Philippine Constitution, R.A. 6713 and Ethics

• The document provides general information about the Philippine Constitution, the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (R.A. 6713), peace and human rights issues and concepts; and environment management and protection.

Divestment

• The transfer of property title or disposal of interest to someone who is not one's spouse or relative.

Public Documents

• Public documents should be accessible to the public within reasonable working hours.

Executive Order 335

• Mandates the use of Filipino in government office correspondence.

R.A. 6713

• Establishes a code of conduct and ethical standards for public officials and employees.
• Intends to uphold the principle of public office as a public trust.

Republic Act 6713

• Establishes a code of conduct and ethical standards for public officials and employees.
• Upholds public office as a public trust.

High Standard

• State policy promotes a high standard of ethics in public services.

Public Officials

• Include elective and appointive officials and employees, permanent or temporary, in career or non-career service, with or without compensation.

Family of Public Officials and Employees

• Includes spouses and unmarried children under eighteen (18) years of age.

Relatives

• Refers to persons related to a public official or employee within the fourth (4th) civil degree of consanguinity or affinity.

Commitment to Public Interest

• Requires public officials and employees to prioritize public interest over personal interest and avoid wastage of public funds and revenues.

Professionalism

• Public officials and employees must perform their duties with excellence, intelligence, and skills.
• They should render public service with devotion and dedication

Justness and Sincerity

• Public officials and employees should remain true to the people, be non-discriminatory.
• They should respect others' rights and refrain from actions contrary to law, morals, public policy, safety, and interest.

Nationalism & Patriotism

• Public officials and employees should remain loyal to the Republic and the Filipino people.
• They should aim to maintain and defend the country's sovereignty.

Responsive to Public

• Public officials and employees should provide prompt, courteous, and adequate service.
• They are to provide information on policies and procedures in clear language.

Commitment to Democracy

• Public officials and employees shall commit to the democratic way of life and values.
• They are to maintain public accountability, uphold the Constitution, and prioritize the country.

Simple Living

• Public officials and employees and their families should live modestly.
• They should avoid extravagant displays of wealth or lifestyle

Response Time

• Public officials and employees should respond within fifteen (15) working days to letters, telegrams, or other public communications.

Performance Reports

• Heads and responsible officers of government offices and GOCCs must render a performance report within forty-five (45) working days from the end of the year.

Financial and Material Interest

• It is unlawful for public officials and employees to have monetary or material interest in transactions requiring their office's approval.

Disclosure of Official Information

• Public officials and employees are prohibited from using or divulging confidential or classified official information obtained through their office.

Gifts

• Public officials and employees are not allowed to accept gifts, gratuities, or favors that could affect their official duties.

Statement and Disclosure

• Public officials and employees should accomplish and submit declarations under oath.
• These should include their assets, liabilities, net worth, financial and business interests.

Accessibility of Documents

• Statements filed under R.A 6713 should be available for public inspection at all reasonable hours.

Public Trust

• Public service is a public trust, so officials and employees must be accountable, responsible, and act with integrity, loyalty, efficiency, patriotism, and justice.

Sandiganbayan

• Has jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases involving graft, corruption, and other offenses by public officials and employees.

Ombudsman

• Is mandated to promptly act on complaints against public officials and employees.

Political Neutrality

• Public officials and employees should serve everyone without discrimination, regardless of party affiliation.

Betrayal of Public Trust

• A ground for impeachment for violations of the oath of office.
• It involves loss of popular support, even if it is not a criminal offense

Loan

• "Commodatum" is the type of this.

Professionalism

• Public officials and employees shall perform and discharge their duties with the highest degree of excellence.

R.A. 6713 Policy

• R.A. 6713 mentions both promoting a high standard of ethics in public service and that public officials are accountable to the people.
• Officials should discharge duties in accordance with acting with responsibility, integrity, competence, and loyalty.
• Act with patriotism and justice, lead modest lives, and uphold public interest.

