Notes on Ra 6713

Republic Act Republic Act No. 6713 : Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials Officials and Employees Policy of the State – State  – promote  promote a high standard ethics in public service. Terms: 1. Government – Government – refers  refers to the National and local gov ernments ernments.. Branches of the Republicof the Philippines including companies and subsidiaries controlled by the government. 2. Public Officials Officials –  – includes  includes appointed, elective, permanent or temporary officials or employee who receive m onthly compensation regardless of amount. 3. Receiving Gift Gift –  – accepting  accepting gift in anticipation of a favor in exchange 4. Divestment – Divestment – transfer  transfer of title or disposal of interest in property by voluntarily 5. Public Officials and Employee Employee –  – shall  shall be accountable to the people at all the time. Must do their duties with utmost responsibility, integrity, competence, and loyalty. Should act with patriotism and justice, lead modest lives and uphold public interest over personal i nterest. Norms of Conduct of Public Officials and Employee 1. Commitment to public interest interest –  – “public interest first” 2. Professionalism – Professionalism – doing  doing work with highest degree of excellence 3. Justness and sincerity sincerity –  – being  being true to the people at all the time. 4. Political neutrality neutrality –  – doing  doing job with fairness to everyone 5. Responsiveness to the public public –  – being  being open to the t he public by providing them information that they what and enabling the public to participate in decision making by publichearings and consultation 6. Nationalism and patriotism patriotism –  – being  being loyal to the Republic of the t he Philippines. Promoting Philippines in all aspect. 7. Commitment to democracy 8. Simple living living –  – mode  mode of living most be proportional to the income and position of a public official and employees. Duties of Public Officials and employee 1. Act promptly on letters and request request –  – within  within 15 working days from receiving a response to a l etter must be done 2. Submit annual performance reports reports –  45 working days after new year, everygovernment office / companies  – 45 must submit their performance report 3. Process documents and papers expeditiously 4.  Act immediately on the public’s personal personal transactions – public – public official and employees must attend to anyone who wants to avail his services 5. Make documents accessible to the public public –  – all  all public documents must be made accessible to public. Committee on Awards to Outstanding Public Officials and Employees 1. Composes by Ombudsman Ombudsman and Chairman of of the Civil Civil Service Service Commission as Co-Chairman and the chairman chairman of Commission on audit and two government employee to be appointed by the President. 2. It is their task to identify those those public officials and employee employee who have done good in service service with the following following criteria : years of service and the quality, consistency consistency of performance, obscurity of position, level of salary, unique and exemplary of a certain achievement, and the risk and temptation inherit in the work. Consequence when chosen as Outstanding Public Officials and Employees 1. Promotion to the next high rank 2. Increase of salary grade Prohibited actions and transactions 1. Financial and material interest 2. Outside employment employment and other activities related thereto 3. Misuse of confidential information 4. Solicitation or acceptance of gift Statement of Assets and Liabilities and Financial Disclos Disclosure ure –  – a  a form f orm to be submitted by public official or employee stating their properties, assets, assets, income, business of their t heir wife/husband wife/husband and their children under 18 years old. To be submitted within 20 days after assumption or office or on or before april 30 annually.