f pro
mot
ing
the
elec
tion
of s
uch
cand
idat
e, s
hall
cons
titut
e a
disp
utab
le p
resu
mpt
ion
of a
con
spira
cy u
nder
par
agra
ph (b
) of S
ectio
n 26
1 of
Bat
as P
amba
nsa
Blg.
881
.
Whe
re s
uch
proo
f affe
ct a
t lea
st tw
enty
per
cent
(2
0%) o
f the
pre
cinc
ts o
f the
mun
icip
ality
, city
or
prov
ince
to w
hich
the
publ
ic o
ffice
asp
ired
by th
e fa
vore
d ca
ndid
ate
rela
tes,
the
sam
e sh
all c
onst
itute
a
disp
utab
le p
resu
mpt
ion
of th
e in
volv
emen
t of s
uch
cand
idat
e an
d of
his
prin
cipa
l cam
paig
n m
anag
ers
in
each
of t
he m
unic
ipal
ities
con
cern
ed, i
n th
e co
nspi
racy
.
The
giv
er, o
ffere
r, an
d pr
omis
or a
s w
ell a
s th
e so
licito
r, ac
cept
or, r
ecip
ient
and
con
spira
tor r
efer
red
to in
par
agra
phs
(a) a
nd (b
) of S
ectio
n 26
1 of
Bat
as
Pam
bans
a Bl
g. 8
81 s
hall
be li
able
as
prin
cipa
ls:
Prov
ided
, Tha
t any
per
sons
, oth
erw
ise
guilt
y un
der
said
par
agra
phs
who
vol
unta
rily
give
s in
form
atio
n an
d w
illing
ly te
stifi
es o
n an
y vi
olat
ion
ther
eof i
n an
y of
ficia
l inv
estig
atio
n or
pro
ceed
ing
shal
l be
exem
pt
from
pro
secu
tion
and
puni
shm
ent f
or th
e of
fens
es
with
refe
renc
e to
whi
ch h
is in
form
atio
n an
d te
stim
ony
wer
e gi
ven:
Pro
vide
d, fu
rther
, Tha
t not
hing
he
rein
sha
ll ex
empt
suc
h pe
rson
from
crim
inal
pr
osec
utio
n fo
r per
jury
or f
alse
test
imon
y.”
f.3. S
ectio
n 57
(3) o
f Rep
ublic
Act
No.
664
5,
othe
rwis
e kn
own
as T
he E
lect
oral
Ref
orm
s La
w o
f 19
87:
“Sec
tion
57. M
easu
res
to e
nsur
e en
forc
emen
t. —
Fo
r the
effe
ctiv
e en
forc
emen
t of t
he p
rovi
sion
s of
th
is C
ode,
the
Com
mis
sion
is fu
rther
ves
ted
and
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
39
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
char
ged
with
the
follo
win
g po
wer
s, d
utie
s an
d re
spon
sibi
litie
s:
x x
x
3. T
o in
quire
into
the
finan
cial
reco
rds
of c
andi
date
s an
d an
y or
gani
zatio
n or
gro
up o
f per
sons
, mot
u pr
oprio
or u
pon
writ
ten
repr
esen
tatio
n fo
r pro
babl
e ca
use
by a
ny c
andi
date
or g
roup
of p
erso
ns o
r qu
alifi
ed v
oter
, afte
r due
not
ice
and
hear
ing.
F
or p
urpo
ses
of th
is s
ectio
n, th
e C
omm
issi
on m
ay
avai
l its
elf o
f the
ass
ista
nce
of th
e C
omm
issi
on o
n Au
dit,
the
Cen
tral B
ank,
the
Nat
iona
l Bur
eau
of
Inve
stig
atio
n, th
e Bu
reau
of I
nter
nal R
even
ue, t
he
Arm
ed F
orce
s of
the
Philip
pine
s, th
e In
tegr
ated
N
atio
nal P
olic
e of
the
Philip
pine
s, b
aran
gay
offic
ials
, an
d ot
her a
genc
ies
of th
e go
vern
men
t.”
f.4. S
ectio
n 89
of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 6
645,
oth
erw
ise
know
n as
The
Ele
ctor
al R
efor
ms
Law
of 1
987:
“Sec
tion
89. T
rans
porta
tion,
food
and
drin
ks. —
It
shal
l be
unla
wfu
l for
any
can
dida
te, p
oliti
cal p
arty
, or
gani
zatio
n, o
r any
per
son
to g
ive
or a
ccep
t, fre
e of
ch
arge
, dire
ctly
or i
ndire
ctly
, tra
nspo
rtatio
n, fo
od o
r dr
inks
or t
hing
s of
val
ue d
urin
g th
e fiv
e ho
urs
befo
re
and
afte
r a p
ublic
mee
ting,
on
the
day
prec
edin
g th
e el
ectio
n, a
nd o
n th
e da
y of
the
elec
tion;
or t
o gi
ve o
r co
ntrib
ute,
dire
ctly
or i
ndire
ctly
, mon
ey o
r thi
ngs
of
valu
e fo
r suc
h pu
rpos
e.”
f.5. S
ectio
ns 9
5-11
2 of
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
664
5,
othe
rwis
e kn
own
as T
he E
lect
oral
Ref
orm
s La
w o
f 19
87:
“Sec
tion
95. P
rohi
bite
d co
ntrib
utio
ns. -
No
cont
ribut
ion
for p
urpo
ses
of p
artis
an p
oliti
cal a
ctiv
ity
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
40
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
shal
l be
mad
e di
rect
ly o
r ind
irect
ly b
y an
y of
the
follo
win
g:
(a) P
ublic
or p
rivat
e fin
anci
al in
stitu
tions
: Pro
vide
d,
how
ever
, Tha
t not
hing
her
ein
shal
l pre
vent
the
mak
ing
of a
ny lo
an to
a c
andi
date
or p
oliti
cal p
arty
by
any
suc
h pu
blic
or p
rivat
e fin
anci
al in
stitu
tions
le
gally
in th
e bu
sine
ss o
f len
ding
mon
ey, a
nd th
at
the
loan
is m
ade
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith la
ws
and
regu
latio
ns a
nd in
the
ordi
nary
cou
rse
of b
usin
ess;
(b) N
atur
al a
nd ju
ridic
al p
erso
ns o
pera
ting
a pu
blic
ut
ility
or in
pos
sess
ion
of o
r exp
loiti
ng a
ny n
atur
al
reso
urce
s of
the
natio
n;
(c) N
atur
al a
nd ju
ridic
al p
erso
ns w
ho h
old
cont
ract
s or
sub
-con
tract
s to
sup
ply
the
gove
rnm
ent o
r any
of
its d
ivis
ions
, sub
divi
sion
s or
inst
rum
enta
litie
s, w
ith
good
s or
ser
vice
s or
to p
erfo
rm c
onst
ruct
ion
or o
ther
w
orks
;
(d) N
atur
al a
nd ju
ridic
al p
erso
ns w
ho h
ave
been
gr
ante
d fra
nchi
ses,
ince
ntiv
es, e
xem
ptio
ns,
allo
catio
ns o
r sim
ilar p
rivile
ges
or c
once
ssio
ns b
y th
e go
vern
men
t or a
ny o
f its
div
isio
ns, s
ubdi
visi
ons
or in
stru
men
talit
ies,
incl
udin
g go
vern
men
t-ow
ned
or
cont
rolle
d co
rpor
atio
ns;
(e) N
atur
al a
nd ju
ridic
al p
erso
ns w
ho, w
ithin
one
ye
ar p
rior t
o th
e da
te o
f the
ele
ctio
n, h
ave
been
gr
ante
d lo
ans
or o
ther
acc
omm
odat
ions
in e
xces
s of
P1
00,0
00 b
y th
e go
vern
men
t or a
ny o
f its
div
isio
ns,
subd
ivis
ions
or i
nstru
men
talit
ies
incl
udin
g go
vern
men
t-ow
ned
or c
ontro
lled
corp
orat
ions
;
(f) E
duca
tiona
l ins
titut
ions
whi
ch h
ave
rece
ived
gr
ants
of p
ublic
fund
s am
ount
ing
to n
o le
ss th
an
AD
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EC
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nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
41
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
P100
,000
.00;
(g) O
ffici
als
or e
mpl
oyee
s in
the
Civ
il Se
rvic
e, o
r m
embe
rs o
f the
Arm
ed F
orce
s of
the
Philip
pine
s;
and
(h) F
orei
gner
s an
d fo
reig
n co
rpor
atio
ns.
It s
hall
be u
nlaw
ful f
or a
ny p
erso
n to
sol
icit
or
rece
ive
any
cont
ribut
ion
from
any
of t
he p
erso
ns o
r en
titie
s en
umer
ated
her
ein
Sec
tion
96. S
olic
iting
or r
ecei
ving
con
tribu
tions
from
fo
reig
n so
urce
s. —
It s
hall
be u
nlaw
ful f
or a
ny
pers
on, i
nclu
ding
a p
oliti
cal p
arty
or p
ublic
or p
rivat
e en
tity
to s
olic
it or
rece
ive,
dire
ctly
or i
ndire
ctly
, any
ai
d or
con
tribu
tion
of w
hate
ver f
orm
or n
atur
e fro
m
any
fore
ign
natio
nal,
gove
rnm
ent o
r ent
ity fo
r the
pu
rpos
es o
f inf
luen
cing
the
resu
lts o
f the
ele
ctio
n.
Sec
tion
97. P
rohi
bite
d ra
isin
g of
fund
s. —
It s
hall
be
unla
wfu
l for
any
per
son
to h
old
danc
es, l
otte
ries,
co
ckfig
hts,
gam
es, b
oxin
g bo
uts,
bin
go, b
eaut
y co
ntes
ts, e
nter
tain
men
ts, o
r cin
emat
ogra
phic
, th
eatri
cal o
r oth
er p
erfo
rman
ces
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f ra
isin
g fu
nds
for a
n el
ectio
n ca
mpa
ign
or fo
r the
su
ppor
t of a
ny c
andi
date
from
the
com
men
cem
ent o
f th
e el
ectio
n pe
riod
up to
and
incl
udin
g el
ectio
n da
y;
or fo
r any
per
son
or o
rgan
izat
ion,
whe
ther
civ
ic o
r re
ligio
us, d
irect
ly o
r ind
irect
ly, t
o so
licit
and/
or a
ccep
t fro
m a
ny c
andi
date
for p
ublic
offi
ce, o
r fro
m h
is
cam
paig
n m
anag
er, a
gent
or r
epre
sent
ativ
e, o
r any
pe
rson
act
ing
in th
eir b
ehal
f, an
y gi
ft, fo
od,
trans
porta
tion,
con
tribu
tion
or d
onat
ion
in c
ash
or in
ki
nd fr
om th
e co
mm
ence
men
t of t
he e
lect
ion
perio
d up
to a
nd in
clud
ing
elec
tion
day;
Pro
vide
d, T
hat
norm
al a
nd c
usto
mar
y re
ligio
us s
tipen
ds, t
ithes
, or
AD
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nti-C
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ptio
n In
itiat
ive
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ific
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ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
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Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
colle
ctio
ns o
n Su
nday
s an
d/or
oth
er d
esig
nate
d co
llect
ion
days
, are
exc
lude
d fro
m th
is p
rohi
bitio
n.
Sec
tion
98. T
rue
nam
e of
con
tribu
tor r
equi
red.
—
No
pers
on s
hall
mak
e an
y co
ntrib
utio
n in
any
nam
e ex
cept
his
ow
n no
r sha
ll an
y ca
ndid
ate
or tr
easu
rer
of a
pol
itica
l par
ty re
ceiv
e a
cont
ribut
ion
or e
nter
or
reco
rd th
e sa
me
in a
ny n
ame
othe
r tha
n th
at o
f the
pe
rson
by
who
m it
was
act
ually
mad
e.
Sec
tion
99. R
epor
t of c
ontri
butio
ns. —
Eve
ry p
erso
n gi
ving
con
tribu
tions
to a
ny c
andi
date
, tre
asur
er o
f th
e pa
rty, o
r aut
horiz
ed re
pres
enta
tive
of s
uch
cand
idat
e or
trea
sure
r sha
ll, n
ot la
ter t
han
thirt
y da
ys
afte
r the
day
of t
he e
lect
ion,
file
with
the
Com
mis
sion
a
repo
rt un
der o
ath
stat
ing
the
amou
nt o
f eac
h co
ntrib
utio
n, th
e na
me
of th
e ca
ndid
ate,
age
nt o
f the
ca
ndid
ate
or p
oliti
cal p
arty
rece
ivin
g th
e co
ntrib
utio
n,
and
the
date
of t
he c
ontri
butio
n.
Sec
tion
100.
Lim
itatio
ns u
pon
expe
nses
of
cand
idat
es. —
No
cand
idat
e sh
all s
pend
for h
is
elec
tion
cam
paig
n an
agg
rega
te a
mou
nt e
xcee
ding
on
e pe
so a
nd fi
fty c
enta
vos
for e
very
vot
er c
urre
ntly
re
gist
ered
in th
e co
nstit
uenc
y w
here
he
filed
his
ca
ndid
acy:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat t
he e
xpen
ses
here
in
refe
rred
to s
hall
incl
ude
thos
e in
curre
d or
cau
sed
to
be in
curre
d by
the
cand
idat
e, w
heth
er in
cas
h or
in
kind
, inc
ludi
ng th
e us
e, re
ntal
or h
ire o
f lan
d, w
ater
or
airc
raft,
equ
ipm
ent,
faci
litie
s, a
ppar
atus
and
pa
raph
erna
lia u
sed
in th
e ca
mpa
ign:
Pro
vide
d,
furth
er, T
hat w
here
the
land
, wat
er o
r airc
raft,
eq
uipm
ent,
faci
litie
s, a
ppar
atus
and
par
aphe
rnal
ia
used
is o
wne
d by
the
cand
idat
e, h
is c
ontri
buto
r or
supp
orte
r, th
e C
omm
issi
on is
her
eby
empo
wer
ed to
AD
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EC
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nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
43
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
asse
ss th
e am
ount
com
men
sura
te w
ith th
e ex
pens
es fo
r the
use
ther
eof,
base
d on
the
prev
ailin
g ra
tes
in th
e lo
calit
y an
d sh
all b
e in
clud
ed
in th
e to
tal e
xpen
ses
incu
rred
by th
e ca
ndid
ate.
Sec
tion
101.
Lim
itatio
ns u
pon
expe
nses
of p
oliti
cal
parti
es. —
A d
uly
accr
edite
d po
litic
al p
arty
may
sp
end
for t
he e
lect
ion
of it
s ca
ndid
ates
in th
e co
nstit
uenc
y or
con
stitu
enci
es w
here
it h
as o
ffici
al
cand
idat
es a
n ag
greg
ate
amou
nt n
ot e
xcee
ding
the
equi
vale
nt o
f one
pes
o an
d fif
ty c
enta
vos
for e
very
vo
ter c
urre
ntly
regi
ster
ed th
erei
n. E
xpen
ses
incu
rred
by b
ranc
hes,
cha
pter
s, o
r com
mitt
ees
of s
uch
polit
ical
par
ty s
hall
be in
clud
ed in
the
com
puta
tion
of
the
tota
l exp
endi
ture
s of
the
polit
ical
par
ty.
Exp
ense
s in
curre
d by
oth
er p
oliti
cal p
artie
s sh
all b
e co
nsid
ered
as
expe
nses
of t
heir
resp
ectiv
e in
divi
dual
ca
ndid
ates
and
sub
ject
to li
mita
tion
unde
r Sec
tion
100
of th
is C
ode.
x x
x
Sec
tion
104.
Pro
hibi
ted
dona
tions
by
cand
idat
es,
treas
urer
s of
par
ties
or th
eir a
gent
s. —
No
cand
idat
e, h
is o
r her
spo
use
or a
ny re
lativ
e w
ithin
th
e se
cond
civ
il de
gree
of c
onsa
ngui
nity
or a
ffini
ty,
or h
is c
ampa
ign
man
ager
, age
nt o
r rep
rese
ntat
ive
shal
l dur
ing
the
cam
paig
n pe
riod,
on
the
day
befo
re
and
on th
e da
y of
the
elec
tion,
dire
ctly
or i
ndire
ctly
, m
ake
any
dona
tion,
con
tribu
tion
or g
ift in
cas
h or
in
kind
, or u
nder
take
or c
ontri
bute
to th
e co
nstru
ctio
n or
re
pair
of ro
ads,
brid
ges,
sch
ool b
uses
, pue
ricul
ture
ce
nter
s, m
edic
al c
linic
s an
d ho
spita
ls, c
hurc
hes
or
chap
els,
cem
ent p
avem
ents
, or a
ny s
truct
ure
for
publ
ic u
se o
r for
the
use
of a
ny re
ligio
us o
r civ
ic
AD
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ptio
n In
itiat
ive
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ount
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nes
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Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
orga
niza
tion:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat n
orm
al a
nd c
usto
mar
y re
ligio
us d
ues
or c
ontri
butio
ns, s
uch
as re
ligio
us
stip
ends
, tith
es o
r col
lect
ions
on
Sund
ays
or o
ther
de
sign
ated
col
lect
ion
days
, as
wel
l as
perio
dic
paym
ents
for l
egiti
mat
e sc
hola
rshi
ps e
stab
lishe
d an
d sc
hool
con
tribu
tions
hab
itual
ly m
ade
befo
re th
e pr
ohib
ited
perio
d, a
re e
xclu
ded
from
the
proh
ibiti
on.
