Ethics in the Government.pdfTHE MORAL PRINCIPLES WHICH DETERMINE THE RIGHTNESS OR WRONGNESS OF PARTICULAR ACTS OR ACTIVITIES.

ETHICS
Ethics in the
Government
Service. ETHICS
 THE MORAL
PRINCIPLES WHICH
DETERMINE THE
RIGHTNESS OR
WRONGNESS OF
PARTICULAR ACTS OR
ACTIVITIES.
ETHICS
is the distinction we make
between Right and Wrong,
Good and Evil in relation to
actions, intentions or character.
ETHICS is equated with:
Good Governance: It requires us to
decide what is good.
Public Service Ethics : Requires us
to give quality service to the
public.
Standards, Rules, Morals - ETHICS
is the “science of human duty”.
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:
(a) 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.
(b) 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.
(c) 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.
(d) Political neutrality. — Public officials and employees shall provide service to
everyone without unfair discrimination and regardless of party affiliation or preference.
(e) 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 a

1. Ethics in the
Government
Service

2. ETHICS
 THE MORAL
PRINCIPLES WHICH
DETERMINE THE
RIGHTNESS OR
WRONGNESS OF
PARTICULAR ACTS OR
ACTIVITIES.

3. ETHICS
is the distinction we make
between Right and Wrong,
Good and Evil in relation to
actions, intentions or character.

4. ETHICS
IS DECIDING
WHAT IS
RIGHT AND
DOING IT

5. ETHICS is equated with:
Good Governance: It requires us to
decide what is good.
Public Service Ethics: Requires us
to give quality service to the
public.
Standards, Rules, Morals - ETHICS
is the “science of human duty”.

6. ETHICS OF GOVERNANCE
Good Governance is characterized with:
Accountability
Transparency
Participation
Non-Discrimination
Responsiveness
Poverty Alleviation

7. ETHICS OF GOVERNANCE
Participation
Rule of Law
Transparency
Responsiveness
Consensus Orientation
Equity
Effectiveness and Efficiency
Accountability

8. ETHICAL BASES
RULES
RESULTS
RELATIONSHIPS
TRADITION

9. RULES AS AN ETHICAL BASIS
WE BELIEVE IN THEM AS
COMING BY DIVINE
REVELATION.
 WITH AUTHORITY OR OF
OUR COMMUNITY.

10. RESULTS AS AN ETHICAL BASIS
THE UTILITARIAN PRINCIPLE FOCUSES OUR
ATTENTION ON RESULTS OR THE
CONSEQUENCES OF OUR ACTIONS. IT HAS
BEEN EXPRESSED TRADITIONALLY AS
“SEEKING THE GREATEST GOOD FOR THE
GREATEST NUMBER”

11. RELATIONSHIPS AS AN ETHICAL
BASIS
CONFUCIUS’ “GOLDEN RULE” OF
CARING: “DO NOT DO TO OTHERS
WHAT YOU WOULD NOT HAVE THEM
DO TO YOU”.
JESUS CHRIST’S EXPRESSION OF LOVE:
“IN EVERYTHING, DO TO OTHERS AS
YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO TO
YOU”.

12. TRADITION AS AN ETHICAL BASIS
TRADITIONAL ETHICS – THE ETHICS
OF EARLIER GENERATIONS THAT IS
BASED ON TRADITION. IT IS RIGHT
TO ACT IN CERTAIN WAY BECAUSE
THAT IS WHAT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN
DONE.

13. RULES AS AN ETHICAL
BASIS
Section 1, Article XI, 1987 Constitution – Public Office
is a Public Trust. Public Officials and employees
must at all times serve the people with utmost
responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency, act
with patriotism and justice, and lead modest lives.”
Section 28, Article II, 1987 Constitution – The State
shall maintain honesty and integrity in the public
service and take positive and effective measures
against graft and corruption.

14. RA 3019RA 3019
““Anti-Graft and Corrupt Anti-Graft and Corrupt
Practices Act”Practices Act”
(Anti-Graft Law) (Anti-Graft Law)
enacted in 1861enacted in 1861
RULES AS AN ETHICAL
BASIS

15. Graft is defined as
“the acquisition of gain or advantage
by dishonest, unfair or sordid means,
especially through the use of one’s
position or influence in politics,
business, etc.”

16. Graft and corruption is an act or
omission involving breach of the rules
of decency, honesty and efficiency, for
the purpose of obtaining undue
advantage at the expense of the
government-owned resources. In our
legal system, graft and corruption is
basically a crime.

17. Corruption is “an act done with an
intent to give some advantage
inconsistent with official duty and the
rights of others. It includes bribery, but
it is more comprehensive, because an
act may be corruptly done through the
advantage to be delivered from it be not
offered by another.”

18. Corruption is the perversion or
destruction of integrity of fidelity in
discharging public duties and
responsibilities by bribery or favor. It
entails the use of public power for
private advantage in ways which
transgresses some formal rule of law.

