...Rules Implementing the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Republic Act No. 6713, otherwise known as the “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees”, approved Dn February 20, 1989, and which took effect on March 25, 1989, conformably to Section 17 thereof, the following Rules are hereby adopted in order to carry out the provisions of the said Code: Rule I Coverage Section 1. These Rules shall cover all officials and employees in the government, elective and appointive, permanent or temporary, whether in the career or non-career service, including military and police personnel, whether or not they receive compensation, regardless of amount. Rule II Interpretation Section 1. These Rules shall be interpreted in the light of the Declaration of Policy found in Section 2 of the Code: “It is the policy of the State to promote a high standard of ethics in public service. Public officials and employees shall at all times be accountable to the people and shall discharge their duties with utmost responsibility, integrity, competence and loyalty, act with patriotism and justice, lead modest lives, and uphold public interest over personal interest.” Rule III Reforms on Public Administrative Systems Section 1. Every department, office and agency shall, as soon as practicable and in no case later than ninety (90) days from the effectivity...
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...Topic | | Item | | | GlaxoSmithkline Consumer Healthcare Ltd. | | Conduct on Behalf of the firms | 1 | Relations with Home Govt | It is the Company’s policy to comply fully with all applicable laws and regulations governing contact and dealings with government employees and public officials, and to adhere to high ethical, moral and legal standards of business conduct. This policy includes strict compliance with all local, state, federal, foreign and other applicable laws, rules and regulations. If you have any questions concerning government relations, contact the Company’s Legal Department at Complianceandethics@infosys.com. | GSK employees must ensure that dealings with Government Officials are carried out according to the highest standards of integrity required for all GSK business and in compliance with all relevant laws and regulations. | How should the top management behave with respect to ….. | 2 | Relations with Customers | Customer Relationships If your job requires interfacing or contacting any Company customers or potential customers, it is critical to remember that you represent the Company to the people with whom you are dealing. Act in a manner that creates value for our customers and help build a relationship based upon trust. The Company and its employees have provided services for many years and have built up significant goodwill over the years. This goodwill is one of our most important assets, and you must act to preserve and enhance our...
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...Rules Implementing the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees Pursuant to the provisions of Section 12 of Republic Act No. 6713, otherwise known as the “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees”, approved Dn February 20, 1989, and which took effect on March 25, 1989, conformably to Section 17 thereof, the following Rules are hereby adopted in order to carry out the provisions of the said Code: Rule I Coverage Section 1. These Rules shall cover all officials and employees in the government, elective and appointive, permanent or temporary, whether in the career or non-career service, including military and police personnel, whether or not they receive compensation, regardless of amount. Rule II Interpretation Section 1. These Rules shall be interpreted in the light of the Declaration of Policy found in Section 2 of the Code: “It is the policy of the State to promote a high standard of ethics in public service. Public officials and employees shall at all times be accountable to the people and shall discharge their duties with utmost responsibility, integrity, competence and loyalty, act with patriotism and justice, lead modest lives, and uphold public interest over personal interest.” Rule III Reforms on Public Administrative Systems Section 1. Every department, office and agency shall, as soon as practicable and in no case later than ninety (90) days from the effectivity of...
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...of Directors on 9 October 2014 Preamble “This Code of Conduct is intended to establish and clarify the standards for behaviour in the organisation. However, no Code of Conduct can cover all situations you may encounter. Thus, you need to utilise the following principles where specific rules cannot be established: Decisions made, and actions taken, by you must be consistent with company values and company objectives. Infosys is focused on delivering long-term value to its employees, shareholders and society. It is expected that you will do what is right to support the long-term goals of the company. Infosys competes to win, but only within the framework of integrity, transparency and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. If you are ever in doubt about a decision, it should be escalated to a higher level of management for broader consideration. Should you ever see a deviation from the above principles, it is expected that you will utilise appropriate channels to report the violation.” INTRODUCTION This Code of Conduct and Ethics (“Code”) helps maintain the standards of business conduct of Infosys Limited, together with its subsidiaries (“Infosys” or the “Company”), and ensures compliance with legal requirements, including with (i) Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules promulgated thereunder (ii) Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered into with the National...