The
sam
e pr
ohib
ition
app
lies
to tr
easu
rers
, age
nts
or re
pres
enta
tives
of a
ny p
oliti
cal p
arty
.
Sec
tion
105.
Acc
ount
ing
by a
gent
s of
can
dida
te o
r tre
asur
er. —
Eve
ry p
erso
n re
ceiv
ing
cont
ribut
ions
or
incu
rring
exp
endi
ture
s by
aut
horit
y of
the
cand
idat
e or
trea
sure
r of t
he p
arty
sha
ll, o
n de
man
d by
the
cand
idat
e or
trea
sure
r of t
he p
arty
and
in a
ny e
vent
w
ithin
five
day
s af
ter r
ecei
ving
suc
h co
ntrib
utio
n or
in
curri
ng s
uch
expe
nditu
re, r
ende
r to
the
cand
idat
e or
the
treas
urer
of t
he p
arty
con
cern
ed, a
det
aile
d ac
coun
t the
reof
with
pro
per v
ouch
ers
or o
ffici
al
rece
ipts
.
Sec
tion
106.
Rec
ords
of c
ontri
butio
ns a
nd
expe
nditu
res.
— (a
) It s
hall
be th
e du
ty o
f eve
ry
cand
idat
e, tr
easu
rer o
f the
pol
itica
l par
ty a
nd p
erso
n ac
ting
unde
r the
aut
horit
y of
suc
h ca
ndid
ate
or
treas
urer
to is
sue
a re
ceip
t for
eve
ry c
ontri
butio
n re
ceiv
ed a
nd to
obt
ain
and
keep
a re
ceip
t sta
ting
the
parti
cula
rs o
f eve
ry e
xpen
ditu
re m
ade.
(b) E
very
can
dida
te a
nd tr
easu
rer o
f the
par
ty s
hall
keep
det
aile
d, fu
ll, a
nd a
ccur
ate
reco
rds
of a
ll co
ntrib
utio
ns re
ceiv
ed a
nd e
xpen
ditu
res
incu
rred
by
him
and
by
thos
e ac
ting
unde
r his
aut
horit
y, s
ettin
g fo
rth th
erei
n al
l inf
orm
atio
n re
quire
d to
be
repo
rted.
(c) E
very
can
dida
te a
nd tr
easu
rer o
f the
par
ty s
hall
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t Phi
lippi
nes
45
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
be re
spon
sibl
e fo
r the
pre
serv
atio
n of
the
reco
rds
of
cont
ribut
ions
and
exp
endi
ture
s, to
geth
er w
ith a
ll pe
rtine
nt d
ocum
ents
, for
at l
east
thre
e ye
ars
afte
r th
e ho
ldin
g of
the
elec
tion
to w
hich
they
per
tain
and
fo
r the
ir pr
oduc
tion
for i
nspe
ctio
n by
the
Com
mis
sion
or
its
duly
aut
horiz
ed re
pres
enta
tive,
or u
pon
pres
enta
tion
of a
sub
poen
a du
ces
tecu
m d
uly
issu
ed
by th
e C
omm
issi
on. F
ailu
re o
f the
can
dida
te o
r tre
asur
er to
pre
serv
e su
ch re
cord
s or
doc
umen
ts
shal
l be
deem
ed p
rima
faci
e ev
iden
ce o
f vio
latio
n of
th
e pr
ovis
ions
of t
his
Artic
le. (
Sec.
56,
197
8 EC
)
x x
x
Sec
tion
109.
For
m a
nd c
onte
nts
of s
tate
men
t. —
Th
e st
atem
ent s
hall
be in
writ
ing,
sub
scrib
ed a
nd
swor
n to
by
the
cand
idat
e or
by
the
treas
urer
of t
he
party
, sha
ll be
com
plet
e as
of t
he d
ate
next
pr
eced
ing
the
date
of f
iling
and
shal
l set
forth
in
deta
il (a
) the
am
ount
of c
ontri
butio
n, th
e da
te o
f re
ceip
t, an
d th
e fu
ll na
me
and
exac
t add
ress
of t
he
pers
on fr
om w
hom
the
cont
ribut
ion
was
rece
ived
; (b)
th
e am
ount
of e
very
exp
endi
ture
, the
dat
e th
ereo
f, th
e fu
ll na
me
and
exac
t add
ress
of t
he p
erso
n to
w
hom
pay
men
t was
mad
e, a
nd th
e pu
rpos
e of
the
expe
nditu
re; (
c) a
ny u
npai
d ob
ligat
ion,
its
natu
re a
nd
amou
nt, a
nd to
who
m s
aid
oblig
atio
n is
ow
ing;
and
(d
) suc
h ot
her p
artic
ular
s w
hich
the
Com
mis
sion
m
ay re
quire
.
If th
e ca
ndid
ate
or tr
easu
rer o
f the
par
ty h
as
rece
ived
no
cont
ribut
ion,
mad
e no
exp
endi
ture
, or
has
no p
endi
ng o
blig
atio
n, th
e st
atem
ent s
hall
refle
ct
such
fact
.
Sec
tion
110.
Pre
serv
atio
n an
d in
spec
tion
of
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
46
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
stat
emen
ts. —
All
stat
emen
ts o
f con
tribu
tions
and
ex
pend
iture
s sh
all b
e ke
pt a
nd p
rese
rved
at t
he
offic
e w
here
they
are
file
d an
d sh
all c
onst
itute
par
t of
the
publ
ic re
cord
s th
ereo
f for
thre
e ye
ars
afte
r the
el
ectio
n to
whi
ch th
ey p
erta
in. T
hey
shal
l not
be
rem
oved
ther
efro
m e
xcep
t upo
n or
der o
f the
C
omm
issi
on o
r of a
com
pete
nt c
ourt
and
shal
l, du
ring
regu
lar o
ffice
hou
rs, b
e su
bjec
t and
ope
n to
in
spec
tion
by th
e pu
blic
. The
offi
cer i
n-ch
arge
th
ereo
f, sh
all,
on d
eman
d, fu
rnis
h ce
rtifie
d co
pies
of
any
stat
emen
t upo
n pa
ymen
t of t
he fe
e pr
escr
ibed
un
der S
ectio
n 27
0 he
reof
.
It s
hall
be th
e du
ty o
f the
Com
mis
sion
to e
xam
ine
all
stat
emen
ts o
f con
tribu
tions
and
exp
endi
ture
s of
ca
ndid
ates
and
pol
itica
l par
ties
to d
eter
min
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e pr
ovis
ions
of t
his
Artic
le.
Sec
tion
111.
Ef
fect
of f
ailu
re to
file
sta
tem
ent.
—
In a
dditi
on to
oth
er s
anct
ions
pro
vide
d in
this
Cod
e,
no p
erso
n el
ecte
d to
any
pub
lic o
ffice
sha
ll en
ter
upon
the
dutie
s of
his
offi
ce u
ntil
he h
as fi
led
the
stat
emen
t of c
ontri
butio
ns a
nd e
xpen
ditu
res
here
in
requ
ired.
The
sam
e pr
ohib
ition
sha
ll ap
ply
if th
e po
litic
al p
arty
w
hich
nom
inat
ed th
e w
inni
ng c
andi
date
fails
to fi
le
the
stat
emen
ts re
quire
d he
rein
with
in th
e pe
riod
pres
crib
ed b
y th
is C
ode.
Sec
tion
112.
Rep
ort o
f con
tract
or a
nd b
usin
ess
firm
s. —
Eve
ry p
erso
n or
firm
to w
hom
any
ele
ctor
al
expe
nditu
re is
mad
e sh
all,
with
in th
irty
days
afte
r the
da
y of
the
elec
tion,
file
with
the
Com
mis
sion
a re
port
setti
ng fo
rth th
e fu
ll na
mes
and
exa
ct a
ddre
sses
of
the
cand
idat
es, t
reas
urer
s of
pol
itica
l par
ties,
and
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
47
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
othe
r per
sons
incu
rring
suc
h ex
pend
iture
s, th
e na
ture
or p
urpo
se o
f eac
h ex
pend
iture
, the
dat
e an
d co
sts
ther
eof,
and
such
oth
er p
artic
ular
s as
the
Com
mis
sion
may
requ
ire. T
he re
port
shal
l be
sign
ed
and
swor
n to
by
the
supp
lier o
r con
tract
or, o
r in
case
of
a b
usin
ess
firm
or a
ssoc
iatio
n, b
y its
pre
side
nt o
r ge
nera
l man
ager
.
It s
hall
be th
e du
ty o
f suc
h pe
rson
or f
irm to
who
m
an e
lect
oral
exp
endi
ture
is m
ade
to re
quire
eve
ry
agen
t of a
can
dida
te o
r of t
he tr
easu
rer o
f a p
oliti
cal
party
to p
rese
nt w
ritte
n au
thor
ity to
incu
r ele
ctor
al
expe
nditu
res
in b
ehal
f of s
uch
cand
idat
e or
tre
asur
er, a
nd to
kee
p an
d pr
eser
ve a
t its
pla
ce o
f bu
sine
ss, s
ubje
ct to
insp
ectio
n by
the
Com
mis
sion
or
its
auth
oriz
ed re
pres
enta
tives
, cop
ies
of s
uch
writ
ten
auth
ority
, con
tract
s, v
ouch
ers,
invo
ices
and
ot
her r
ecor
ds a
nd d
ocum
ents
rela
tive
to s
aid
expe
nditu
res
for a
per
iod
of th
ree
year
s af
ter t
he
date
of t
he e
lect
ion
to w
hich
they
per
tain
.
It s
hall
be u
nlaw
ful f
or a
ny s
uppl
ier,
cont
ract
or o
r bu
sine
ss fi
rm to
ent
er in
to c
ontra
ct in
volv
ing
elec
tion
expe
nditu
res
with
repr
esen
tativ
es o
f can
dida
tes
or
polit
ical
par
ties
with
out s
uch
writ
ten
auth
ority
.”
g)
Sim
plifi
catio
n of
the
regu
lato
ry
envi
ronm
ent b
y ab
olis
hing
ove
rlapp
ing,
am
bigu
ous
or e
xces
sive
regu
latio
ns
that
bur
den
busi
ness
The
Boar
d of
Inve
stm
ent’s
(BO
I) fro
ntlin
e un
it, th
e O
ne-S
top
Actio
n C
ente
r (O
SAC
) ass
ists
inve
stor
s to
do
bus
ines
s in
the
Philip
pine
s un
der o
ne ro
of. I
t ho
uses
repr
esen
tativ
es fr
om d
iffer
ent g
over
nmen
t ag
enci
es w
ho a
nsw
er in
vest
ors’
inqu
iries
and
the
proc
ess
of in
vest
ors’
bus
ines
s re
gist
ratio
n. O
SAC
co
nduc
ts b
usin
ess
coun
selin
g; m
onito
rs th
e st
atus
of
inve
stor
s’ re
gist
ratio
n ap
plic
atio
ns; a
nd in
form
s in
vest
ors
of th
e ac
tion
take
n on
thei
r app
licat
ion
Boar
d of
Inve
stm
ent –
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
de a
nd
Indu
stry
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
48
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls.
corre
spon
ding
doc
umen
t or l
egal
text
) In
stitu
tion
in c
harg
e of
impl
emen
tatio
n (i.
e.
min
istry
, dep
artm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ex
tern
al o
vers
ight
bod
y et
c.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is
area
, i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es, o
utpu
ts a
nd ti
mef
ram
e.
with
in th
e sh
orte
st p
ossi
ble
time.
Thes
e re
pres
enta
tives
com
e fro
m th
e Bu
reau
of
Imm
igra
tion
(BI),
Cen
tral B
ank
of th
e Ph
ilippi
nes,
D
epar
tmen
t of L
abor
and
Em
ploy
men
t (D
OLE
), Se
curit
ies
and
Exch
ange
Com
mis
sion
(SEC
), an
d th
e Ph
ilippi
ne In
dust
rial E
stat
e As
soci
atio
n (P
HIL
EA).
Pill
ar I
I: S
tren
gthe
ning
Ant
i-br
iber
y A
ctio
ns a
nd P
rom
otin
g In
tegr
ity
in B
usin
ess
Ope
rati
ons
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
Effe
ctiv
e Pr
even
tion,
Inve
stig
atio
n an
d Pr
osec
utio
n: T
ake
effe
ctiv
e m
easu
res
to a
ctiv
ely
com
bat b
riber
y by
a)
Ensu
ring
the
exis
tenc
e of
le
gisl
atio
n w
ith d
issu
asiv
e sa
nctio
ns
whi
ch e
ffect
ivel
y an
d ac
tivel
y co
mba
t th
e of
fens
e of
brib
ery
of p
ublic
offi
cial
s
a.1.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
301
9, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e An
ti-G
raft
and
Cor
rupt
Pra
ctic
es A
ct
This
law
crim
inal
izes
cer
tain
act
s en
umer
ated
und
er
Sect
ion
3 th
ereo
f and
pro
vide
s fo
r the
cor
resp
ondi
ng
pena
lties
.
a.2.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
677
0, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e O
mbu
dsm
an A
ct o
f 198
9
The
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
(for
mer
ly
Tano
dbay
an) w
as c
reat
ed u
nder
the
1987
Phi
lippi
ne
Con
stitu
tion.
The
Act
ela
bora
tes
on th
e re
late
d co
nstit
utio
nal p
rovi
sion
s an
d de
fines
the
Om
buds
man
’s v
ery
exte
nsiv
e m
anda
te. T
he
Om
buds
man
’s p
ower
s in
clud
e th
e in
vest
igat
ion
of
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
Dep
artm
ent o
f Jus
tice
Hou
se B
ill N
o. 6
86 d
ecla
res
infra
stru
ctur
e pr
ojec
ts
cons
truct
ed b
elow
the
pres
crib
ed s
tand
ards
or
spec
ifica
tions
as
prim
a fa
cie
evid
ence
of g
raft
and
corru
ptio
n. T
he B
ill, if
pas
sed
into
law
, will
effe
ctiv
ely
amen
d Se
ctio
ns 4
& 8
of R
epub
lic A
ct
No.
301
9 by
way
of a
ddin
g th
erei
n th
is m
atte
r of
prim
a fa
cie
evid
ence
. The
Bill
acts
as
a de
terre
nce
for o
ffici
als
to a
ccep
t brib
es in
exc
hang
e fo
r iss
uing
ce
rtific
ates
of a
ccep
tanc
e fo
r inf
rast
ruct
ure
proj
ects
w
hich
are
stru
ctur
ally
uns
ound
.
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
49
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
any
act o
r om
issi
on, w
hich
app
ears
to b
e ille
gal,
unju
st, i
mpr
oper
or i
neffi
cien
t. Th
e O
mbu
dsm
an’s
di
scip
linar
y ju
risdi
ctio
n ex
tend
s ov
er a
ll el
ectiv
e an
d ap
poin
tive
offic
ials
of t
he g
over
nmen
t (in
clud
ing
mem
bers
of t
he C
abin
et),
exce
pt th
ose
who
may
be
rem
oved
onl
y by
impe
achm
ent,
the
Mem
bers
of
Con
gres
s an
d th
e Ju
dici
ary.
The
Om
buds
man
may
in
stitu
te p
rose
cutio
n or
dire
ct a
ny o
ffice
r to
perfo
rm
and
expe
dite
any
act
or d
uty
requ
ired
by la
w, o
r to
stop
, pre
vent
and
cor
rect
any
abu
se o
r im
prop
riety
in
the
perfo
rman
ce o
f dut
ies,
or t
o ta
ke a
ppro
pria
te
actio
n ag
ains
t a p
ublic
offi
cer o
r em
ploy
ee a
t fau
lt.
He
may
als
o re
com
men
d to
the
Pres
iden
t and
to
Con
gres
s th
e re
peal
or a
men
dmen
t of a
ny la
w o
r re
gula
tion
that
he
cons
ider
s to
be
unfa
ir or
unj
ust.
a.3.
Titl
e VI
I of t
he R
evis
ed P
enal
Cod
e
Artic
le 2
10 o
f the
Rev
ised
Pen
al C
ode
(Dire
ct
Brib
ery)
Artic
le 2
11 o
f the
Rev
ised
Pen
al C
ode
(Indi
rect
Br
iber
y)
Artic
le 2
11-A
of t
he R
evis
ed P
enal
Cod
e (Q
ualif
ied
Brib
ery)
Artic
le 2
12 o
f the
Rev
ised
Pen
al C
ode
(Cor
rupt
ion
of
Publ
ic O
ffici
als)
a.4.
Pres
iden
tial D
ecre
e N
o. 4
6
P.D
. No.
46
mak
es it
pun
isha
ble
for p
ublic
offi
cial
s an
d em
ploy
ees
to re
ceiv
e, a
nd fo
r priv
ate
pers
ons,
to
giv
e, g
ifts
on a
ny o
ccas
ion,
incl
udin
g C
hris
tmas
.
a.5.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
671
3, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e C
ode
of C
ondu
ct a
nd E
thic
al S
tand
ards
for P
ublic
of
ficia
ls a
nd E
mpl
oyee
s
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
50
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
a.6.
