REPUBLIC ACT

NO. 6713
CFLM 101: Character Formation-1
Nationalism and Patriotism
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 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6713
● "Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and
Employees."
● 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.
 Norms of Conduct of Public Officials and
Employees
● (A) Every public official and employee shall observe the following as standards of
personal conduct in the discharge and execution of official duties:
o Commitment to public interest
o Professionalism
o Justness and sincerity
o Political neutrality
o Responsiveness to the public
o Nationalism and patriotism
o Commitment to democracy
o Simple living
 Commitment to public interest. – Public officials and employees shall
always uphold the public interest over and above personal interest. All
government resources and powers of their respective offices must be
employed and used efficiently, effectively, honestly and economically,
particularly to avoid wastage in public funds and revenues.
 Professionalism. – Public officials and employees shall perform and
discharge their duties with the highest degree of excellence, professionalism,
intelligence and skill. They shall enter public service with utmost devotion
and dedication to duty. They shall endeavor to discourage wrong perceptions
of their roles as dispensers or peddlers of undue patronage.
 Justness and sincerity. – Public officials and employees shall remain true
to the people at all times. They must act with justness and sincerity and shall
not discriminate against anyone, especially the poor and the underprivileged.
They shall at all times respect the rights of others, and shall refrain from
doing acts contrary to law, good morals, good customs, public policy, public
order, public safety and public interest. They shall not dispense or extend
undue favors on account of their office to their relatives whether by
consanguinity or affinity except with respect to appointments of such
relatives to positions considered strictly confidential or as members of their
personal staff whose terms are coterminous with theirs.
 Political neutrality. – Public officials and employees shall provide service to
everyone without unfair discrimination and regardless of party affiliation or
preference.
 Responsiveness to the public. – Public officials and employees shall extend prompt,
courteous, and adequate service to the public. Unless otherwise provided by law or
when required by the public interest, public officials and employees shall provide
information of their policies and procedures in clear and understandable language,
ensure openness of information, public consultations and hearings whenever
appropriate, encourage suggestions, simplify and systematize policy, rules and
procedures, avoid red tape and develop an understanding and appreciation of the
socio-economic conditions prevailing in the country, especially in the depressed rural
and urban areas.
 Nationalism and patriotism. – Public officials and employees shall at all times be
loyal to the Republic and to the Filipino people, promote the use of locally produced
goods, resources and technology and encourage appreciation and pride of country
and people. They shall endeavor to maintain and defend Philippine sovereignty
against foreign intrusion.
 Commitment to democracy. – Public officials and employees shall commit
themselves to the democratic way of life and values, maintain the principle of public
accountability, and manifest by deeds the supremacy of civilian authority over the
military. They shall at all times uphold the Constitution and put loyalty to country
above loyalty to persons or party.
 Simple living. – Public officials and employees and their families shall lead modest
lives appropriate to their positions and income. They shall not indulge in extravagant
or ostentatious display of wealth in any form.
 Norms of Conduct of Public Officials and
Employees
● (B) The Civil Service Commission shall adopt positive measures to promote

○ (1) observance of these standards including the dissemination of information

programs and workshops authorizing merit increases beyond regular
progression steps, to a limited number of employees recognized by their office
colleagues to be outstanding in their observance of ethical standards; and

○ (2) continuing research and experimentation on measures which provide

positive motivation to public officials and employees in raising the general level
of observance of these standards.
 Prohibited Acts and Transactions

● In addition to acts and omissions of public officials and employees now prescribed in
the Constitution and existing laws, the following shall constitute prohibited acts and
transactions of any public official and employee and are hereby declared to be
unlawful:

○ (a) Financial and material interest.

○ (b) Outside employment and other activities related thereto.
○ (c) Disclosure and/or misuse of confidential information.
○ (d) Solicitation or acceptance of gifts.
● (a) Financial and material interest. - Public officials and employees shall not, directly or indirectly,
have any financial or material interest in any transaction requiring the approval of their office.
● (b) Outside employment and other activities related thereto. - Public officials and employees during
their incumbency shall not:

○ (1) Own, control, manage or accept employment as officer, employee, consultant, counsel,
broker, agent, trustee or nominee in any private enterprise regulated, supervised or licensed
by their office unless expressly allowed by law;

○ (2) Engage in the private practice of their profession unless authorized by the Constitution or
law, provided, that such practice will not conflict or tend to conflict with their official
functions; or

○ (3) Recommend any person to any position in a private enterprise which has a regular or
pending official transaction with their office.
● (c) Disclosure and/or misuse of confidential information. - Public officials and employees
shall not use or divulge, confidential or classified information officially known to them
by reason of their office and not made available to the public, either:

○ (1) To further their private interests, or give undue advantage to anyone; or

○ (2) To prejudice the public interest.