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...negative impact on capitalism and foreign investment in that; it changes the environment which in turns affects decisions and actions. Corruption causes discriminatory treatment along tribal, ethnic, race and class. It also impacts in decision making process. Multinational corporations (MNCs) may be unable to compete in certain countries due to dishonesty by government officials, dependent upon a system of graft and bribery to approve and facilitate permits and various company operations. Corruption may be at the highest levels of government, where government decisions regarding military equipment, civilian aircraft, infrastructure or broad policy decisions about industrial subsidies are made, based upon favoritism rather than ethical weighing of facts. Corruption may involve elected officials and politicians as well as nonelected officials. Corruption may be voluntary and petty, for instance, paying to expedite a building permit. It may be extorted, in which a licensing officer holds up a building permit until a bribe is pad. It can also be grander, in which a voluntary bribe is paid to a public elected official in exchange for awarding a contract for a large municipal building, despite the contractors lack of experience. Or a grand extorted bribe might be having a high-level...
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...Raquel P. Salavaria May 15, 2016 PUP MPA - OU Dr. Juan C. Birion Reaction Paper in R.A. 6713 Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees As for me, R.A. 6713 “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees” has a tasteful substance and form in it. It is informational and comprehensible, but I find it in the context of idealism because of high standards set for behavior and honesty and theoretical in nature, in the sense that these standards reflect what the government wants to happen but in reality this is not truly the way it is. Nonetheless, the Philippine government deserve to be applauded for having enacted this law. It brought awareness to the general public and re-orientation of public officials and government employees of their duties and responsibilities as well as their purpose in the government. However, I had some doubts whether R.A.6713 indeed serves its purpose to its intended users. Sadly, despite the government’s notable and continuous efforts for its implementation, current realities still reflect numerous public officials being charged of graft, fraud and corruption which only proves that adherence to R.A.6713 still falls weak but being weak does not mean failure. Sections 5,6,10,11 & 12 of R.A.6713 that deals more on the technical aspects, is enforceable and attainable. Administrative processes compliance can be checked...
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...Are Interest Groups in the USA too powerful? "An interest group is an organized body of individuals who share some goals and who try to influence public policy." -- Jeffrey Berry - The Interest Group Society Interest Groups are groups where groups of individuals can come together where they can make their ideas, needs, and views known to elected officials. Many individuals in our modern times associate themselves with an interest group regardless of how specialised the views of the group. The main role of interest groups is to influence policy decision making. Some key interest groups in America include the ‘Association of Manufacturers’ which represents 14,000 companies in the US. Many academics would argue that business and corporation play a key central role in American politics. Major corporations carry the prestige of being key members in the US economy. As many people’s view on elected officials are made on economic performance, many fear that anti-business policies will harm their performance in later elections. It is also known that many corporations will help fund the candidates who are in their favour and support their views and therefore business can be very effective interest groups. There are also key single issue groups such as the NRA, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Interest Groups are distinct from political parties as they do not seek elected office and therefore their power is to influence decision making rather than holding the power over decisions...
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...Divisions 70 and 141 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 Assessing the ‘facilitation payments’ defence to the Foreign Bribery offence and other measures Public Consultation Paper 15 November 2011 Disclaimer: This document is designed to inform discussion of issues. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the Commonwealth, or indicate a commitment to a particular course of action. Contents Introduction 1 The Foreign Bribery offence 1 The facilitation payment defence 2 International approaches 3 Arguments for prohibiting facilitation payments 3 Arguments against prohibiting facilitation payments 4 When a benefit is legitimately due 5 The official intended to be influenced by a bribe 6 A benefit provided or requested ‘dishonestly’ 6 Submissions 7 Introduction 1. The Australian Government is committed to stamping out corruption and has a comprehensive anti-corruption system for the public and private sectors. 2. Australia has a strong record of global, regional and domestic action to prevent and expose corrupt activity, and is ranked as the 8th most corruption-free nation in the world in the most recent Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index. 3. In September 2011, the Australian Government announced the commitment of $700,000 to develop and implement Australia’s first National Anti-Corruption Plan. A key objective of the Plan is to strengthen Australia’s existing...