R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 7
080,
as
amen
ded,
An
Act D
efin
ing
and
Pena
lizin
g th
e C
rime
of P
lund
er,
parti
cula
rly S
ectio
ns 1
(d),
2 an
d 6
ther
eof,
whi
ch
prov
ide:
“Sec
tion
1. D
efin
ition
of T
erm
s. —
As
used
in th
is
Act,
the
term
—
x x
x
d) ‘
Ill-g
otte
n w
ealth
’ mea
ns a
ny a
sset
, pro
perty
, bu
sine
ss e
nter
pris
e or
mat
eria
l pos
sess
ion
of a
ny
pers
on w
ithin
the
purv
iew
of S
ectio
n 2
here
of,
acqu
ired
by h
im d
irect
ly o
r ind
irect
ly th
roug
h du
mm
ies,
nom
inee
s, a
gent
s, s
ubor
dina
tes
and/
or
busi
ness
ass
ocia
tes
by a
ny c
ombi
natio
n or
ser
ies
of
the
follo
win
g m
eans
or s
imila
r sch
emes
:
1)
Thro
ugh
mis
-app
ropr
iatio
n, c
onve
rsio
n,
mis
use,
or m
alve
rsat
ion
of p
ublic
fund
s or
raid
s on
th
e pu
blic
trea
sury
;
2)
By re
ceiv
ing,
dire
ctly
or i
ndire
ctly
, any
co
mm
issi
on, g
ift, s
hare
, per
cent
age,
kic
kbac
ks o
r an
y ot
her f
orm
of p
ecun
iary
ben
efit
from
any
per
son
and/
or e
ntity
in c
onne
ctio
n w
ith a
ny g
over
nmen
t co
ntra
ct o
r pro
ject
or b
y re
ason
of t
he o
ffice
or
posi
tion
of th
e pu
blic
offi
cer c
once
rned
;
3)
By th
e ille
gal o
r fra
udul
ent c
onve
yanc
e or
dis
posi
tion
of a
sset
s be
long
ing
to th
e N
atio
nal
Gov
ernm
ent o
r any
of i
ts s
ubdi
visi
ons,
age
ncie
s or
in
stru
men
talit
ies
or g
over
nmen
t-ow
ned
or –
cont
rolle
d co
rpor
atio
ns a
nd th
eir s
ubsi
diar
ies;
4)
By o
btai
ning
, rec
eivi
ng o
r acc
eptin
g di
rect
ly o
r ind
irect
ly a
ny s
hare
s of
sto
ck, e
quity
or
any
othe
r for
m o
f int
eres
t or p
artic
ipat
ion
incl
udin
g
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
51
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
prom
ise
of fu
ture
em
ploy
men
t in
any
busi
ness
en
terp
rise
or u
nder
taki
ng;
5)
By e
stab
lishi
ng a
gric
ultu
ral,
indu
stria
l or
com
mer
cial
mon
opol
ies
or o
ther
com
bina
tions
an
d/or
impl
emen
tatio
n of
dec
rees
and
ord
ers
inte
nded
to b
enef
it pa
rticu
lar p
erso
ns o
r spe
cial
in
tere
sts;
or
6)
By ta
king
und
ue a
dvan
tage
of o
ffici
al
posi
tion,
aut
horit
y, re
latio
nshi
p, c
onne
ctio
n or
in
fluen
ce to
unj
ustly
enr
ich
him
self
or th
emse
lves
at
the
expe
nse
and
to th
e da
mag
e an
d pr
ejud
ice
of th
e Fi
lipin
o pe
ople
and
the
Rep
ublic
of t
he P
hilip
pine
s.
Sec
tion
2. D
efin
ition
of t
he C
rime
of P
lund
er;
Pena
lties
. — A
ny p
ublic
offi
cer w
ho, b
y hi
mse
lf or
in
conn
ivan
ce w
ith m
embe
rs o
f his
fam
ily, r
elat
ives
by
affin
ity o
r con
sang
uini
ty, b
usin
ess
asso
ciat
es,
subo
rdin
ates
or o
ther
per
sons
, am
asse
s,
accu
mul
ates
or a
cqui
res
ill-go
tten
wea
lth th
roug
h a
com
bina
tion
or s
erie
s of
ove
rt or
crim
inal
act
s as
de
scrib
ed in
Sec
tion
1 (d
) her
eof i
n th
e ag
greg
ate
amou
nt o
r tot
al v
alue
of a
t lea
st fi
fty m
illion
pes
os
(P50
,000
,000
.00)
sha
ll be
gui
lty o
f the
crim
e of
pl
unde
r and
sha
ll be
pun
ishe
d by
recl
usio
n pe
rpet
ua
to d
eath
. Any
per
son
who
par
ticip
ated
with
the
said
pu
blic
offi
cer i
n th
e co
mm
issi
on o
f an
offe
nse
cont
ribut
ing
to th
e cr
ime
of p
lund
er s
hall
likew
ise
be
puni
shed
for s
uch
offe
nse.
In th
e im
posi
tion
of
pena
lties
, the
deg
ree
of p
artic
ipat
ion
and
the
atte
ndan
ce o
f miti
gatin
g an
d ex
tenu
atin
g ci
rcum
stan
ces,
as
prov
ided
by
the
Rev
ised
Pen
al
Cod
e, s
hall
be c
onsi
dere
d by
the
cour
t. Th
e co
urt
shal
l dec
lare
any
and
all
ill-go
tten
wea
lth a
nd th
eir
inte
rest
s an
d ot
her i
ncom
es a
nd a
sset
s in
clud
ing
the
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
52
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
prop
ertie
s an
d sh
ares
of s
tock
s de
rived
from
the
depo
sit o
r inv
estm
ent t
here
of fo
rfeite
d in
favo
r of t
he
Stat
e. (A
s Am
ende
d by
R.A
. 765
9)
x x
x
Sec
tion
6. P
resc
riptio
n of
Crim
es. —
The
crim
e pu
nish
able
und
er th
is A
ct s
hall
pres
crib
e in
twen
ty
(20)
yea
rs. H
owev
er, t
he ri
ght o
f the
Sta
te to
reco
ver
prop
ertie
s un
law
fully
acq
uire
d by
pub
lic o
ffice
rs fr
om
them
or f
rom
thei
r nom
inee
s or
tran
sfer
ees
shal
l not
be
bar
red
by p
resc
riptio
n, la
ches
, or e
stop
pel.”
a.7.
R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 1
379,
An
Act D
ecla
ring
Forfe
iture
In F
avor
Of T
he S
tate
Any
Pro
perty
Fou
nd
To H
ave
Been
Unl
awfu
lly A
cqui
red
By A
ny P
ublic
O
ffice
r Or E
mpl
oyee
And
Pro
vidi
ng F
or T
he
Proc
eedi
ngs
Ther
efor
Und
er s
aid
law
, whe
neve
r any
pub
lic o
ffice
r or
empl
oyee
has
acq
uire
d du
ring
his
incu
mbe
ncy
an
amou
nt o
f pro
perty
whi
ch is
man
ifest
ly o
ut o
f pr
opor
tion
to h
is s
alar
y as
suc
h pu
blic
offi
cer o
r em
ploy
ee a
nd to
his
oth
er la
wfu
l inc
ome
and
the
inco
me
from
legi
timat
ely
acqu
ired
prop
erty
, sai
d pr
oper
ty s
hall
be p
resu
med
prim
a fa
cie
to h
ave
been
un
law
fully
acq
uire
d. If
the
resp
onde
nt is
una
ble
to
show
to th
e sa
tisfa
ctio
n of
the
cour
t tha
t he
has
law
fully
acq
uire
d th
e pr
oper
ty in
que
stio
n, th
en th
e co
urt s
hall
decl
are
such
pro
perty
forfe
ited
in fa
vor o
f th
e St
ate,
and
by
virtu
e of
suc
h ju
dgm
ent,
the
prop
erty
sha
ll be
com
e pr
oper
ty o
f the
Sta
te. T
he
Cou
rt m
ay, i
n ad
ditio
n, re
fer t
he c
ase
to th
e co
rresp
ondi
ng E
xecu
tive
Dep
artm
ent f
or
adm
inis
trativ
e or
crim
inal
act
ion,
or b
oth.
The
law
s co
ncer
ning
acq
uisi
tive
pres
crip
tion
and
limita
tion
of
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
53
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
actio
ns c
anno
t be
invo
ked
by, n
or s
hall
they
ben
efit
the
resp
onde
nt, i
n re
spec
t of a
ny p
rope
rty u
nlaw
fully
ac
quire
d by
him
.
a.8.
Sec
tions
8 a
nd 9
of R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 3
019,
ot
herw
ise
know
n as
the
Anti-
Gra
ft an
d C
orru
pt
Prac
tices
Act
, as
amen
ded
by B
atas
Pam
bans
a Bl
g.
195:
“Sec
tion
8. P
rima
faci
e ev
iden
ce o
f and
dis
mis
sal
due
to u
nexp
lain
ed w
ealth
. — If
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith
the
prov
isio
ns o
f Rep
ublic
Act
Num
bere
d O
ne
thou
sand
thre
e hu
ndre
d se
vent
y-ni
ne, a
pub
lic
offic
ial h
as b
een
foun
d to
hav
e ac
quire
d du
ring
his
incu
mbe
ncy,
whe
ther
in h
is n
ame
or in
the
nam
e of
ot
her p
erso
ns, a
n am
ount
of p
rope
rty a
nd/o
r mon
ey
man
ifest
ly o
ut o
f pro
porti
on to
his
sal
ary
and
to h
is
othe
r law
ful i
ncom
e, th
at fa
ct s
hall
be a
gro
und
for
dism
issa
l or r
emov
al. P
rope
rties
in th
e na
me
of th
e sp
ouse
and
dep
ende
nts
of s
uch
publ
ic o
ffici
al m
ay
be ta
ken
into
con
side
ratio
n, w
hen
thei
r acq
uisi
tion
thro
ugh
legi
timat
e m
eans
can
not b
e sa
tisfa
ctor
ily
show
n. B
ank
depo
sits
in th
e na
me
of o
r man
ifest
ly
exce
ssiv
e ex
pend
iture
s in
curre
d by
the
publ
ic
offic
ial,
his
spou
se o
r any
of t
heir
depe
nden
ts
incl
udin
g bu
t not
lim
ited
to a
ctiv
ities
in a
ny c
lub
or
asso
ciat
ion
or a
ny o
sten
tatio
us d
ispl
ay o
f wea
lth
incl
udin
g fre
quen
t tra
vel a
broa
d of
a n
on-o
ffici
al
char
acte
r by
any
publ
ic o
ffici
al w
hen
such
act
iviti
es
enta
il ex
pens
es e
vide
ntly
out
of p
ropo
rtion
to
legi
timat
e in
com
e, s
hall
likew
ise
be ta
ken
into
co
nsid
erat
ion
in th
e en
forc
emen
t of t
his
sect
ion,
no
twith
stan
ding
any
pro
visi
on o
f law
to th
e co
ntra
ry.
The
circ
umst
ance
s he
rein
abov
e m
entio
ned
shal
l co
nstit
ute
valid
gro
und
for t
he a
dmin
istra
tive
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
54
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
susp
ensi
on o
f the
pub
lic o
ffici
al c
once
rned
for a
n in
defin
ite p
erio
d un
til th
e in
vest
igat
ion
of th
e un
expl
aine
d w
ealth
is c
ompl
eted
.
Sec
tion
9. P
enal
ties
for v
iola
tions
. — (a
) Any
pub
lic
offic
er o
r priv
ate
pers
on c
omm
ittin
g an
y of
the
unla
wfu
l act
s or
om
issi
ons
enum
erat
ed in
Sec
tions
3,
4, 5
and
6 o
f thi
s Ac
t sha
ll be
pun
ishe
d w
ith
impr
ison
men
t for
not
less
than
six
yea
rs a
nd o
ne
mon
th n
or m
ore
than
fifte
en y
ears
, per
petu
al
disq
ualif
icat
ion
from
pub
lic o
ffice
, and
con
fisca
tion
or
forfe
iture
in fa
vor o
f the
Gov
ernm
ent o
f any
pr
ohib
ited
inte
rest
and
une
xpla
ined
wea
lth
man
ifest
ly o
ut o
f pro
porti
on to
his
sal
ary
and
othe
r la
wfu
l inc
ome.
Any
com
plai
ning
par
ty a
t who
se c
ompl
aint
the
crim
inal
pro
secu
tion
was
initi
ated
sha
ll, in
cas
e of
co
nvic
tion
of th
e ac
cuse
d, b
e en
title
d to
reco
ver i
n th
e cr
imin
al a
ctio
n w
ith p
riorit
y ov
er th
e fo
rfeitu
re in
fa
vor o
f the
Gov
ernm
ent,
the
amou
nt o
f mon
ey o
r th
e th
ing
he m
ay h
ave
give
n to
the
accu
sed,
or t
he
fair
valu
e of
suc
h th
ing.
(b) A
ny p
ublic
offi
cer v
iola
ting
any
of th
e pr
ovis
ions
of
Sec
tion
7 of
this
Act
sha
ll be
pun
ishe
d by
a fi
ne o
f no
t les
s th
an o
ne th
ousa
nd p
esos
nor
mor
e th
an fi
ve
thou
sand
pes
os, o
r by
impr
ison
men
t not
exc
eedi
ng
one
year
and
six
mon
ths,
or b
y bo
th s
uch
fine
and
impr
ison
men
t, at
the
disc
retio
n of
the
Cou
rt.
The
vio
latio
n of
sai
d se
ctio
n pr
oven
in a
pro
per
adm
inis
trativ
e pr
ocee
ding
sha
ll be
suf
ficie
nt c
ause
fo
r rem
oval
or d
ism
issa
l of a
pub
lic o
ffice
r, ev
en if
no
crim
inal
pro
secu
tion
is in
stitu
ted
agai
nst h
im.”
a.9.
Se
ctio
n 15
, Arti
cle
XI o
f the
198
7
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
55
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
Con
stitu
tion:
“Sec
tion
15. T
he ri
ght o
f the
Sta
te to
reco
ver
prop
ertie
s un
law
fully
acq
uire
d by
pub
lic o
ffici
als
and
empl
oyee
s, fr
om th
em o
r fro
m th
eir n
omin
ees
or
trans
fere
es, s
hall
not b
e ba
rred
by p
resc
riptio
n,
lach
es, o
r est
oppe
l.”
b) E
nsur
ing
the
exis
tenc
e an
d ef
fect
ive
enfo
rcem
ent o
f ant
i-mon
ey
laun
derin
g le
gisl
atio
n th
at p
rovi
de fo
r su
bsta
ntia
l crim
inal
pen
altie
s fo
r the
la
unde
ring
of th
e pr
ocee
ds o
f co
rrupt
ion
and
crim
e co
nsis
tent
with
th
e la
w o
f eac
h co
untry
b.1.
R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 9
160,
oth
erw
ise
know
n as
the
Anti-
Mon
ey L
aund
erin
g Ac
t of 2
001,
def
ines
th
e cr
ime
of m
oney
laun
derin
g an
d pr
ovid
es p
enal
ty
ther
efor
.
b.2.
R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 9
194,
An
Act A
men
ding
R
epub
lic A
ct 9
160,
oth
erw
ise
know
n as
the
Anti-
Mon
ey L
aund
erin
g Ac
t 200
1.
The
said
law
pro
vide
s th
at m
oney
laun
derin
g is
co
mm
itted
by
any
pers
on k
now
ing
that
any
mon
etar
y in
stru
men
t or p
rope
rty re
pres
ents
, inv
olve
s, o
r re
late
s to
, the
pro
ceed
s of
any
unl
awfu
l act
ivity
, tra
nsac
ts o
r atte
mpt
s to
tran
sact
sai
d m
onet
ary
inst
rum
ent o
r pro
perty
. Thi
s is
in c
onso
nanc
e w
ith
the
polic
y of
the
Stat
e to
ens
ure
that
the
Philip
pine
s is
not
use
d as
a m
oney
laun
derin
g si
te, t
rans
it po
int
and
have
n fo
r the
pro
ceed
s of
crim
inal
and
unl
awfu
l of
fens
es c
omm
itted
abr
oad.
Anti-
Mon
ey L
aund
erin
g C
ounc
il (A
MLC
) Th
e Im
plem
entin
g R
ules
and
Reg
ulat
ions
on
RA
9160
hav
e be
en re
cent
ly is
sued
.
c)
Ensu
ring
the
exis
tenc
e an
d en
forc
emen
t of r
ules
to e
nsur
e th
at
brib
ery
offe
nses
are
thor
ough
ly
inve
stig
ated
and
pro
secu
ted
by
com
pete
nt a
utho
ritie
s; th
ese
auth
oriti
es
shou
ld b
e em
pow
ered
to o
rder
that
ba
nk, f
inan
cial
or c
omm
erci
al re
cord
s be
mad
e av
aila
ble
or b
e se
ized
and
c.1.
The
198
7 Ph
ilippi
ne C
onst
itutio
n an
d R
epub
lic
Act N
o. 6
770,
oth
erw
ise
know
n as
the
“Om
buds
man
Ac
t of 1
989”
, gra
nts
to th
e O
mbu
dsm
an th
e po
wer
to
inve
stig
ate
and
to re
quire
the
prod
uctio
n an
d in
spec
tion
of re
cord
s an
d do
cum
ents
. R.A
677
0,
espe
cial
ly S
ectio
n 15
(8)th
ereo
f pro
vide
s am
ong
othe
rs, t
he fo
llow
ing
pow
ers,
func
tions
and
dut
ies
of
the
Om
buds
man
, to
wit:
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
(OM
B)
Anti-
Mon
ey L
aund
erin
g C
ounc
il
i) U
nder
the
1987
Phi
lippi
ne C
onst
itutio
n, th
e w
hole
arti
cle
on A
ccou
ntab
ility
of P
ublic
Offi
cers
is
devo
ted
to th
e su
bjec
t of “
Hon
esty
and
Inte
grity
in
Publ
ic S
ervi
ce”.