● (d) Solicitation or acceptance of gifts. - Public officials and employees shall not solicit or
accept, directly or indirectly, any gift, gratuity, favor, entertainment, loan or anything of
monetary value from any person in the course of their official duties or in connection
with any operation being regulated by, or any transaction which may be affected by the
functions of their office.
● As to gifts or grants from foreign governments, the Congress consents to:

○ (i) The acceptance and retention by a public official or employee of a gift of

nominal value tendered and received as a souvenir or mark of courtesy;

○ (ii) The acceptance by a public official or employee of a gift in the nature of a

scholarship or fellowship grant or medical treatment; or

○ (iii) The acceptance by a public official or employee of travel grants or expenses

for travel taking place entirely outside the Philippine (such as allowances,
transportation, food, and lodging) of more than nominal value if such acceptance
is appropriate or consistent with the interests of the Philippines, and permitted by
the head of office, branch or agency to which he belongs.
 Statements and Disclosure
● Public officials and employees have an obligation to accomplish and submit
declarations under oath of, and the public has the right to know, their assets, liabilities,
net worth and financial and business interests including those of their spouses and of
unmarried children under eighteen (18) years of age living in their households.

○ (A) Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Financial Disclosure. - All public
officials and employees, except those who serve in an honorary capacity,
laborers and casual or temporary workers, shall file under oath their Statement of
Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth and a Disclosure of Business Interests and
Financial Connections and those of their spouses and unmarried children under
eighteen (18) years of age living in their households.
 The two documents shall contain information on the following:
○ (a) real property, its improvements, acquisition costs, assessed value and current
fair market value;
○ (b) personal property and acquisition cost;
○ (c) all other assets such as investments, cash on hand or in banks, stocks, bonds,
and the like;
○ (d) liabilities, and;
○ (e) all business interests and financial connections.

 The documents must be filed:

○ (a) within thirty (30) days after assumption of office;
○ (b) on or before April 30, of every year thereafter; and
○ (c) within thirty (30) days after separation from the service.
 The Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth and the Disclosure of Business
Interests and Financial Connections shall be filed by:
○ (1) Constitutional and national elective officials, with the national office of the
Ombudsman;
○ (2) Senators and Congressmen, with the Secretaries of the Senate and the House of
Representatives, respectively; Justices, with the Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court;
Judges, with the Court Administrator; and all national executive officials with the
Office of the President.
○ (3) Regional and local officials and employees, with the Deputy Ombudsman in their
respective regions;
○ (4) Officers of the armed forces from the rank of colonel or naval captain, with the
Office of the President, and those below said ranks, with the Deputy Ombudsman in
their respective regions; and
○ (5) All other public officials and employees, defined in Republic Act No. 3019, as
amended, with the Civil Service Commission.
● (B) Identification and disclosure of relatives. - It shall be the duty of every public official or
employee to identify and disclose, to the best of his knowledge and information, his relatives
in the Government in the form, manner and frequency prescribed by the Civil Service
Commission.
● (C) Accessibility of documents.
○ (1) Any and all statements filed under this Act, shall be made available for inspection at
reasonable hours.
○ (2) Such statements shall be made available for copying or reproduction after ten (10)
working days from the time they are filed as required by law.
○ (3) Any person requesting a copy of a statement shall be required to pay a reasonable fee
to cover the cost of reproduction and mailing of such statement, as well as the cost of
certification.
○ (4) Any statement filed under this Act shall be available to the public for a period of ten
(10) years after receipt of the statement. After such period, the statement may be
destroyed unless needed in an ongoing investigation.
● (D) Prohibited acts. - It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain or use any
statement filed under this Act for:

○ (a) any purpose contrary to morals or public policy; or

○ (b) any commercial purpose other than by news and communications media for
dissemination to the general public.
 Penalties
● (a) Any public official or employee, regardless of whether or not he holds office or
employment in a casual, temporary, holdover, permanent or regular capacity, committing
any violation of this Act shall be punished with a fine not exceeding the equivalent of six
(6) months' salary or suspension not exceeding one (1) year, or removal depending on
the gravity of the offense after due notice and hearing by the appropriate body or agency.
If the violation is punishable by a heavier penalty under another law, he shall be
prosecuted under the latter statute. Violations of Sections 7, 8 or 9 of this Act shall be
punishable with imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or a fine not exceeding five
thousand pesos (P5,000), or both, and, in the discretion of the court of competent
jurisdiction, disqualification to hold public office.
● (b) Any violation hereof proven in a proper administrative proceeding shall be sufficient
cause for removal or dismissal of a public official or employee, even if no criminal
prosecution is instituted against him.

● (c) Private individuals who participate in conspiracy as co-principals, accomplices or

accessories, with public officials or employees, in violation of this Act, shall be subject
to the same penal liabilities as the public officials or employees and shall be tried jointly
with them.

● (d) The official or employee concerned may bring an action against any person who
obtains or uses a report for any purpose prohibited by Section 8 (D) of this Act. The
Court in which such action is brought may assess against such person a penalty in any
amount not to exceed twenty-five thousand pesos (P25,000). If another sanction
hereunder or under any other law is heavier, the latter shall apply.
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