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...defined as society’s expectations of how one should be. For instance, our society categorizes gender with color. Case in point, boys are generally expected to wear blue clothing and play with trucks, whereas girls are expected to wear pink and play with dolls. If there are individuals whom do not fall into their “correct” gender acceptable category, we as a nation have been trained to shun them or treat these individuals unfairly. Our media and our society carefully construct ways in which they can relay messages regarding suitable careers for certain genders. For example, the military was geared mainly for men until the last decade or so, and teachers, nurses and caretakers were all acceptable employment choices for women. Government officials are another occupation left primarily for men. For this reason, our nation is dependent on the decisions and policies that the men in these elected positions are making for us as individuals and for our country. There are many questions and concerns that can be brought up over this matter, the biggest question that comes to mind is ‘how would our lives be different if there were an equal amount or women making these governmental decisions?’ Especially when it comes to our military, if we had women serving as generals and presidents would we have been a...
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...while poor people do nothing but to follow. Like our government, it is visible to us that having a position in government makes them superior. In just a blink of an eye everyone follows, everyone becomes a slave, and everyone is powerful when you are in a position. Wrong doing becomes a trash when it pertains to our government. They do nothing but to buy anything even the service of our dear servants. Money is very powerful, where it can buy anything. As a citizen we have the rights to fight for what is right! We should know how to act for something that we want to accomplish. Come to think of it, without us government officials are nonsense. We are the reason why they are in that position that’s why we are responsible for their good doings. Not because we’re poor they have the rights to do anything they want. Those corrupt government officials must be jailed. They don’t deserve to be respected because the stole some of the money that is not for them. Instead of doing different projects, which can help the Filipino citizens, they use the money for their luxuries. Katniss is a very brave woman; she sacrificed herself for the safety of her young sister. Like what we’ve always said, “Family comes first”. She became the representative of their district, district 12. She has nothing to do but to save her life to the battle that she had been playing....
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...public officials. Although I am not fully convinced that our nation is improving in terms of this issue, I am proud that we are being more and more aware of what is really happening in our society. We now exercise our power of democracy on a higher level. We can frankly express our opinions through Facebook and Twitter; we can participate in polls on television shows; more importantly, we can easily and freely have the information we need in order to assess the happenings in our government. We already know the value of transparency and integrity. At this point of our history, the has been in the limelight. His name certainly rings a bell among Filipinos when the benefit of the doubt, it can well be true and his family had the capacity to afford it, but I do not believe that the information contained in his reveal the whole truth regarding that ownership. Secondly, has also been questioned about his cars. Particularly, he bought a at the price of P1.5 in 2013, but its real value is worth. The reason gave on why he got it at such a observed that the explanations were weak in a sense that almost all his answers are not enough to defend his post. I think I can say he is not telling the whole truth. Although it may not really be as much as related to his than the other two possessions, the last “property” to be discussed is”” was a form of donation by his personal friends. I ask myself the question, “Was it truly a...
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...113TH INTERNATIONAL TRAINING COURSE PARTICIPANTS’ PAPERS GRAFT AND CORRUPTION: THE PHILIPPINE EXPERIENCE Nelson Nogot Moratalla* I. INTRODUCTION This paper will present a condensed report on graft and corruption in the Philippines. Information was compiled by the author from documents, articles, newspaper clippings and other data gathered from the reports and journals of the Ombudsman and the Sandiganbayan, two of the constitutional bodies mandated by Philippine law to investigate and act on complaints filed against public officials and employees for violations of graft and corrupt practices. More specifically, this report will cover input from an unpublished research paper prepared by scholars from the University of the Philippines, College of Public Administration, whom I will accordingly acknowledge in this work.1 This report will generally follow the outline as provided. The first portion will introduce the theoretical perspective and context of corruption in the Philippines. It clarifies the national context within which corruption operates. It will look into the intersection of corruption and Philippine history and culture. It will likewise discuss some public perceptions of corruption. Estimates of the extent and losses of corruption in the Philippines will be briefly discussed. The history of the Philippine * Deputy Director / Dean of Academic, Philippine National Police Academy, Philippine Public Safety College, Philippines. 1 “Initiatives Taken Against Corruption:...