The
polic
y of
full
disc
losu
re
enun
ciat
ed in
Sec
tion
28 c
ompl
emen
ts th
e rig
ht o
f ac
cess
to in
form
atio
n on
mat
ters
of p
ublic
con
cern
fo
und
in th
e Bi
ll of
Rig
hts.
How
ever
, in
Mar
quez
vs.
Des
ierto
, G.R
. No.
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
56
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
that
ban
k se
crec
y be
lifte
d “(
8) A
dmin
iste
r oat
hs, i
ssue
sub
poen
as a
nd
subp
oena
duc
es te
cum
, and
take
test
imon
y in
any
in
vest
igat
ion
or in
quiry
, inc
ludi
ng th
e po
wer
to
exam
ine
and
have
acc
ess
to b
ank
acco
unts
and
re
cord
s.
(9) P
unis
h fo
r con
tem
pt in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
Rul
es o
f Cou
rt an
d un
der t
he s
ame
proc
edur
e an
d w
ith th
e sa
me
pena
lties
pro
vide
d th
erei
n.”
Also
, the
sai
d la
w in
Sec
tion
23 th
ereo
f, pr
ovid
es
that
“(3)
(I)n
any
inve
stig
atio
n un
der t
his
Act,
the
Om
buds
man
may
: (a)
ent
er a
nd in
spec
t the
pr
emis
es o
f any
offi
ce, a
genc
y, c
omm
issi
on o
r tri
buna
l; (b
) exa
min
e an
d ha
ve a
cces
s to
any
boo
k,
reco
rd, f
ile, d
ocum
ent o
r pap
er; a
nd (c
) hol
d pr
ivat
e he
arin
gs w
ith b
oth
the
com
plai
ning
indi
vidu
al a
nd th
e of
ficia
l con
cern
ed.”
c.2.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
916
0, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e An
ti-M
oney
Lau
nder
ing
Act o
f 200
1, g
rant
s th
e An
ti-M
oney
Lau
nder
ing
Cou
ncil
(AM
LC) t
he a
utho
rity
to
issu
e fre
eze
orde
r upo
n a
dete
rmin
atio
n th
at
prob
able
cau
se e
xist
s th
at a
ny d
epos
it or
sim
ilar
acco
unt i
s in
any
way
rela
ted
to a
n un
law
ful a
ctiv
ity.
The
AMLC
may
like
wis
e in
quire
into
or e
xam
ine
any
parti
cula
r dep
osit
or in
vest
men
t with
any
ban
king
in
stitu
tion
or n
on-b
ank
finan
cial
inst
itutio
n up
on o
rder
of
any
com
pete
nt c
ourt
in c
ases
of v
iola
tion
of th
e Ac
t whe
n it
has
been
est
ablis
hed
that
ther
e is
pr
obab
le c
ause
that
the
depo
sits
or i
nves
tmen
ts
invo
lved
are
in a
ny w
ay re
late
d to
a m
oney
la
unde
ring
offe
nse.
Sec
tions
10
and
11 o
f Rep
ublic
Ac
t No.
916
0 pr
ovid
e:
“Sec
tion
10. A
utho
rity
to F
reez
e. —
Upo
n
1358
82, t
he O
mbu
dsm
an w
as o
rder
ed b
y th
e Su
prem
e C
ourt
to c
ease
and
des
ist f
rom
requ
iring
U
nion
Ban
k M
anag
er L
ourd
es T
. Mrq
uez,
or
anyo
ne in
her
pla
ce to
com
ply
with
the
Ord
er to
pr
oduc
e se
vera
l ban
k do
cum
ents
for p
urpo
ses
of
insp
ectio
n in
cam
era
rela
tive
to v
ario
us a
ccou
nts
mai
ntai
ned
at U
nion
Ban
k of
the
Philip
pine
s. T
o ta
ckle
the
issu
e of
whe
ther
the
orde
r of t
he
Om
buds
man
to h
ave
an in
cam
era
insp
ectio
n of
th
e qu
estio
ned
bank
acc
ount
is a
llow
ed a
s an
ex
cept
ion
to th
e la
w o
n se
crec
y of
ban
k de
posi
ts
(R.A
. No.
140
5), t
he S
upre
me
Cou
rt in
an
en b
anc
deci
sion
, hel
d th
at “b
efor
e an
in c
amer
a in
spec
tion
may
be
allo
wed
, the
re m
ust b
e a
pend
ing
case
be
fore
a c
ourt
of c
ompe
tent
juris
dict
ion.
Fur
ther
, th
e ac
coun
t mus
t be
clea
rly id
entif
ied,
the
insp
ectio
n lim
ited
to th
e su
bjec
t mat
ter o
f the
pe
ndin
g ca
se b
efor
e th
e co
urt o
f com
pete
nt
juris
dict
ion.
The
ban
k pe
rson
nel a
nd th
e ac
coun
t ho
lder
mus
t be
notif
ied
to b
e pr
esen
t dur
ing
the
insp
ectio
n, a
nd s
uch
insp
ectio
n m
ay c
over
onl
y th
e ac
coun
t ide
ntifi
ed in
the
pend
ing
case
. In
the
case
at
bar
, the
re is
yet
no
pend
ing
litig
atio
n be
fore
any
co
urt o
f com
pete
nt a
utho
rity.
Wha
t is
exis
ting
is a
n in
vest
igat
ion
by th
e O
ffice
of t
he O
mbu
dsm
an. x
x
x C
lear
ly, t
here
was
no
pend
ing
case
in c
ourt
whi
ch w
ould
war
rant
the
open
ing
of th
e ba
nk
acco
unt f
or in
spec
tion.
”
ii)
Hou
se B
ill N
o. 2
391,
Req
uirin
g Pu
blic
O
ffici
als
and
Empl
oyee
s to
Sub
mit
a W
ritte
n Pe
rmis
sion
or W
aive
r in
Favo
r of t
he O
mbu
dsm
an
to L
ook
into
All
Dep
osits
of W
hate
ver N
atur
e w
ith
Bank
s or
Ban
king
Inst
itutio
ns
AD
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EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
57
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
dete
rmin
atio
n th
at p
roba
ble
caus
e ex
ists
that
any
de
posi
t or s
imila
r acc
ount
is in
any
way
rela
ted
to a
n un
law
ful a
ctiv
ity, t
he A
MLC
may
issu
e a
freez
e or
der,
whi
ch s
hall
be e
ffect
ive
imm
edia
tely
, on
the
acco
unt f
or a
per
iod
not e
xcee
ding
fifte
en (1
5) d
ays.
N
otic
e to
the
depo
sito
r tha
t his
acc
ount
has
bee
n fro
zen
shal
l be
issu
ed s
imul
tane
ousl
y w
ith th
e is
suan
ce o
f the
free
ze o
rder
. The
dep
osito
r sha
ll ha
ve s
even
ty-tw
o (7
2) h
ours
upo
n re
ceip
t of t
he
notic
e to
exp
lain
why
the
freez
e or
der s
houl
d be
lif
ted.
The
AM
LC h
as s
even
ty-tw
o (7
2) h
ours
to
disp
ose
of th
e de
posi
tor’s
exp
lana
tion.
If it
fails
to a
ct
with
in s
even
ty-tw
o (7
2) h
ours
from
rece
ipt o
f the
de
posi
tor’s
exp
lana
tion,
the
freez
e or
der s
hall
auto
mat
ical
ly b
e di
ssol
ved.
The
fifte
en (1
5)-d
ay
freez
e or
der o
f the
AM
LC m
ay b
e ex
tend
ed u
pon
orde
r of t
he c
ourt,
pro
vide
d th
at th
e fif
teen
(15)
-day
pe
riod
shal
l be
tolle
d pe
ndin
g th
e co
urt’s
dec
isio
n to
ex
tend
the
perio
d. N
o co
urt s
hall
issu
e a
tem
pora
ry
rest
rain
ing
orde
r or w
rit o
f inj
unct
ion
agai
nst a
ny
freez
e or
der i
ssue
d by
the
AMLC
exc
ept t
he C
ourt
of
Appe
als
or th
e Su
prem
e C
ourt.
Sec
tion
11. A
utho
rity
to In
quire
into
Ban
k D
epos
its.
— N
otw
ithst
andi
ng th
e pr
ovis
ions
of R
epub
lic A
ct
No.
140
5, a
s am
ende
d; R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 6
426,
as
amen
ded;
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
879
1, a
nd o
ther
law
s,
the
AMLC
may
inqu
ire in
to o
r exa
min
e an
y pa
rticu
lar
depo
sit o
r inv
estm
ent w
ith a
ny b
anki
ng in
stitu
tion
or
non-
bank
fina
ncia
l ins
titut
ion
upon
ord
er o
f any
co
mpe
tent
cou
rt in
cas
es o
f vio
latio
n of
this
Act
w
hen
it ha
s be
en e
stab
lishe
d th
at th
ere
is p
roba
ble
caus
e th
at th
e de
posi
ts o
r inv
estm
ents
invo
lved
are
in
any
way
rela
ted
to a
mon
ey la
unde
ring
offe
nse:
This
pro
pose
d m
easu
re s
eeks
to a
men
d th
e Ba
nk
Secr
ecy
Law
(R.A
. No.
140
5) b
y al
low
ing
the
Om
buds
man
to lo
ok in
to b
ank
reco
rds,
incl
udin
g ba
nk d
epos
its, o
f sus
pect
ed c
orru
pt g
over
nmen
t of
ficia
ls a
nd e
mpl
oyee
s.
The
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
is s
trong
ly
supp
ortin
g th
is in
itiat
ive
prim
arily
to re
gain
the
pow
er o
f the
Offi
ce to
exa
min
e ba
nk re
cord
s in
the
exer
cise
of i
ts in
vest
igat
ive
and
pros
ecut
oria
l fu
nctio
ns a
s st
ated
in R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 6
770
(Om
buds
man
Act
of 1
989)
whi
ch p
ower
was
vi
rtual
ly re
mov
ed b
y a
Supr
eme
Cou
rt de
cisi
on
prom
ulga
ted
in 2
001
in th
e ca
se e
ntitl
ed M
arqu
ez
v. D
esie
rto, d
ocke
ted
as G
.R. N
o. 1
3588
2.
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
58
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
Prov
ided
, Tha
t thi
s pr
ovis
ion
shal
l not
app
ly to
de
posi
ts a
nd in
vest
men
ts m
ade
prio
r to
the
effe
ctiv
ity o
f thi
s Ac
t.”
d) S
treng
then
ing
of in
vest
igat
ive
and
pros
ecut
oria
l cap
aciti
es b
y fo
ster
ing
inte
r-age
ncy
coop
erat
ion,
by
ensu
ring
that
inve
stig
atio
n an
d pr
osec
utio
n ar
e fre
e fro
m im
prop
er in
fluen
ce a
nd h
ave
effe
ctiv
e m
eans
for g
athe
ring
evid
ence
, by
pro
tect
ing
thos
e pe
rson
s he
lpin
g th
e au
thor
ities
in c
omba
ting
corru
ptio
n,
and
by p
rovi
ding
app
ropr
iate
trai
ning
an
d fin
anci
al re
sour
ces
d.1.
Sec
tion
9 of
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
137
9, A
n Ac
t D
ecla
ring
Forfe
iture
In F
avor
Of T
he S
tate
Any
Pr
oper
ty F
ound
To
Hav
e Be
en U
nlaw
fully
Acq
uire
d By
Any
Pub
lic O
ffice
r Or E
mpl
oyee
And
Pro
vidi
ng
For T
he P
roce
edin
gs T
here
for:
“Sec
tion
9. Im
mun
ity. —
The
Sol
icito
r Gen
eral
may
gr
ant i
mm
unity
from
crim
inal
pro
secu
tion
to a
ny
pers
on w
ho te
stifi
es to
the
unla
wfu
l man
ner i
n w
hich
th
e re
spon
dent
has
acq
uire
d an
y of
the
prop
erty
in
ques
tion
in c
ases
whe
re s
uch
test
imon
y is
ne
cess
ary
to p
rove
vio
latio
ns o
f thi
s Ac
t.”
d.2.
Sec
tions
17
and
32 o
f Rep
ublic
Act
No.
677
0, a
s am
ende
d, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as T
he O
mbu
dsm
an A
ct
of 1
989:
“Sec
tion
17. I
mm
uniti
es. —
In a
ll he
arin
gs, i
nqui
ries,
an
d pr
ocee
ding
s of
the
Om
buds
man
, inc
ludi
ng
prel
imin
ary
inve
stig
atio
ns o
f offe
nses
, nor
per
son
subp
oena
ed to
test
ify a
s a
witn
ess
shal
l be
excu
sed
from
atte
ndin
g an
d te
stify
ing
or fr
om p
rodu
cing
bo
oks,
pap
ers,
cor
resp
onde
nce,
mem
oran
da a
nd/o
r ot
her r
ecor
ds o
n th
e gr
ound
that
the
test
imon
y or
ev
iden
ce, d
ocum
enta
ry o
r oth
erw
ise,
requ
ired
of
him
, may
tend
to in
crim
inat
e hi
m o
r sub
ject
him
to
pros
ecut
ion:
Pro
vide
d, T
hat n
o pe
rson
sha
ll be
pr
osec
uted
crim
inal
ly fo
r or o
n ac
coun
t of a
ny m
atte
r co
ncer
ning
whi
ch h
e is
com
pelle
d, a
fter h
avin
g cl
aim
ed th
e pr
ivile
ge a
gain
st s
elf-i
ncrim
inat
ion,
to
test
ify a
nd p
rodu
ce e
vide
nce,
doc
umen
tary
or
othe
rwis
e.
Dep
artm
ent o
f Jus
tice
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
Dep
artm
ent o
f For
eign
Affa
irs
The
INTE
R-A
GEN
CY
ANTI
-GR
AFT
CO
OR
DIN
ATIN
G C
OU
NC
IL (I
AAG
CC
) is
com
pose
d of
the
head
s of
the
follo
win
g:
1. C
omm
issi
on o
n Au
dit
2. C
ivil
Serv
ice
Com
mis
sion
3.
Nat
iona
l Bur
eau
of In
vest
igat
ion
4.
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
5.
Pres
iden
tial A
nti-G
raft
Com
mis
sion
Purs
uant
to th
e re
solu
tion
issu
ed b
y th
e IA
AGC
C,
the
Cou
ncil
form
ed th
e IN
TER
-AG
ENC
Y C
ON
SULT
ATIV
E C
OM
MIT
TEE
(Con
sulC
om)
com
pose
d of
the
auth
oriz
ed re
pres
enta
tives
from
ea
ch m
embe
r-age
ncy
with
a ra
nk n
ot lo
wer
than
a
depu
ty c
omm
issi
oner
, ass
ista
nt s
ecre
tary
, or a
n of
ficer
of e
quiv
alen
t ran
k.
Inte
r-Age
ncy
Anti-
Gra
ft C
oord
inat
ing
Cou
ncil
Gui
delin
es o
f Coo
pera
tion
Hea
ds o
f age
ncie
s en
gage
d in
the
mai
nten
ance
of
inte
grity
and
effi
cien
cy in
gov
ernm
ent b
ound
to
geth
er to
coo
rdin
ate
and
assi
st e
ach
othe
r in
the
com
mon
figh
t aga
inst
gra
ft an
d co
rrupt
ion.
The
ca
pabi
lity
of e
ach
mem
ber-a
genc
y in
per
form
ing
its
role
and
exe
rcis
ing
its ju
risdi
ctio
n in
the
fight
ag
ains
t cor
rupt
ion
is e
nhan
ced
by c
oope
ratio
n an
d co
ordi
natio
n w
ith th
e ot
her m
embe
r-age
ncie
s; th
e kn
owle
dge
of th
e fu
nctio
ns, c
apab
ilitie
s, a
nd
wor
king
pro
cedu
res
of th
e m
embe
r-age
ncie
s; a
nd
the
stre
amlin
ing
of p
roce
dure
s to
faci
litat
e th
e di
spos
ition
of c
ases
. It i
s th
roug
h th
ese
mea
ns th
at
dupl
icat
ion
of fu
nctio
ns th
at c
ause
con
flict
ing
deci
sion
s m
ay b
e av
oide
d, e
xcha
nge
of
info
rmat
ion
on th
e st
atus
of a
cas
e is
faci
litat
ed,
and
tech
nica
l ass
ista
nce
amon
g m
embe
r-age
ncie
s is
ass
ured
.