4th Civil Degree

• "Relatives" refer to all persons related to a public official within this degree of consanguinity.

Annual Performance Report

• The head of agencies should submit it within 45 working days from the end of the year.

Public Employees (R.A. 6713)

• Agency personnel not mentioned include "agency personnel in government offices".

Party Affiliation

• Public officials and employees shall provide service to everyone without unfair discrimination and regardless of what?

Foreign Intrusion

• Public officials and employees should defend Philippine sovereignty against this.

Conflict of Interest

• Arises when a public official is an officer of a private corporation which affects the faithful performance of the official's duty.

Family Definition

• Family of public officials or employees includes spouses and unmarried children under 18 years of age.

Response Time

• 15 days is the maximum time public officials or employees must respond to letters.

R.A. 6713 Component

• "Providing rehabilitation of unjust actions and infringements" is NOT included in this act and its title

Public Interest

• Should public officials and employees always uphold over personal matters?

Outstanding Public Officials Awards

• The Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Chairman of the Commission on Audit, and the Ombudsman head the committee on awards.

Mandate

• The Civil Service Commission is assigned to adopt measures for standards and research to raise the level of these.

Review

• The Houses of Congress have committees that shall establish procedures for the reviewer of Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

State Policies

• The Philippines adopts a policy of freedom from nuclear weapons in its territory.

Statement of Assets

• All public officials and employees are required to file it within 30 days after assumption of office.
• Also within 30 days after separation from service, and on or before April 30 every year.

Military Authority

• Civilian authority is supposed to be supreme over them.

Penalties

• As part of this, for violation of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for public Officials and Employees includes a suspension not exceedingly for one (1) year.

National Territory

• The national territory of the Republic of the Philippines excludes the overseas domains.

State Relations

• Article II Section 6 that separation of Church and State shall be inviolable

Foreign Policy

• The state shall pursue an independent foreign policy. In its relations with others state, the paramount consideration shall be each of the following, except nationalized control

Administration and Enforcement

• The Civil Service Commission has the primary responsibility for the administration and enforcement of the Act Establishing A Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (RA 6713).

Private Business

• When a conflict of interest arises, a public official has thirty (30) days to resign from his position in any private business enterprise.

Laborers

• They are not required to file statements of Assets and Liabilities and Net Worth and the Disclosure of Business Interest and Financial Connection.

Military or Civil Service

• All Citizen may be required, under conditions provided by law, to render personal military or civil service?

Democracy Essence

• Preservation of patrimony and loyalty to flag and country is not mentioned to be essential for the enjoyment by all the people of the blessings of democracy.

Highest Degree

• Public officials and employees shall perform and discharge their duties with this.

Public Availability

• Statement of Assets and liabilities and Net Worth and the Disclosure of Business Interest and Financial Connections shall be available to the public for ten (10) years

Unlawful Statement Use

• It is explicitly stated that it shall be unlawful for any persons to obtain or use any Statement of assets and liabilities filed for security a private or personal loan

Business Resignation

• When a conflict of interest arises, a public official has Sixty (60) days to resign from his position in any private business enterprise?

War Instrument

• In Section II of the Declaration of Principles, the Philippines renounce war as an instrument of national policy.

Constitution: Article I

• National Territory is the title of Articles I of the 1986 Constitution?

Protector of the People

• Armed Forces of the Philippines is mentioned as this

Penalties

• For this violation of the Act of the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees includes a fine of not exceeding six (6) month's salary.

State Maintenance

• The State shall also maintain honesty and integrity in the public service and take positive and effective measures against Graft and Corruption

Vital Role

• The State recognizes the vital role of the Youth in nation building.

Privacy

• The privacy of Communication and Correspondence shall be inviolable except upon lawful order of the court

Social Order

• The state shall promote a just and dynamic social order that will ensure the prosperity and independence of the nation and free the people from what?