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...HISTORY As an effective strategy to combat corruption and promote ethical conduct in public service in the Philippines, as early as June 18, 1955, Republic Act 1379 was passed and approved into law declaring forfeiture in favor of the State any property found to have been unlawfully acquired by any public officer or employee. This refers to an amount of property acquired by any public officer or employee during his/her incumbency which is manifestly out of proportion to his/her salary as such public officer or employee and to his/her other lawful income and the income from legitimately acquired property. In order to effectively implement Republic Act 1379, several legislative measures were installed and one of them is the requirement of asset declaration which is the primary and effective tool to find evidence of illegal enrichment. On August 17, 1960, Republic Act 3019, as amended, was passed and approved into law, otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act of the Philippines. Section 7 of the said Act, expressly states: “Section 7. Statement of Assets and Liabilities. – Every public officer, within thirty days after assuming office and, thereafter, on or before the fifteenth day of April following the close of every calendar year, as well as upon the expiration of his term of office, or upon his resignation or separation from office, shall prepare and file with the office of the corresponding Department Head, or in the case of a Head of Department...
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...df Republic Act No. 6713, otherwise known as the Code of Conduct and Ethidal Standards for Public Officials and Employees, enjoins all public servants to iespond to letters, telegrams or other means of communication sent by the public within fifteen (15) working days from receipt thereof. In reality, hbwever, some government officials will most often than not, ignore the said lettbrs or telegrams and summarily dismiss them as a nuisance or a waste of time. Ib other instances, the response takes a long time but you will not read the apologies for the late reply included in the letter. This arrogant stance of some government officials should be nipped. It is time that they put to good use the taxpayers money that is being spent for them. It is time they make good use of the time that is equivalent to the money and position they hold in government. It is within this context that this measure is being proposed. This bill will provide stiffer penalties to these erring public officials to deter them from ignoring the needs of their constituents. In view of the foregoing, approval of this measure is earnestly sought SERGIO OSMENA 111 Senator THIRTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES OF THE PHILIPPINES First Regular Session S E N A T E SfNo. ) 2 . , %E ., $33 , ; .. ,~ .... , Introduced by Senator S. R. Osmefia 111 AN ACT PROVIDING FOR STIFFER PENALTIES AGAINST PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES WHO REFUSE OR NEGLECT TO ACT PROMPTLY ON THE PUBLIC’S PERSONAL TRANSACTIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS...
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...[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6713] AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, TO UPHOLD THE TIME-HONORED PRINCIPLE OF PUBLIC OFFICE BEING A PUBLIC TRUST, GRANTING INCENTIVES AND REWARDS FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE, ENUMERATING PROHIBITED ACTS AND TRANSACTIONS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled: Section 1. Title. — This Act shall be known as the "Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees." Section 2. Declaration of Policies. — It is the policy of the State to promote a high standard of ethics in public service. Public officials and employees shall at all times be accountable to the people and shall discharge their duties with utmost responsibility, integrity, competence, and loyalty, act with patriotism and justice, lead modest lives, and uphold public interest over personal interest. Section 3. Definition of Terms. — As used in this Act, the term: (a) "Government" includes the national government, the local governments, and all other instrumentalities, agencies or branches of the Republic of the Philippines including government-owned or controlled corporations, and their subsidiaries. (b) "Public Officials" includes elective and appointive officials and employees, permanent or temporary, whether in the career or non-career service, including military and police...
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