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nti-C
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ptio
n In
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ific
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ount
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epor
t Phi
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nes
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Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
Und
er s
uch
term
s an
d co
nditi
ons
as it
may
de
term
ine,
taki
ng in
to a
ccou
nt th
e pe
rtine
nt
prov
isio
ns o
f the
Rul
es o
f Cou
rt, th
e O
mbu
dsm
an
may
gra
nt im
mun
ity fr
om c
rimin
al p
rose
cutio
n to
any
pe
rson
who
se te
stim
ony
or w
hose
pos
sess
ion
and
prod
uctio
n of
doc
umen
ts o
r oth
er e
vide
nce
may
be
nece
ssar
y to
det
erm
ine
the
truth
in a
ny h
earin
g,
inqu
iry o
r pro
ceed
ing
bein
g co
nduc
ted
by th
e O
mbu
dsm
an o
r und
er it
s au
thor
ity, i
n th
e pe
rform
ance
or i
n th
e fu
rther
ance
of i
ts c
onst
itutio
nal
func
tions
and
sta
tuto
ry o
bjec
tives
. The
imm
unity
gr
ante
d un
der t
his
and
the
imm
edia
tely
pre
cedi
ng
para
grap
h sh
all n
ot e
xem
pt th
e w
itnes
s fro
m c
rimin
al
pros
ecut
ion
for p
erju
ry o
r fal
se te
stim
ony
nor s
hall
he b
e ex
empt
from
dem
otio
n or
rem
oval
from
offi
ce.
Any
refu
sal t
o ap
pear
or t
estif
y pu
rsua
nt to
the
fore
goin
g pr
ovis
ions
sha
ll be
sub
ject
to p
unis
hmen
t fo
r con
tem
pt a
nd re
mov
al o
f the
imm
unity
from
cr
imin
al p
rose
cutio
n.
x x
x
Sec
tion
32. R
ight
s an
d D
utie
s of
Witn
ess.
— (1
) A
pers
on re
quire
d by
the
Om
buds
man
to p
rovi
de th
e in
form
atio
n sh
all b
e pa
id th
e sa
me
fees
and
trav
el
allo
wan
ces
as a
re e
xten
ded
to w
itnes
ses
who
se
atte
ndan
ce h
as b
een
requ
ired
in th
e tri
al c
ourts
. U
pon
requ
est o
f the
witn
ess,
the
Om
buds
man
sha
ll al
so fu
rnis
h hi
m s
uch
secu
rity
for h
is p
erso
n an
d hi
s fa
mily
as
may
be
war
rant
ed b
y th
e ci
rcum
stan
ces.
Fo
r thi
s pu
rpos
e, th
e O
mbu
dsm
an m
ay, a
t its
ex
pens
e, c
all u
pon
any
polic
e or
con
stab
ular
y un
it to
pr
ovid
e th
e sa
id s
ecur
ity.
(2) A
per
son
who
, with
or w
ithou
t ser
vice
or
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ount
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epor
t Phi
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nes
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Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
com
puls
ory
proc
ess,
pro
vide
s or
al o
r doc
umen
tary
in
form
atio
n re
ques
ted
by th
e O
mbu
dsm
an s
hall
be
acco
rded
the
sam
e pr
ivile
ges
and
imm
uniti
es a
s ar
e ex
tend
ed to
witn
esse
s in
the
cour
ts, a
nd s
hall
likew
ise
be e
ntitl
ed to
the
assi
stan
ce o
f cou
nsel
w
hile
bei
ng q
uest
ione
d.
(3) I
f a p
erso
n re
fuse
s to
resp
ond
to th
e O
mbu
dsm
an's
or h
is D
eput
y's
subp
oena
, or r
efus
es
to b
e ex
amin
ed, o
r eng
ages
in o
bstru
ctiv
e co
nduc
t, th
e O
mbu
dsm
an o
r his
Dep
uty
shal
l iss
ue a
n or
der
dire
ctin
g th
e pe
rson
to a
ppea
r bef
ore
him
to s
how
ca
use
why
he
shou
ld n
ot b
e pu
nish
ed fo
r con
tem
pt.
The
cont
empt
pro
ceed
ings
sha
ll be
con
duct
ed
purs
uant
to th
e pr
ovis
ions
of t
he R
ules
of C
ourt.
”
d.3.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
698
1, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e W
itnes
s Pr
otec
tion,
Sec
urity
and
Ben
efits
Act
, gra
nts
prot
ectio
n to
witn
esse
s ad
mitt
ed to
the
Prog
ram
and
ac
cord
s th
em ri
ghts
and
ben
efits
. Sec
tion
8 of
sai
d la
w, a
mon
g ot
hers
, pro
vide
s:
“Sec
tion
8. R
ight
s an
d Be
nefit
s. —
The
witn
ess
shal
l hav
e th
e fo
llow
ing
right
s an
d be
nefit
s:
a) T
o ha
ve a
sec
ure
hous
ing
faci
lity
until
he
has
test
ified
or u
ntil
the
thre
at, i
ntim
idat
ion
or
hara
ssm
ent d
isap
pear
s or
is re
duce
d to
a
man
agea
ble
or to
lera
ble
leve
l. W
hen
the
circ
umst
ance
s w
arra
nt, t
he W
itnes
s sh
all b
e en
title
d to
relo
catio
n an
d/or
cha
nge
of p
erso
nal i
dent
ity a
t th
e ex
pens
e of
the
Prog
ram
. Thi
s rig
ht m
ay b
e ex
tend
ed to
any
mem
ber o
f the
fam
ily o
f the
Witn
ess
with
in th
e se
cond
civ
il de
gree
of c
onsa
ngui
nity
or
affin
ity.
(b) T
he D
epar
tmen
t sha
ll, w
hene
ver p
ract
icab
le,
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ount
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Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
assi
st th
e W
itnes
s in
obt
aini
ng a
mea
ns o
f liv
elih
ood.
Th
e W
itnes
s re
loca
ted
purs
uant
to th
is A
ct s
hall
be
entit
led
to a
fina
ncia
l ass
ista
nce
from
the
Prog
ram
fo
r his
sup
port
and
that
of h
is fa
mily
in s
uch
amou
nt
and
for s
uch
dura
tion
as th
e D
epar
tmen
t sha
ll de
term
ine.
(c) I
n no
cas
e sh
all t
he W
itnes
s be
rem
oved
from
or
dem
oted
in w
ork
beca
use
or o
n ac
coun
t of h
is
abse
nces
due
to h
is a
ttend
ance
bef
ore
any
judi
cial
or
qua
si-ju
dici
al b
ody
or in
vest
igat
ing
auth
ority
, in
clud
ing
legi
slat
ive
inve
stig
atio
ns in
aid
of
legi
slat
ion,
in g
oing
ther
eto
and
in c
omin
g th
eref
rom
: Pr
ovid
ed, T
hat h
is e
mpl
oyer
is n
otifi
ed th
roug
h a
certi
ficat
ion
issu
ed b
y th
e D
epar
tmen
t, w
ithin
a
perio
d of
thirt
y (3
0) d
ays
from
the
date
whe
n th
e W
itnes
s la
st re
porte
d fo
r wor
k: P
rovi
ded,
furth
er,
That
in th
e ca
se o
f pro
long
ed tr
ansf
er o
r per
man
ent
relo
catio
n, th
e em
ploy
er s
hall
have
the
optio
n to
re
mov
e th
e W
itnes
s fro
m e
mpl
oym
ent a
fter s
ecur
ing
clea
ranc
e fro
m th
e D
epar
tmen
t upo
n th
e re
com
men
datio
n of
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f Lab
or a
nd
Empl
oym
ent.
Any
Witn
ess
who
faile
d to
repo
rt fo
r wor
k be
caus
e of
witn
ess
duty
sha
ll be
pai
d hi
s eq
uiva
lent
sal
arie
s or
wag
es c
orre
spon
ding
to th
e nu
mbe
r of d
ays
of
abse
nce
occa
sion
ed b
y th
e Pr
ogra
m. F
or p
urpo
ses
of th
is A
ct, a
ny fr
actio
n of
a d
ay s
hall
cons
titut
e a
full
day
sala
ry o
r wag
e. T
his
prov
isio
n sh
all b
e ap
plic
able
to b
oth
gove
rnm
ent a
nd p
rivat
e em
ploy
ees.
(d) T
o be
pro
vide
d w
ith re
ason
able
trav
ellin
g ex
pens
es a
nd s
ubsi
sten
ce a
llow
ance
by
the
Prog
ram
in s
uch
amou
nt a
s th
e D
epar
tmen
t may
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ptio
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n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
dete
rmin
e fo
r his
atte
ndan
ce in
the
cour
t, bo
dy o
r au
thor
ity w
here
his
test
imon
y is
requ
ired,
as
wel
l as
conf
eren
ces
and
inte
rvie
ws
with
pro
secu
tors
or
inve
stig
atin
g of
ficer
s.
e) T
o be
pro
vide
d w
ith fr
ee m
edic
al tr
eatm
ent,
hosp
italiz
atio
n an
d m
edic
ines
for a
ny in
jury
or i
llnes
s in
curre
d or
suf
fere
d by
him
bec
ause
of w
itnes
s du
ty
in a
ny p
rivat
e or
pub
lic h
ospi
tal,
clin
ic, o
r at a
ny s
uch
inst
itutio
n at
the
expe
nse
of th
e Pr
ogra
m.
f) If
a W
itnes
s is
kille
d, b
ecau
se o
f his
par
ticip
atio
n in
the
Prog
ram
, his
hei
rs s
hall
be e
ntitl
ed to
a b
uria
l be
nefit
of n
ot le
ss th
an te
n th
ousa
nd p
esos
(P
10,0
00.0
0) fr
om th
e Pr
ogra
m e
xclu
sive
of a
ny
othe
r sim
ilar b
enef
its h
e m
ay b
e en
title
d to
und
er
othe
r exi
stin
g la
ws.
g) I
n ca
se o
f dea
th o
r per
man
ent i
ncap
acity
, his
m
inor
or d
epen
dent
chi
ldre
n sh
all b
e en
title
d to
free
ed
ucat
ion,
from
prim
ary
to c
olle
ge le
vel i
n an
y st
ate,
or
priv
ate
scho
ol, c
olle
ge o
r uni
vers
ity a
s m
ay b
e de
term
ined
by
the
Dep
artm
ent,
as lo
ng a
s th
ey s
hall
have
qua
lifie
d th
eret
o.”
d.4.
Mem
oran
dum
of A
gree
men
t am
ong
mem
bers
of
the
Inte
r-Age
ncy
Anti-
Gra
ft C
oord
inat
ing
Cou
ncil
(IAAG
C).
The
Cou
ncil
shal
l: (a
) pro
mul
gate
pol
icie
s;
(b) a
ppro
ve th
e cr
eatio
n of
sup
port
offic
es a
nd
posi
tions
rela
tive
ther
eto;
(c) a
ppoi
nt/d
esig
nate
the
offic
ers/
staf
f of t
he s
uppo
rt of
fices
; (d)
revi
ew a
nd
appr
ove
the
annu
al b
udge
t of t
he In
ter-A
genc
y An
ti-G
raft
Coo
rdin
atin
g Bo
dy; (
e) a
ppro
ve In
ter-A
genc
y pr
ojec
ts; (
f) ap
prov
e In
ter-A
genc
y re
ports
for r
elea
se
to o
ther
age
ncie
s; a
nd (g
) app
rove
sel
ecte
d In
ter-
Agen
cy c
ases
as
reco
mm
ende
d by
the
Con
sulta
tive
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Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
Com
mitt
ee.
The
Con
sulta
tive
Com
mitt
ee, o
n th
e ot
her h
and,
sh
all:
(a) f
orm
ulat
e an
d im
plem
ent p
olic
ies
appr
oved
by
the
Cou
ncil;
(b) p
ropo
se In
ter-A
genc
y pr
ojec
ts fo
r th
e ap
prov
al o
f the
Cou
ncil;
(c) s
elec
t and
re
com
men
d to
the
Cou
ncil
case
s to
be
assi
gned
to
the
Inte
r-Age
ncy
Task
For
ce; (
d) a
ct o
n m
atte
rs
invo
lvin
g a
proj
ect’s
sco
pe c
over
age
and
team
co
mpo
sitio
n; (e
) rec
omm
end
the
crea
tion
of s
uppo
rt of
fices
and
app
oint
men
t or d
esig
natio
n of
offi
cers
an
d st
aff;
and
(f) re
com
men
d th
e ap
prov
al o
f the
an
nual
bud
get p
ropo
sal f
or c
onsi
dera
tion
of th
e C
ounc
il.
e)
Stre
ngth
enin
g bi
- and
mul
tilat
eral
co
oper
atio
n in
inve
stig
atio
ns a
nd o
ther
le
gal p
roce
edin
gs b
y de
velo
ping
sy
stem
s w
hich
– in
acc
orda
nce
with
do
mes
tic le
gisl
atio
n –
enha
nce:
(i)
effe
ctiv
e ex
chan
ge o
f inf
orm
atio
n an
d ev
iden
ce;
(ii)
extra
ditio
n w
here
exp
edie
nt; a
nd
(iii)
coop
erat
ion
in s
earc
hing
and
di
scov
erin
g of
forfe
itabl
e as
sets
, as
wel
l as
prom
pt in
tern
atio
nal s
eizu
re
and
repa
triat
ion
of th
ese
forfe
itabl
e as
sets
.
e.1.
Sec
tion
13 o
f Rep
ublic
Act
No.
916
0, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e An
ti-M
oney
Lau
nder
ing
Act o
f 200
1:
“Sec
tion
13. M
utua
l Ass
ista
nce
amon
g St
ates
. —
(a) R
eque
st fo
r Ass
ista
nce
from
a F
orei
gn S
tate
. —
Whe
re a
fore
ign
Stat
e m
akes
a re
ques
t for
as
sist
ance
in th
e in
vest
igat
ion
or p
rose
cutio
n of
a
mon
ey la
unde
ring
offe
nse,
the
AMLC
may
exe
cute
th
e re
ques
t or r
efus
e to
exe
cute
the
sam
e an
d in
form
the
fore
ign
Stat
e of
any
val
id re
ason
for n
ot
exec
utin
g th
e re
ques
t or f
or d
elay
ing
the
exec
utio
n th
ereo
f. Th
e pr
inci
ples
of m
utua
lity
and
reci
proc
ity
shal
l, fo
r thi
s pu
rpos
e, b
e at
all
times
reco
gniz
ed.
(b) P
ower
s of
the
AMLC
to A
ct o
n a
Req
uest
for
Assi
stan
ce fr
om a
For
eign
Sta
te. —
The
AM
LC m
ay
exec
ute
a re
ques
t for
ass
ista
nce
from
a fo
reig
n St
ate
by: (
1) tr
acki
ng d
own,
free
zing
, res
train
ing
and
seiz
ing
asse
ts a
llege
d to
be
proc
eeds
of a
ny
unla
wfu
l act
ivity
und
er th
e pr
oced
ures
laid
dow
n in
th
is A
ct; (
2) g
ivin
g in
form
atio
n ne
eded
by
the
fore
ign
Dep
artm
ent o
f Jus
tice
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n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
Stat
e w
ithin
the
proc
edur
es la
id d
own
in th
is A
ct; a
nd
(3) a
pply
ing
for a
n or
der o
f for
feitu
re o
f any
mon
etar
y in
stru
men
t or p
rope
rty in
the
cour
t: Pr
ovid
ed, T
hat
the
cour
t sha
ll no
t iss
ue s
uch
an o
rder
unl
ess
the
appl
icat
ion
is a
ccom
pani
ed b
y an
aut
hent
icat
ed c
opy
of th
e or
der o
f a c
ourt
in th
e re
ques
ting
Stat
e or
derin
g th
e fo
rfeitu
re o
f sai
d m
onet
ary
inst
rum
ent o
r pr
oper
ty o
f a p
erso
n w
ho h
as b
een
conv
icte
d of
a
mon
ey la
unde
ring
offe
nse
in th
e re
ques
ting
Stat
e,
and
a ce
rtific
atio
n or
an
affid
avit
of a
com
pete
nt
offic
er o
f the
requ
estin
g St
ate
stat
ing
that
the
conv
ictio
n an
d th
e or
der o
f for
feitu
re a
re fi
nal a
nd
that
no
furth
er a
ppea
l lie
s in
resp
ect o
f eith
er.
(c) O
btai
ning
Ass
ista
nce
from
For
eign
Sta
tes.
—
The
AMLC
may
mak
e a
requ
est t
o an
y fo
reig
n St
ate
for a
ssis
tanc
e in
(1) t
rack
ing
dow
n, fr
eezi
ng,
rest
rain
ing
and
seiz
ing
asse
ts a
llege
d to
be
proc
eeds
of a
ny u
nlaw
ful a
ctiv
ity; (
2) o
btai
ning
in
form
atio
n th
at it
nee
ds re
latin
g to
any
cov
ered
tra
nsac
tion,
mon
ey la
unde
ring
offe
nse
or a
ny o
ther
m
atte
r dire
ctly
or i
ndire
ctly
rela
ted
ther
eto;
(3) t
o th
e ex
tent
allo
wed
by
the
law
of t
he fo
reig
n St
ate,
ap
plyi
ng w
ith th
e pr
oper
cou
rt th
erei
n fo
r an
orde
r to
ente
r any
pre
mis
es b
elon
ging
to o
r in
the
poss
essi
on
or c
ontro
l of,
any
or a
ll of
the
pers
ons
nam
ed in
sai
d re
ques
t, an
d/or
sea
rch
any
or a
ll su
ch p
erso
ns
nam
ed th
erei
n an
d/or
rem
ove
any
docu
men
t, m
ater
ial o
r obj
ect n
amed
in s
aid
requ
est:
Prov
ided
, Th
at th
e do
cum
ents
acc
ompa
nyin
g th
e re
ques
t in
supp
ort o
f the
app
licat
ion
have
bee
n du
ly
auth
entic
ated
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e ap
plic
able
law
or
regu
latio
n of
the
fore
ign
Stat
e; a
nd (4
) app
lyin
g fo
r an
ord
er o
f for
feitu
re o
f any
mon
etar
y in
stru
men
t or
AD
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EC
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nti-C
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ptio
n In
itiat
ive
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ount
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epor
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Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
prop
erty
in th
e pr
oper
cou
rt in
the
fore
ign
Stat
e:
Prov
ided
, Tha
t the
requ
est i
s ac
com
pani
ed b
y an
au
then
ticat
ed c
opy
of th
e or
der o
f the
regi
onal
tria
l co
urt o
rder
ing
the
forfe
iture
of s
aid
mon
etar
y in
stru
men
t or p
rope
rty o
f a c
onvi
cted
offe
nder
and
an
affi
davi
t of t
he c
lerk
of c
ourt
stat
ing
that
the
conv
ictio
n an
d th
e or
der o
f for
feitu
re a
re fi
nal a
nd
that
no
furth
er a
ppea
l lie
s in
resp
ect o
f eith
er.