Livelihood

• To foster patriotism and nationalism, accelerate social progress and promote total human liberation and development, the state shall give priority to each one except: labor and livelihood

Liberties

• In the bill of Rights, no person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property or without due process of law

###Indigenous Cultural Communities rights

• In Art II, Sec. 22, the State recognizes and promotes the rights of these groups within.

Controlled National Economy

• The State shall develop a self-reliant and independent national economy effectively controlled by Filipinos

Unreasonable Searches

• Art III, Sec 2, gives the right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers and effects against unreasonable Searches and Seizures

Equality

• The State recognizes the role of women in nation-building, and shall ensure the Fundamental Equality of women and men

Diguity

• The State values the dignity of every Human Person...

Establishment

• In Sec. 5, no law shall be made respecting an establishment of Religion or...

Autonomy

• In Sec.25 will the State ensure...

Grievances

• The freedom of speech...

Labour Rights

• In Article II...

Reform

• In Art. II Section 21...

Social Institution

• The Family

Law

• In Sec. 6...

Harmony

• The State shall...

Dynasty

• In Sec. 26...

Parties

• As punishment...

Citizenship

• In Art. IV, Sec. 4...

Natural Birth

• Natural-born citizens are Filipinos from birth without having to acquiring or perfecting Philippine citizenship?

Accused Presumption

• In Sec.15, in all...

Citizens except

• Article V states...

Congress is legislative

• This is where they get their power.

Imprison

• In Art. III Sec. 20...

Denial

• Free access to courts...

Reclusion Perpetua

• All persons, except...

Punished Twice

• In Sec. 21...

Compensation

• The bill of Rights...

Himself

• In Sec. 17...

Writ of Habeas

• In Sec. 15...

Detainment

• Military stockade...

Bail Art III

• In Art III, Sec. 13...

Absentee Ballot

• The Constitution...

Counsel

• He must...

Rules

• Two-third rule.

Fourth (4th) Monday of July

• Congress once a year.

Senators

• How many are there?

Houses

• How many houses should the Senate be composed of?

House residency.

25 Residency

• For Congress member.

House minimum

• Whats the minimum age requirements? How about 2 years.

35 Minimum Age

• What's the minimum age for a senator? There are consecutive terms and senators for the list.

-Twenty is the correct answer.

###Tribunal Electoral

• The Senate and House of representatives. The second Monday.

Election Date

• When is the regular election of the senators? There are 60 days, what is the fine? There are 2500 from another representative. How about it if all senator commence? There are Two years. How many bills and readings are there?

6-years

• No Member of the House of Representative shall serve for more than six (6) years.

President Years

• No person who has.

Vice president

• How many successive terms? There is one Monday, what is a house? And age for presidency comes forward but should be forty (40)

Congress

• What should be embraced? There are number of senators so how many?

National Treasurer

• In Art. VI. Sec..

System of taxation

• In Sec. 28…

Appointment

• Thirty day appointment but no title. Are we over the hill? two- thirds (2/3). And does The president have control? and also. The president of the Senate are we at...

• What are his deputies and assistants and can we make a deal?

President

• There for sure is a power shift! Is the state in monetary power? What. You must have the two-thirds. But it can not be vested by... No deprivation! how many associate justices can you handle?

In the end the power the most powerful with... the minimum age of member? We are are at fifteen minutes.

But it should be only for lower. Is there influence? What number are we at anyway?

One year after with a requirement of thirty- five but the president is at large what are. Supreme? Constitutional? what is a and how are members? There is no law on here. We are at now with... how much do get at the. And where is the from. Are there... A. Are all... seven

Seven terms

• The COMELEC (Commission on election); shall seven terms for a . What about the the the two. Can only the natural ones. What are we reading any where you are at?

Lots of places to be government lots. Which if anything is like that. Is all of the... what are citizens entitled to? Lots to read and and and.

National Economic

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