(d) L
imita
tions
on
Req
uest
s fo
r Mut
ual A
ssis
tanc
e.
— T
he A
MLC
may
refu
se to
com
ply
with
any
requ
est
for a
ssis
tanc
e w
here
the
actio
n so
ught
by
the
requ
est c
ontra
vene
s an
y pr
ovis
ion
of th
e C
onst
itutio
n or
the
exec
utio
n of
a re
ques
t is
likel
y to
pr
ejud
ice
the
natio
nal i
nter
est o
f the
Phi
lippi
nes
unle
ss th
ere
is a
trea
ty b
etw
een
the
Philip
pine
s an
d th
e re
ques
ting
Stat
e re
latin
g to
the
prov
isio
n of
as
sist
ance
in re
latio
n to
mon
ey la
unde
ring
offe
nces
.
(e) R
equi
rem
ents
for R
eque
sts
for M
utua
l As
sist
ance
from
For
eign
Sta
tes.
— A
requ
est f
or
mut
ual a
ssis
tanc
e fro
m a
fore
ign
Stat
e m
ust (
1)
conf
irm th
at a
n in
vest
igat
ion
or p
rose
cutio
n is
bei
ng
cond
ucte
d in
resp
ect o
f a m
oney
laun
dere
r nam
ed
ther
ein
or th
at h
e ha
s be
en c
onvi
cted
of a
ny m
oney
la
unde
ring
offe
nce;
(2) s
tate
the
grou
nds
on w
hich
an
y pe
rson
is b
eing
inve
stig
ated
or p
rose
cute
d fo
r m
oney
laun
derin
g or
the
deta
ils o
f his
con
vict
ion;
(3)
give
suf
ficie
nt p
artic
ular
s as
to th
e id
entit
y of
sai
d pe
rson
; (4)
giv
e pa
rticu
lars
suf
ficie
nt to
iden
tify
any
cove
red
inst
itutio
n be
lieve
d to
hav
e an
y in
form
atio
n,
docu
men
t, m
ater
ial o
r obj
ect w
hich
may
be
of
assi
stan
ce to
the
inve
stig
atio
n or
pro
secu
tion;
(5)
ask
from
the
cove
red
inst
itutio
n co
ncer
ned
any
info
rmat
ion,
doc
umen
t, m
ater
ial o
r obj
ect w
hich
may
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
66
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
be o
f ass
ista
nce
to th
e in
vest
igat
ion
or p
rose
cutio
n;
(6) s
peci
fy th
e m
anne
r in
whi
ch a
nd to
who
m s
aid
info
rmat
ion,
doc
umen
t, m
ater
ial o
r obj
ect o
btai
ned
purs
uant
to s
aid
requ
est,
is to
be
prod
uced
; (7)
giv
e al
l the
par
ticul
ars
nece
ssar
y fo
r the
issu
ance
by
the
cour
t in
the
requ
este
d St
ate
of th
e w
rits,
ord
ers
or
proc
esse
s ne
eded
by
the
requ
estin
g St
ate;
and
(8)
cont
ain
such
oth
er in
form
atio
n as
may
ass
ist i
n th
e ex
ecut
ion
of th
e re
ques
t.
(f) A
uthe
ntic
atio
n of
Doc
umen
ts. —
For
pur
pose
s of
th
is S
ectio
n, a
doc
umen
t is
auth
entic
ated
if th
e sa
me
is s
igne
d or
cer
tifie
d by
a ju
dge,
mag
istra
te o
r eq
uiva
lent
offi
cer i
n or
of,
the
requ
estin
g St
ate,
and
au
then
ticat
ed b
y th
e oa
th o
r affi
rmat
ion
of a
witn
ess
or s
eale
d w
ith a
n of
ficia
l or p
ublic
sea
l of a
min
iste
r, se
cret
ary
of S
tate
, or o
ffice
r in
or o
f, th
e go
vern
men
t of
the
requ
estin
g St
ate,
or o
f the
per
son
adm
inis
terin
g th
e go
vern
men
t or a
dep
artm
ent o
f the
re
ques
ting
terri
tory
, pro
tect
orat
e or
col
ony.
The
ce
rtific
ate
of a
uthe
ntic
atio
n m
ay a
lso
be m
ade
by a
se
cret
ary
of th
e em
bass
y or
lega
tion,
con
sul g
ener
al,
cons
ul, v
ice
cons
ul, c
onsu
lar a
gent
or a
ny o
ffice
r in
the
fore
ign
serv
ice
of th
e Ph
ilippi
nes
stat
ione
d in
the
fore
ign
Stat
e in
whi
ch th
e re
cord
is k
ept,
and
auth
entic
ated
by
the
seal
of h
is o
ffice
.
(g) E
xtra
ditio
n. —
The
Phi
lippi
nes
shal
l neg
otia
te fo
r th
e in
clus
ion
of m
oney
laun
derin
g of
fens
es a
s he
rein
de
fined
am
ong
extra
dita
ble
offe
nses
in a
ll fu
ture
tre
atie
s.”
e.2.
Mut
ual L
egal
Ass
ista
nce
Trea
ty in
Crim
inal
M
atte
rs
The
Trea
ty b
etw
een
the
Gov
ernm
ent o
f the
Rep
ublic
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
67
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
of th
e Ph
ilippi
nes
and
the
Gov
ernm
ent o
f the
Uni
ted
Stat
es o
f Am
eric
a on
Mut
ual L
egal
Ass
ista
nce
in
Crim
inal
Mat
ters
pro
vide
s m
utua
l ass
ista
nce
in
conn
ectio
n w
ith th
e pr
even
tion,
inve
stig
atio
n, a
nd
pros
ecut
ion
of c
rimin
al o
ffens
es, s
uch
as p
ublic
co
rrupt
ion
and
narc
otic
s tra
ffick
ing,
and
in
proc
eedi
ngs
rela
ted
to c
rimin
al m
atte
rs.
Cor
pora
te R
espo
nsib
ility
and
Acco
unta
bilit
y : T
ake
effe
ctiv
e m
easu
res
to p
rom
ote
corp
orat
ion
resp
onsi
bilit
y an
d ac
coun
tabi
lity
on th
e ba
sis
of e
xist
ing
rele
vant
inte
rnat
iona
l sta
ndar
ds
thro
ugh
a)
Prom
otio
n of
goo
d co
rpor
ate
gove
rnan
ce w
hich
wou
ld
prov
ide
for a
dequ
ate
inte
rnal
com
pany
co
ntro
ls s
uch
as c
odes
of c
ondu
ct, t
he
esta
blis
hmen
t of c
hann
els
for
com
mun
icat
ion,
the
prot
ectio
n of
em
ploy
ees
repo
rting
cor
rupt
ion,
and
st
aff t
rain
ing
a.1.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
698
1, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e W
itnes
s Pr
otec
tion
Secu
rity
and
Bene
fits
Act,
prov
ides
that
any
per
son
who
has
witn
esse
d or
has
kn
owle
dge
or in
form
atio
n on
the
com
mis
sion
of a
cr
ime
and
has
test
ified
or i
s te
stify
ing
or a
bout
to
test
ify b
efor
e an
y ju
dici
al o
r qua
si-ju
dici
al b
ody,
or
befo
re a
ny in
vest
igat
ing
auth
ority
, may
be a
dmitt
ed
into
the
Prog
ram
, pro
vide
d ce
rtain
con
ditio
ns a
re
met
.
The
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
Witn
ess
Prot
ectio
n,
Secu
rity
and
Bene
fits
Prog
ram
(WPS
BP) w
as
dece
ntra
lized
and
ext
ende
d. T
he p
rogr
am n
ow
auth
oriz
es th
e R
egio
nal P
rose
cutio
n O
ffice
rs in
the
prov
ince
s to
adm
it w
itnes
ses
criti
cal t
o th
e re
solu
tion
of c
ases
.
a.2.
Orie
ntat
ion
Sem
inar
on
Publ
ic A
ccou
ntab
ility
for
New
Gov
ernm
ent E
ntra
nts
The
orie
ntat
ion
is a
n on
-goi
ng p
rogr
am. I
ts m
ain
obje
ctiv
e is
to tr
ansf
orm
the
indi
vidu
al m
ake-
up o
f pu
blic
ser
vant
s in
to m
oral
ly u
prig
ht in
divi
dual
s,
awar
e of
thei
r dut
ies
and
resp
onsi
bilit
ies
as c
ivil
serv
ants
who
are
man
date
d by
law
to s
trict
ly a
dher
e
a.1.
Dep
artm
ent o
f Jus
tice
a.2.
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
in c
oord
inat
ion
with
th
e di
ffere
nt g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s/in
stitu
tions
.
The
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
issu
ed a
M
emor
andu
m C
ircul
ar d
ated
Jan
uary
30,
199
6 di
rect
ing
all n
ew g
over
nmen
t em
ploy
ees
in th
eir
resp
ectiv
e de
partm
ents
/offi
ces
to u
nder
go th
e or
ient
atio
n se
min
ar o
n pu
blic
acc
ount
abilit
y.
a.3.
Dep
artm
ent o
f Jus
tice
and
Offi
ce o
f the
O
mbu
dsm
an
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
68
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
to th
e C
ode
of C
ondu
ct a
nd E
thic
al S
tand
ards
st
ipul
ated
in R
epub
lic A
ct N
o. 6
713
The
half-
day
sem
inar
cov
ers
4 su
bjec
t are
as, t
o w
it:
i. Th
e O
mbu
dsm
an a
s En
forc
er o
f Pub
lic
Acco
unta
bilit
y
ii. P
ublic
Ser
vice
Val
ues
and
Publ
ic A
ccou
ntab
ility
iii. B
rief S
urve
y of
Ant
i-Gra
ft La
ws
and
Oth
er R
elat
ed
Law
s C
omm
itted
by
Publ
ic O
ffici
als
iv. G
raft
Prev
entio
n Pr
ogra
ms
a.3.
Pres
iden
tial D
ecre
e N
o. 7
49, a
s am
ende
d,
Gra
ntin
g Im
mun
ity fr
om P
rose
cutio
n to
Giv
ers
of
Brib
es a
nd O
ther
Gift
s an
d to
thei
r Acc
ompl
ices
in
Brib
ery
and
othe
r Gra
ft C
ases
Aga
inst
Pub
lic
Offi
cers
Said
law
was
issu
ed to
ens
ure
that
the
info
rman
t or
witn
ess
is g
rant
ed im
mun
ity fr
om p
rose
cutio
n so
that
he
may
free
ly te
stify
on
the
offic
ial c
orru
ptio
n in
pu
blic
offi
ces.
b)
The
exis
tenc
e an
d th
e ef
fect
ive
enfo
rcem
ent o
f leg
isla
tion
to e
limin
ate
any
indi
rect
sup
port
of b
riber
y su
ch a
s ta
x de
duct
ibilit
y of
brib
es
Nat
iona
l Int
erna
l Rev
enue
Cod
e
Bure
au o
f Int
erna
l Rev
enue
– D
epar
tmen
t of
Fina
nce
c)
The
exis
tenc
e an
d th
orou
gh
impl
emen
tatio
n of
legi
slat
ion
requ
iring
tra
nspa
rent
com
pany
acc
ount
s an
d pr
ovid
ing
for e
ffect
ive,
pro
porti
onat
e an
d di
ssua
sive
pen
altie
s fo
r om
issi
ons
and
fals
ifica
tions
for t
he p
urpo
se o
f br
ibin
g a
publ
ic o
ffici
al, o
r hid
ing
such
br
iber
y, in
resp
ect o
f the
boo
ks,
Sec
tion
171
of T
he L
ocal
Gov
ernm
ent C
ode
(Rep
ublic
Act
No.
716
0):
Sec
. 171
. Exa
min
atio
n of
Boo
ks o
f Acc
ount
s an
d Pe
rtine
nt R
ecor
ds o
f Bus
ines
smen
by
the
Loca
l Tr
easu
rer -
The
pro
vinc
ial,
city
, mun
icip
al o
r ba
rang
ay tr
easu
rer m
ay, b
y hi
mse
lf or
thro
ugh
any
of h
is d
eput
ies
duly
aut
horiz
ed in
writ
ing,
exa
min
e th
e bo
oks,
acc
ount
s an
d ot
her p
ertin
ent r
ecor
ds o
f
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
de a
nd In
dust
ry –
Loc
al
Gov
ernm
ent U
nit
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
69
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
reco
rds,
acc
ount
s an
d fin
anci
al
stat
emen
ts o
f com
pani
es
any
pers
on, p
artn
ersh
ip, c
orpo
ratio
n or
ass
ocia
tion
subj
ect t
o lo
cal t
axes
, fee
s an
d ch
arge
s in
ord
er to
as
certa
in, a
sses
s, a
nd c
olle
ct th
e co
rrect
am
ount
of
the
tax,
fee
or c
harg
e. S
uch
exam
inat
ion
shal
l be
mad
e du
ring
regu
lar b
usin
ess
hour
s, o
nly
once
for
ever
y ta
x pe
riod,
and
sha
ll be
cer
tifie
d to
by
the
exam
inin
g of
ficia
l. Su
ch c
ertif
icat
e sh
all b
e m
ade
of
reco
rd in
the
book
s of
acc
ount
s of
the
taxp
ayer
ex
amin
ed.
In c
ase
the
exam
inat
ion
here
in a
utho
rized
is m
ade
by a
dul
y au
thor
ized
dep
uty
of th
e lo
cal t
reas
urer
, th
e w
ritte
n au
thor
ity o
f the
dep
uty
conc
erne
d sh
all
spec
ifica
lly s
tate
the
nam
e, a
ddre
ss, a
nd b
usin
ess
of
the
taxp
ayer
who
se b
ooks
, acc
ount
s, a
nd p
ertin
ent
reco
rds
are
to b
e ex
amin
ed, t
he d
ate
and
plac
e of
su
ch e
xam
inat
ion,
and
the
proc
edur
e to
be
follo
wed
in
con
duct
ing
the
sam
e.
For
this
pur
pose
, the
reco
rds
of th
e re
venu
e di
stric
t of
fice
of th
e Bu
reau
of I
nter
nal R
even
ue s
hall
be
mad
e av
aila
ble
to th
e lo
cal t
reas
urer
, his
dep
uty
or
duly
aut
horiz
ed re
pres
enta
tive.
”
d) R
evie
w o
f law
s an
d re
gula
tions
go
vern
ing
publ
ic li
cens
es, g
over
nmen
t pr
ocur
emen
t con
tract
s or
oth
er p
ublic
un
derta
king
s, s
o th
at a
cces
s to
pub
lic
sect
or c
ontra
cts
coul
d be
den
ied
as a
sa
nctio
n fo
r brib
ery
of p
ublic
offi
cial
s
d.1.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
918
4, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e G
over
nmen
t Pro
cure
men
t Ref
orm
Act
Sai
d la
w w
as e
nact
ed to
pro
vide
tran
spar
ency
in th
e pr
ocur
emen
t pro
cess
and
in th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of
proc
urem
ent c
ontra
cts,
pro
mot
e co
mpe
titiv
enes
s by
ex
tend
ing
equa
l opp
ortu
nity
to e
nabl
e pr
ivat
e co
ntra
ctin
g pa
rties
who
are
elig
ible
and
qua
lifie
d to
pa
rtici
pate
in p
ublic
bid
ding
, as
wel
l as
stre
amlin
e th
e pr
ocur
emen
t pro
cess
that
will
unifo
rmly
app
ly to
al
l gov
ernm
ent p
rocu
rem
ent.
The
law
app
lies
to
proc
urem
ents
of i
nfra
stru
ctur
e pr
ojec
ts, g
oods
and
Th
e im
plem
entin
g ru
les
and
regu
latio
ns o
f R.A
. 91
84 is
cur
rent
ly b
eing
dra
fted
by th
e G
over
nmen
t Pr
ocur
emen
t Pol
icy
Boar
d, w
hich
was
est
ablis
hed
unde
r sai
d la
w.
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
70
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
cons
ultin
g se
rvic
es, r
egar
dles
s of
sou
rce
of fu
nds,
w
heth
er lo
cal o
r for
eign
, by
the
natio
nal g
over
nmen
t, its
dep
artm
ents
, bur
eaus
, offi
ces
and
agen
cies
, in
clud
ing
stat
e un
iver
sitie
s an
d co
llege
s,
gove
rnm
ent-o
wne
d an
d co
ntro
lled
corp
orat
ions
, go
vern
men
t fin
anci
al in
stitu
tions
and
loca
l go
vern
men
t uni
ts.
The
law
pro
vide
s fo
r a s
yste
m o
f acc
ount
abilit
y w
here
bot
h th
e pu
blic
offi
cial
s di
rect
ly o
r ind
irect
ly
invo
lved
in th
e pr
ocur
emen
t pro
cess
, as
wel
l as
in
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
pro
cure
men
t con
tract
s, a
nd
the
priv
ate
parti
es th
at d
eal w
ith g
over
nmen
t are
, w
hen
war
rant
ed b
y ci
rcum
stan
ces,
inve
stig
ated
and
he
ld li
able
for t
heir
actio
ns re
lativ
e th
eret
o.
d.2.
Sec
tion
2(g)
of R
.A. 7
781,
An
Act A
men
ding
C
erta
in S
ectio
ns o
f Rep
ublic
Act
No.
695
7, e
ntitl
ed
“An
Act A
utho
rizin
g Th
e Fi
nanc
ing,
Con
stru
ctio
n,
Ope
ratio
n An
d M
aint
enan
ce O
f Inf
rast
ruct
ure
Proj
ects
By
The
Priv
ate
Sect
or, A
nd F
or O
ther
Pu
rpos
e”
“Sec
. 2(g
) Bui
ld-o
wn-
and
oper
ate
– A
cont
ract
ual
arra
ngem
ent w
here
by a
pro
ject
pro
pone
nt is
au
thor
ized
to fi
nanc
e, c
onst
ruct
, ow
n, o
pera
te a
nd
mai
ntai
n an
infra
stru
ctur
e or
dev
elop
men
t fac
ility
from
whi
ch th
e pr
opon
ent i
s al
low
ed to
reco
ver i
ts
tota
l inv
estm
ent,
oper
atin
g an
d m
aint
enan
ce c
osts
pl
us a
reas
onab
le re
turn
ther
eon
by c
olle
ctin
g to
lls,
fees
, ren
tals
or o
ther
cha
rges
from
faci
lity
user
s:
Prov
ided
, Tha
t all
such
pro
ject
s; u
pon
reco
mm
enda
tion
of th
e In
vest
men
t Coo
rdin
atio
n C
omm
ittee
(IC
C) o
f the
Nat
iona
l Eco
nom
ic a
nd
Dev
elop
men
t Aut
horit
y (N
EDA)
, sha
ll be
app
rove
d by
the
Pres
iden
t of t
he P
hilip
pine
s. U
nder
this
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
71
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ov
ersi
ght b
ody
etc.
)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
proj
ect,
the
prop
onen
t whi
ch o
wns
the
asse
ts o
f the
fa
cilit
y m
ay a
ssig
n its
ope
ratio
n an
d m
aint
enan
ce to
a
faci
lity
oper
ator
.”
Pill
ar I
II:
Supp
orti
ng A
ctiv
e P
ublic
Inv
olve
men
t
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ove
rsig
ht
body
etc
.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
Publ
ic D
iscu
ssio
n of
Cor
rupt
ion:
Tak
e ef
fect
ive
mea
sure
s to
enc
oura
ge p
ublic
dis
cuss
ion
of th
e is
sue
of c
orru
ptio
n th
roug
h
a)
Initi
atio
n of
pub
lic a
war
enes
s ca
mpa
igns
at d
iffer
ent l
evel
s O
ffice
Ord
er N
o. 4
3 da
ted
June
26,
199
6 w
as
issu
ed b
y th
e D
epar
tmen
t of E
duca
tion,
Cul
ture
an
d Sp
orts
dire
ctin
g al
l hea
ds o
f pub
lic s
econ
dary
sc
hool
s an
d st
ate
colle
ges
and
univ
ersi
ties
thro
ugho
ut th
e co
untry
to a
llow
repr
esen
tativ
es o
f th
e O
ffice
of t
he O
mbu
dsm
an to
hol
d or
ient
atio
n se
min
ars
on J
unio
r Gra
ftwat
ch P
rogr
am a
mon
g st
uden
ts a
s pa
rt of
the
scho
ol’s
ext
ra-c
urric
ular
ac
tiviti
es.
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n
Prin
cipa
ls o
f pub
lic s
econ
dary
sch
ools
Hea
ds o
f sta
te c
olle
ges
and
univ
ersi
ties
Juni
or G
raftw
atch
Pro
gram
Gen
eral
Obj
ectiv
es:
To d
irect
the
grow
ing
conc
ern
and
awak
en th
e co
nsci
ousn
ess
of y
oung
citi
zens
into
pro
duct
ive
actio
n to
war
ds th
e er
adic
atio
n of
gra
ft an
d co
rrupt
ion
and
its a
dver
se e
ffect
s to
the
coun
try’s
ec
onom
y;
ii.
To d
evel
op a
nd in
grai
n in
the
yout
h tra
ditio
nal
Filip
ino
valu
es s
uch
as h
ones
ty a
nd e
ffici
ency
in
prep
arat
ion
for t
heir
futu
re ro
les
as le
ader
s; a
nd
iii.
To o
rient
the
yout
h on
the
task
s, fu
nctio
ns a
nd
role
s of
the
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
The
prog
ram
is c
urre
ntly
on
goin
g. R
egul
ar
activ
ities
incl
ude:
i.
A ye
arly
con
duct
of E
duca
tiona
l Mul
ti-Ev
ent
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
72
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ove
rsig
ht
body
etc
.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
Com
petit
ions
for h
igh
scho
ol a
nd c
olle
ge s
tude
nt
ii.
Con
duct
of J
unio
r Gra
ftwat
ch U
nit (
JGU
) Le
ader
ship
Effe
ctiv
enes
s Se
min
ar fo
r JG
U
Offi
cers
; and
iii.
Hol
ding
of S
umm
er J
ob P
rogr
am fo
r sel
ecte
d JG
U o
ffice
rs.
b)
Supp
ort o
f non
-gov
ernm
enta
l or
gani
zatio
ns th
at p
rom
ote
inte
grity
an
d co
mba
t cor
rupt
ion
by, f
or e
xam
ple,
ra
isin
g aw
aren
ess
of c
orru
ptio
n an
d its
co
sts,
mob
ilisin
g ci
tizen
sup
port
for
clea
n go
vern
men
t, an
d do
cum
entin
g an
d re
porti
ng c
ases
of c
orru
ptio
n
Cor
rupt
ion
Prev
entio
n Pr
ogra
ms
- E
stab
lishm
ent o
f a c
orru
ptio
n pr
even
tion
unit
(CPU
) whi
ch is
a n
on-g
over
nmen
tal o
rgan
izat
ion
(NG
O) o
r rel
igio
us, c
ivic
, urb
an p
oor a
nd p
eopl
e’s
orga
niza
tion
(PO
) of g
ood
stan
ding
acc
redi
ted
by
the
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
to p
rom
ote
its
obje
ctiv
es in
the
fight
aga
inst
gra
ft an
d co
rrupt
ion.
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
Obj
ectiv
es:
i) to
rais
e pu
blic
aw
aren
ess
on th
e ev
ils o
f co
rrupt
ion
and
the
mea
ns o
f fig
htin
g th
e sa
me;
ii) to
ass
ist t
he O
mbu
dsm
an in
det
erm
inin
g th
e ca
uses
of i
neffi
cien
cy, r
ed ta
pe, m
ism
anag
emen
t, fra
ud a
nd c
orru
ptio
n in
the
gove
rnm
ent a
nd to
m
ake
reco
mm
enda
tions
for t
heir
elim
inat
ion;
iii)
to in
itiat
e ca
mpa
igns
pus
hing
for t
he
obse
rvan
ce o
f hig
h st
anda
rds
of e
thic
s an
d ef
ficie
ncy
in g
over
nmen
t ser
vice
;
iv)
to a
ssis
t the
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
in
mon
itorin
g th
e pr
osec
utio
n an
d tri
al o
f O
mbu
dsm
an c
ases
in th
e di
ffere
nt re
gion
al tr
ial
cour
ts a
nd o
ther
low
er c
ourts
nat
ionw
ide;
v)
to a
ssis
t the
Om
buds
man
in th
e Li
fest
yle
Prob
e dr
ive
of th
e O
ffice
;
vi)
to a
ssis
t the
Om
buds
man
in th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e in
frast
ruct
ure
and
Proc
urem
ent W
atch
Pro
gram
of t
he O
ffice
; and
vii)
to fo
rm li
nkag
es w
ith n
on-o
rgan
ic R
esid
ent
Om
buds
men
and
oth
er a
nti-c
orru
ptio
n gr
oups
na
tionw
ide.
The
2003
CPU
Man
ual w
as re
cent
ly is
sued
di
rect
ing
all e
xist
ing
accr
edite
d C
PUs
to a
pply
for
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
73
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ove
rsig
ht
body
etc
.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
accr
edita
tion
unde
r the
new
gui
delin
es w
ithin
90
days
from
dat
e of
not
ice;
oth
erw
ise,
they
will
be
drop
ped
from
the
roll
of a
ccre
dite
d C
PUs
by th
e O
mbu
dsm
an.
c)
Prep
arat
ion
and/
or im
plem
enta
tion
of e
duca
tion
prog
ram
s ai
med
at
crea
ting
an a
nti-c
orru
ptio
n cu
lture
The
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
and
the
Dep
artm
ent
of E
duca
tion
Cul
ture
and
Spo
rts s
igne
d a
Join
t D
ecla
ratio
n of
Und
erta
king
on
Nov
embe
r 15,
199
5 ad
optin
g th
e In
stru
ctio
nal M
ater
ials
Dev
elop
men
t Pr
ogra
m, p
ursu
ant t
o w
hich
gra
ft pr
even
tion
educ
atio
n m
odul
es fo
r ele
men
tary
and
sec
onda
ry
leve
ls a
re s
uppo
sed
to b
e de
velo
ped.
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
:
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n:
Obj
ectiv
es:
1. T
o de
velo
p an
d va
lidat
e in
stru
ctio
nal m
ater
ials
w
hich
will
incu
lcat
e am
ong
the
stud
ents
(bot
h in
el
emen
tary
and
sec
onda
ry le
vels
) pos
itive
val
ues
such
as
hone
sty,
inte
grity
, uph
oldi
ng o
f com
mon
go
od a
nd s
impl
e liv
ing;
2. T
o aw
aken
the
stud
ents
’ con
scio
usne
ss to
war
ds
bein
g ho
nest
, upr
ight
and
resp
onsi
ble
citiz
ens
of
thei
r com
mun
ity.
Pres
ent s
tatu
s:
The
pro
ject
is te
mpo
raril
y on
-hol
d an
d un
der
eval
uatio
n be
caus
e of
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
a n
ew
curri
culu
m o
n th
e pr
imar
y le
vel.
Upo
n re
sum
ptio
n of
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
the
proj
ect,
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f Edu
catio
n, C
ultu
re a
nd
Spor
ts a
nd th
e C
omm
unity
Coo
rdin
atin
g Bu
reau
of
the
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
sha
ll co
ordi
nate
and
re
vise
the
mod
ules
to s
uit t
he c
urric
ulum
.
Acce
ss to
info
rmat
ion:
Ens
ure
that
gen
eral
pub
lic a
nd th
e m
edia
hav
e fre
edom
to re
ceiv
e an
d im
part
publ
ic in
form
atio
n an
d in
par
ticul
ar in
form
atio
n on
cor
rupt
ion
mat
ters
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith d
omes
tic la
w a
nd in
a m
anne
r tha
t wou
ld n
ot c
ompr
omis
e th
e op
erat
iona
l effe
ctiv
enes
s of
the
adm
inis
tratio
n or
, in
any
othe
r way
, be
detri
men
tal t
o th
e in
tere
st o
f go
vern
men
tal a
genc
ies
and
indi
vidu
als,
thro
ugh
a)
Esta
blis
hmen
t of p
ublic
repo
rting
re
quire
men
ts fo
r jus
tice
and
othe
r go
vern
men
tal a
genc
ies
that
incl
ude
disc
losu
re a
bout
effo
rts to
pro
mot
e
a.1.
Sec
tion
28, A
rticl
e II
of th
e 19
87 P
hilip
pine
C
onst
itutio
n:
“The
Sta
te a
dopt
s an
d im
plem
ents
a p
olic
y of
full
publ
ic d
iscl
osur
e of
all
its tr
ansa
ctio
ns in
volv
ing
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
Civ
il Se
rvic
e C
omm
issi
on
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
74
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ove
rsig
ht
body
etc
.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
inte
grity
and
acc
ount
abilit
y an
d co
mba
t co
rrupt
ion
publ
ic in
tere
st.”
a.2.
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
671
3, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as
the
Cod
e of
Con
duct
and
Eth
ical
Sta
ndar
ds fo
r Pu
blic
Offi
cial
s an
d Em
ploy
ees.
a.3.
The
Rul
es Im
plem
entin
g th
e C
ode
of C
ondu
ct
and
Ethi
cal S
tand
ards
For
Pub
lic O
ffici
als
cont
ains
sp
ecifi
c pr
ovis
ions
to e
nsur
e tra
nspa
renc
y of
tra
nsac
tions
and
acc
ess
to in
form
atio
n. R
ule
IV
ther
eof,
in p
artic
ular
, pro
vide
s:
“RU
LE IV
Sec
tion
1. S
ubje
ct to
reas
onab
le c
ondi
tions
pr
escr
ibed
by
law
, the
Sta
te a
dopt
s an
d im
plem
ents
a p
olic
y of
full
publ
ic d
iscl
osur
e of
all
its tr
ansa
ctio
ns in
volv
ing
publ
ic in
tere
st.
Sec
tion
2. It
is th
e re
spon
sibi
lity
of h
eads
of
depa
rtmen
ts, o
ffice
s an
d ag
enci
es to
est
ablis
h m
easu
res
and
stan
dard
s th
at w
ill en
sure
tra
nspa
renc
y of
and
ope
nnes
s in
pub
lic
trans
actio
ns in
thei
r res
pect
ive
offic
es, s
uch
as in
bi
ddin
gs, p
urch
ases
, oth
er fi
nanc
ial t
rans
actio
ns
incl
udin
g co
ntra
cts,
sta
tus
of p
roje
cts,
and
all
othe
r m
atte
rs in
volv
ing
publ
ic in
tere
st.
The
y sh
all e
stab
lish
info
rmat
ion
syst
ems
that
will
info
rm th
e pu
blic
of t
he fo
llow
ing:
(a) p
olic
ies,
ru
les,
and
pro
cedu
res;
(b) w
ork
prog
ram
s, p
roje
cts
and
perfo
rman
ce ta
rget
s; (c
) per
form
ance
repo
rts;
and
(d) a
ll ot
her d
ocum
ents
as
may
her
eafte
r be
clas
sifie
d as
pub
lic in
form
atio
n.
Suc
h pu
blic
info
rmat
ion
shal
l be
utiliz
ed s
olel
y fo
r th
e pu
rpos
e of
info
rmin
g th
e pu
blic
of s
uch
polic
ies,
pro
gram
s an
d ac
com
plis
hmen
ts, a
nd n
ot
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nti-C
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ptio
n In
itiat
ive
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sia-
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ific
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ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
75
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ove
rsig
ht
body
etc
.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
to b
uild
the
publ
ic im
age
of a
ny o
ffici
al o
r em
ploy
ee o
r to
adva
nce
his
own
pers
onal
inte
rest
.
Sec
tion
3. E
very
dep
artm
ent,
offic
e or
age
ncy
shal
l pro
vide
offi
cial
info
rmat
ion,
reco
rds
or
docu
men
ts to
any
requ
estin
g pu
blic
, exc
ept i
f:
(a) s
uch
info
rmat
ion,
reco
rd o
r doc
umen
t mus
t be
kept
sec
ret i
n th
e in
tere
st o
f nat
iona
l def
ense
or
secu
rity
or th
e co
nduc
t of f
orei
gn a
ffairs
;
(b) s
uch
disc
losu
re w
ould
put
the
life
and
safe
ty o
f an
indi
vidu
al in
imm
inie
nt d
ange
r;
(c) t
he in
form
atio
n, re
cord
or d
ocum
ent s
ough
t fa
lls w
ithin
the
conc
epts
est
ablis
hed
priv
ilege
or
reco
gniz
ed e
xcep
tions
as
may
be
prov
ided
by
law
or
set
tled
polic
y or
juris
prud
ence
.
(d) s
uch
info
rmat
ion,
reco
rd o
r doc
umen
t co
mpr
ises
dra
fts o
f dec
isio
ns, o
rder
s, ru
lings
, po
licy
deci
sion
s, m
emor
anda
, etc
.;
(e) i
t wou
ld d
iscl
ose
info
rmat
ion
of a
per
sona
l na
ture
whe
re d
iscl
osur
e w
ould
con
stitu
te a
cle
arly
un
war
rant
ed in
vasi
on o
f per
sona
l priv
acy;
(f) i
t wou
ld d
iscl
ose
inve
stig
ator
y re
cord
s co
mpl
ied
for l
aw e
nfor
cem
ent p
urpo
ses,
or i
nfor
mat
ion
whi
ch if
writ
ten
wou
ld b
e co
ntai
ned
in s
uch
reco
rds,
but
onl
y to
the
exte
nt th
at th
e pr
oduc
tion
of s
uch
reco
rds
or in
form
atio
n w
ould
(i) i
nter
fere
w
ith e
nfor
cem
ent p
roce
edin
gs, (
ii) d
epriv
e a
pers
on o
f a ri
ght t
o a
fair
trial
or a
n im
parti
al
adju
dica
tion,
(iii)
dis
clos
e th
e id
entit
y of
a
conf
iden
tial s
ourc
e an
d in
the
case
of a
reco
rd
com
plie
d by
a c
rimin
al la
w e
nfor
cem
ent a
utho
rity
in th
e co
urse
of a
crim
inal
inve
stig
atio
n,
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nti-C
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ptio
n In
itiat
ive
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sia-
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ific
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ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
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Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ove
rsig
ht
body
etc
.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
conf
iden
tial i
nfor
mat
ion
furn
ishe
d on
ly b
y th
e co
nfid
entia
l sou
rce,
or (
iv) u
njus
tifia
bly
disc
lose
in
vest
igat
ive
tech
niqu
es a
nd p
roce
dure
s;
(g) i
t wou
ld d
iscl
ose
info
rmat
ion
the
prem
atur
e di
sclo
sure
of w
hich
wou
ld (i
) in
the
case
of a
de
partm
ent,
offic
e or
age
ncy
whi
ch a
genc
y re
gula
tes
curre
ncie
s, s
ecur
ities
, com
mod
ities
, of
finan
cial
inst
itutio
ns, b
e lik
ely
to le
ad to
sig
nific
ant
finan
cial
spe
cula
tions
in c
urre
ncie
s, s
ecur
ities
or
com
mod
ities
or s
igni
fican
tly e
ndan
ger t
he s
tabi
lity
of a
ny fi
nanc
ial i
nstit
utio
n, o
r (ii)
in th
e ca
se o
f any
de
partm
ent,
offic
e or
age
ncy
be li
kely
or
sign
ifica
ntly
to fr
ustra
te im
plem
enta
tion
of a
pr
opos
ed a
ctio
n, o
r whe
re th
e de
partm
ent,
offic
e or
age
ncy
is re
quire
d by
law
to m
ake
such
di
sclo
sure
on
its o
wn
initi
ativ
e pr
ior t
o ta
king
fina
l of
ficia
l act
ion
on s
uch
prop
osal
.
Sec
tion
4. E
very
hea
d of
dep
artm
ent,
offic
e an
d ag
ency
sha
ll es
tabl
ish
info
rmat
ion
syst
ems
and
netw
orks
that
will
effe
ct th
e w
ides
t pos
sibl
e di
ssem
inat
ion
of in
form
atio
n re
gard
ing
the
prov
isio
n of
the
Cod
e, a
nd th
e po
licie
s an
d pr
ogra
ms
rela
tive
ther
eto.
”
b) I
mpl
emen
tatio
n of
mea
sure
s pr
ovid
ing
for a
mea
ning
ful p
ublic
righ
t of
acc
ess
to a
ppro
pria
te in
form
atio
n
b.1.
Sec
tions
24
and
28 o
f the
198
7 Ph
ilippi
ne
Con
stitu
tion:
“Sec
tion
24. T
he S
tate
reco
gniz
es th
e vi
tal r
ole
of
com
mun
icat
ion
and
info
rmat
ion
in n
atio
n-bu
ildin
g.
Sec
tion
28. S
ubje
ct to
reas
onab
le c
ondi
tions
pr
escr
ibed
by
law
, the
Sta
te a
dopt
s an
d im
plem
ents
a p
olic
y of
full
publ
ic d
iscl
osur
e of
all
its tr
ansa
ctio
ns in
volv
ing
publ
ic in
tere
st.”
Civ
il Se
rvic
e C
omm
issi
on
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
Civ
il Se
rvic
e C
omm
issi
on
1. S
enat
e Bi
ll N
o. 1
350
– An
Act
to m
ake
publ
ic
the
rule
s, o
pini
ons,
ord
ers,
reco
rds
of p
roce
edin
gs
and
mee
tings
of g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s. T
he b
ill re
quire
s th
e pu
blic
atio
n of
an
agen
cy’s
rule
s,
regu
latio
ns a
nd p
roce
dure
in th
e O
ffici
al G
azet
te o
r in
a n
ewsp
aper
of g
ener
al c
ircul
atio
n an
d to
mak
e av
aila
ble
to th
e pu
blic
, upo
n re
ques
t, in
form
atio
n no
t oth
erw
ise
exem
pted
by
the
bill.
2. S
enat
e Bi
ll N
o. 1
717
- An
Act t
o En
sure
Pub
lic
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ptio
n In
itiat
ive
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sia-
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ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
77
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ove
rsig
ht
body
etc
.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
b.2.
Se
ctio
n 7,
Arti
cle
III o
f the
198
7 Ph
ilippi
ne C
onst
itutio
n:
“Sec
tion
7. T
he ri
ght o
f the
peo
ple
to in
form
atio
n on
mat
ters
of p
ublic
con
cern
sha
ll be
reco
gniz
ed.
Acce
ss to
offi
cial
reco
rds,
and
to d
ocum
ents
, and
pa
pers
per
tain
ing
to o
ffici
al a
cts,
tran
sact
ions
, or
deci
sion
s, a
s w
ell a
s to
gov
ernm
ent r
esea
rch
data
us
ed a
s ba
sis
for p
olic
y de
velo
pmen
t, sh
all b
e af
ford
ed th
e ci
tizen
, sub
ject
to s
uch
limita
tions
as
may
be
prov
ided
by
law
.”
b.3.
Se
ctio
n 5(
e) o
f Rep
ublic
Act
No.
671
3,
othe
rwis
e kn
own
as th
e C
ode
of C
ondu
ct a
nd
Ethi
cal S
tand
ards
for P
ublic
Offi
cial
s an
d Em
ploy
ees:
“Sec
tion
5. D
utie
s of
Pub
lic O
ffici
als
and
Empl
oyee
s. —
In th
e pe
rform
ance
of t
heir
dutie
s,
all p
ublic
offi
cial
s an
d em
ploy
ees
are
unde
r ob
ligat
ion
to:
x x
x
(e) M
ake
docu
men
ts a
cces
sibl
e to
the
publ
ic. —
Al
l pub
lic d
ocum
ents
mus
t be
mad
e ac
cess
ible
to,
and
read
ily a
vaila
ble
for i
nspe
ctio
n by
, the
pub
lic
with
in re
ason
able
wor
king
hou
rs.”
Acce
ss to
Offi
cial
Info
rmat
ion
and
for O
ther
Pu
rpos
es
● Se
eks
to e
stab
lish
an e
ffect
ive
lega
l rig
ht o
f ac
cess
to g
over
nmen
t inf
orm
atio
n.
● Af
firm
s th
e im
porta
nce
of m
aint
aini
ng o
penn
ess
in g
oven
rmen
t esp
ecia
lly in
an
era
whe
re re
cord
s ar
e m
aint
aine
d in
a v
arie
ty o
f tec
hnol
ogie
s,
incl
udin
g C
D-R
oms
and
disk
ette
s, m
akin
g it
poss
ible
to p
ut m
ore
info
rmat
ion
on-li
ne.
3. H
ouse
Bill
No.
560
9 se
eks
legi
slat
ive
enac
tmen
t to
ratio
naliz
e th
e ha
rsh
exem
ptio
n (b
y R
A 67
13) t
o th
e ex
erci
se o
f the
righ
t to
offic
ial i
nfor
mat
ion
and
sim
plify
the
limita
tions
by
conf
inin
g it
to th
ose
inst
ance
s “w
hen
it is
cle
ar th
at th
e pu
rpos
e of
the
exam
inat
ion
is to
abe
t or p
rom
ote
or c
omm
it cr
ime
or w
rong
doi
ng o
r to
enga
ge in
she
er a
nd id
le
curio
sity
”.
Publ
ic p
artic
ipat
ion:
Enc
oura
ge p
ublic
par
ticip
atio
n in
ant
i-cor
rupt
ion
activ
ities
, in
parti
cula
r thr
ough
a)
Coo
pera
tive
rela
tions
hips
w
ith c
ivil
soci
ety
grou
ps s
uch
as
cham
bers
of c
omm
erce
, pro
fess
iona
l as
soci
atio
ns, N
GO
s, la
bor u
nion
s,
hous
ing
asso
ciat
ions
, the
med
ia, a
nd
othe
r org
aniz
atio
ns
Mem
oran
dum
of U
nder
stan
ding
on
Life
styl
e C
heck
On
Mar
ch 2
0, 2
003,
a c
oalit
ion
com
pose
d of
di
ffere
nt g
over
nmen
t age
ncie
s w
ith a
man
date
to
erad
icat
e gr
aft a
nd c
orru
ptio
n, e
xecu
ted
a M
emor
andu
m o
f Und
erst
andi
ng (M
OU
) tog
ethe
r w
ith o
ther
resp
onsi
ble
non-
gove
rnm
enta
l
The
LIFE
STYL
E C
HEC
K C
OAL
ITIO
N is
com
pose
d of
th
e fo
llow
ing:
Inte
r-Age
ncy
Anti-
Gra
ft C
oord
inat
ing
Cou
ncil
Pres
iden
tial A
nti-G
raft
Com
mis
sion
The
Coa
litio
n ai
ms
to: (
1) c
heck
, inv
estig
ate
and
pros
ecut
e an
y go
vern
men
t offi
cial
or e
mpl
oyee
w
ho h
as a
ccum
ulat
ed p
rope
rties
and
/or w
ho h
as
incu
rred
expe
nditu
res
out o
f pro
porti
on to
his
/her
le
gitim
ate
inco
me;
(2) s
tudy
how
cor
rupt
ion
oppo
rtuni
ties
or v
ulne
rabi
lity
in g
over
nmen
t
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
78
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ove
rsig
ht
body
etc
.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
orga
niza
tions
(NG
Os)
and
civ
il so
ciet
y or
gani
zatio
ns (C
SOs)
. The
coa
litio
n be
lieve
s th
at
one
effe
ctiv
e w
ay to
ferre
t out
the
graf
ters
is to
co
nduc
t Life
styl
e C
heck
s on
pub
lic o
ffici
als
and
empl
oyee
s. T
he N
GO
s an
d C
SOs
shal
l ass
ume
the
task
of g
athe
ring
deta
iled
info
rmat
ion
on th
e lif
esty
le o
f any
gov
ernm
ent o
ffici
al o
r offi
cial
s, w
hile
th
e m
embe
r-gov
ernm
ent a
genc
ies
shal
l be
resp
onsi
ble
for t
he e
valu
atio
n of
the
info
rmat
ion,
in
vest
igat
ion
and
pros
ecut
ion,
incl
udin
g th
e fil
ing
of
forfe
iture
cas
es w
ith th
e ap
prop
riate
cou
rt.
Offi
ce o
f the
Om
buds
man
Com
mis
sion
on
Audi
t
Dep
artm
ent o
f Jus
tice
Nat
iona
l Bur
eau
of In
vest
igat
ion
Cat
holic
Bis
hops
Con
fere
nce
of th
e Ph
ilippi
nes
– N
atio
nal S
ecre
taria
t for
Soc
ial A
ctio
n
Tran
spar
ency
and
Acc
ount
abilit
y N
etw
ork
Citi
zens
Nat
iona
l Net
wor
k Ag
ains
t Pov
erty
and
C
orru
ptio
n
Uni
ted
Peop
le’s
Aga
inst
Crim
e
Citi
zens
Bat
tle A
gain
st C
orru
ptio
n
Philip
pine
Gov
ernm
ent E
mpl
oyee
s As
soci
atio
n
Nat
iona
l Ass
ocia
tion
of C
orru
ptio
n Pr
even
tion
Uni
ts
Nat
iona
l You
th C
omm
issi
on
Philip
pine
Nat
iona
l Pol
ice
– In
tellig
ence
Inte
lligen
ce S
ervi
ce o
f the
Arm
ed F
orce
s of
the
Philip
pine
s
Philip
pine
Ant
i-Org
aniz
ed C
rime
Com
mis
sion
agen
cies
may
be
redu
ced
and
ther
eafte
r im
plem
ent a
ppro
pria
te m
easu
res;
(3) p
rom
ote
trans
pare
ncy
and
acco
unta
bilit
y; (4
) bui
ld th
e ca
paci
ty o
f the
coa
litio
n m
embe
rs in
the
cond
uct o
f lif
esty
le c
heck
; and
(5) d
efin
e th
e ro
le o
f eac
h of
th
e m
embe
r of t
he c
oalit
ion
and
iden
tify
area
s of
co
oper
atio
n an
d co
ordi
natio
n.
b)
Invo
lvem
ent o
f NG
Os
in
mon
itorin
g of
pub
lic s
ecto
r pr
ogra
mm
es a
nd a
ctiv
ities
The
gove
rnm
ent,
with
the
help
from
civ
il so
ciet
y gr
oups
like
the
Tran
spar
ency
and
Acc
ount
abilit
y N
etw
ork
(whi
ch in
clud
es P
rocu
rem
ent W
atch
), ha
s be
en g
radu
ally
intro
duci
ng re
form
s in
the
Proc
urem
ent S
yste
m.
Tran
spar
ency
and
Acc
ount
abilit
y N
etw
ork
is m
ade
of
seve
ral o
rgan
izat
ions
com
pose
d of
peo
ple
from
the
publ
ic a
nd p
rivat
e en
titie
s kn
own
for t
heir
advo
cacy
of
good
gov
erna
nce.
The
gove
rnm
ent,
with
the
help
from
civ
il so
ciet
y gr
oups
like
Pro
cure
men
t Wat
ch, h
as b
een
grad
ually
intro
duci
ng re
form
s in
the
Proc
urem
ent
Syst
em.
The
mai
n ac
tiviti
es o
f PR
OC
UR
EMEN
T W
ATC
H
incl
ude
cond
uctin
g di
agno
stic
ass
essm
ent f
or
Dep
artm
ent o
f Bud
get a
nd M
anag
emen
t of
proc
urem
ent o
f goo
ds, s
uppl
ies
and
mat
eria
ls, a
nd
infra
stru
ctur
e pr
ojec
ts b
y th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
Educ
atio
n (D
epEd
), th
e D
epar
tmen
t of P
ublic
AD
B/O
EC
D A
nti-C
orru
ptio
n In
itiat
ive
for A
sia-
Pac
ific
– C
ount
ry R
epor
t Phi
lippi
nes
79
Actio
n Pl
an o
bjec
tive
Reg
ulat
ory
or le
gal f
ram
ewor
k (p
ls. c
orre
spon
ding
do
cum
ent o
r leg
al te
xt)
Inst
itutio
n in
cha
rge
of im
plem
enta
tion
(i.e.
min
istry
, de
partm
ent,
inde
pend
ent i
nter
nal o
r ext
erna
l ove
rsig
ht
body
etc
.)
Rel
evan
t rec
ent o
r pla
nned
refo
rms
in th
is a
rea,
i.e
. the
ir ob
ject
ives
, im
plem
enta
tion
stag
es,
outp
uts
and
timef
ram
e.
Wor
ks a
nd H
ighw
ays
(DPW
H),
and
the
Dep
artm
ent o
f Hea
lth (D
OH
), ad
voca
ting
proc
urem
ent r
efor
ms,
ana
lyzi
ng p
ublic
pr
ocur
emen
t by
loca
l gov
ernm
ent u
nits
, and
pr
ovid
ing
case
stu
dy-b
ased
trai
ning
to s
treng
then
go
vern
men
t cap
acity
.
Proc
urem
ent W
atch
con
tract
s N
GO
s to
mon
itor
sele
cted
bid
ding
con
tract
s an
d is
invo
lved
in o
ther
ci
vil s
ocie
ty-b
ased
act
iviti
es th
at a
ddre
ss g
raft
and
corru
ptio
n.
c)
Prot
ectio
n of
whi
stle
blow
ers
Rep
ublic
Act
No.
698
1, o
ther
wis
e kn
own
as th
e W
itnes
s Pr
otec
tion,
Sec
urity
and
Ben
efit
Act
Dep
artm
ent o
f Jus
tice
Sena
te B
ill N
o. 1
789
- An
Act p
rohi
bitin
g di
scrim
inat
ion
or re
talia
tion
agai
nst p
erso
ns w
ho
repo
rt un
safe
bui
ldin
g co
nditi
ons
and
prac
tices
, ot
herw
ise
know
n as
the
"Bui
ldin
g Sa
fety
and
Pu
blic
Car
e W
hist
lebl
ower
Pro
tect
ion
Act 2
001”
● Ai
ms
to p
rohi
bit d
iscr
imin
atio
n or
reta
liatio
n ag
ains
t any
per
son
who
repo
rt un
safe
con
ditio
ns
and
prac
tices
in a
ny b
uild
ing
or s
truct
ure
whi
ch
impa
ct o
n fir
e or
oth
er c
alam
ity p
reve
ntio
n;
● Pr
ohib
its d
iscr
imin
atio
n or
reta
liatio
n ag
ains
t any
pe
rson
who
atte
mpt
ed o
r has
an
inte
ntio
n to
en
gage
to e
xpos
e un
safe
con
ditio
ns a
nd p
ract
ices
in
any
bui
ldin
g or
stru
ctur
e, li
kew
ise
for p
urpo
se o
f fir
e or
oth
er c
alam
ity re
late
d pr
even
tion.