19. RA 6713RA 6713
““Code of Conduct and Ethical Code of Conduct and Ethical
Standards for Public Officials and Standards for Public Officials and
Employees”Employees”
signed into law by signed into law by
then President Corazon C. Aquino then President Corazon C. Aquino
on February 20, 1989on February 20, 1989
RULES AS AN ETHICAL
BASIS

20. RA 6713
Rule X. Grounds For Administrative
Disciplinary Action
Directly or indirectly
having financial and
material interest in any
transaction requiring
the approval of his
office.

21. RA 6713
Owning, controlling,
managing or accepting
employment as officer,
employee, consultant,
counsel, broker, agent,
trustee, or nominee in any
private enterprise regulated,
supervised or licensed by his
office, unless expressly
allowed by law.

22. RA 6713
Engaging in the private
practice of his profession
unless authorized by the
Constitution, law or
regulation, provided that
such practice will not
conflict or tend to conflict
with his officials functions.

23. RA 6713
Recommending any
person to any position
in a private enterprise
which has a regular or
pending official
transaction with his
office.

24. RA 6713
Soliciting or accepting, directly
or indirectly, any gift, gratuity,
favor, entertainment, loan or
anything of monetary value
which in the course of his
official duties or in connection
with any operation being
regulated by, or any
transaction which may be
affected by the function of his
office.

25. RA 6713
Unfair discrimination in
rendering public service
due to party affiliation.

26. RA 6713
Disloyalty to the Republic of
the Philippines and to the
Filipino people.
Failure to act promptly on
letters and requests within
15 working days from
receipt, except as
otherwise provided in
these Rules.

27. RA 6713
Failure to attend to anyone
who wants to avail himself of
the services of the office or to
act promptly and
expeditiously on public
personal transactions.
Failure to file sworn
statements of assets,
liabilities and networth, and
disclosure of business
interests and financial
connections.

28. RA 9485RA 9485
““Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007”Anti-Red Tape Act of 2007”
signed into law by signed into law by
Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
on June 02, 2007on June 02, 2007
RULES AS AN ETHICAL
BASIS

29. VIOLATIONS
Refusal to accept application and/or request
within the prescribed period or any
document being submitted by a client.
Failure to act on an application and/or
request or failure to refer back to the client
a request which cannot be acted upon due
to lack of requirement/s within the
prescribed period.

30. VIOLATIONS
Failure to attend to clients who are within
the premises of the office or agency
concerned prior to the end of official
working hours and during lunch break.
Failure to render frontline services within
the prescribed period on any application
and/or request without due cause.

31. VIOLATIONS
Failure to give the client a written notice
on the disapproval of an application or
requests.
Imposition of additional irrelevant
requirements other listed in the first
notice.

32. VIOLATIONS
Grave Offense
Fixing and/or collusion with fixers in
consideration of economic and/or
other gain or advantage.
Rule X. Grounds For Administrative
Disciplinary Action
Directly or indirectly having financial and material
interest in any transaction requiring the approval
of his office.

33. RED TAPE
Inaction/No Action
Slow Action
Inappropriate/Wrong
Action
Inadequate/Insufficient
Action

34. RED TAPE
Services that are:
Not delivered
Mis delivered
Under delivered
Poorly delivered

35. UNLAWFUL ACTS
RA 3019
Graft and Corruption
Malversation
RA 6713
Pecuniary interest
Conflict of interest
Nepotism

36.  Graft and
Corruption
 Dishonesty
 Falsification of Documents
 Misconduct
 Conduct Prejudicial to the
Best Interest of the Service
 Violations of the
Code of Conduct
 Criminal
 Administrative
 Administrative
 Administrative
 Sandiganbayan
 PAGC
 Ombudsman
 Ombudsman
 Civil Service
Commission
 Concerned
Agency
 Ombudsman
 Civil Service
Commission
 Violations of the
Anti-Red Tape Act
 Criminal
 Administrative
 Ombudsman
 Civil Service
Commission
NATURE OF OFFENSEOFFENSES JURISDICTION

37. Not all things that are
Legal are Moral !
UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR is UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR is
not necessarily illegal but not necessarily illegal but
nevertheless is contrary to nevertheless is contrary to
what is RIGHT and doing what is RIGHT and doing
WHAT IS NOT RIGHTWHAT IS NOT RIGHT

38. •Disservice to the Government
and the People
•Bad Image of the Government
Unethical
Behavior
•Yields Adverse Results
•Violates the Norms of
Relationships and Traditions

39. DI BAWAL,
PERO DI DAPAT !

40. DI BAWAL, PERO DI
DAPAT
PADRINO SYSTEM

41. DI BAWAL , PERO DI DAPAT
KAMAG-ANAK SYSTEM

42. DI BAWAL, PERO DI
DAPAT
WASTAGE OF OFFICE
SUPPLIES AND
EQUIPMENT

43. DI BAWAL, PERO DI
DAPAT
ENGAGING IN GROUP
DISCUSSION WHILE
CLIENTS ARE KEPT
WAITING

44. DI BAWAL, PERO DI
DAPAT
Telebabad

45. DI BAWAL , PERO DI
DAPAT
Too Much Texting
During Office
Hours

46. DI BAWAL, PERO DI
DAPAT
READING
NEWSPAPER
DURING
OFFICE
HOURS

47. DI BAWAL, PERO DI
DAPAT
 LOAFING

48. DI BAWAL, PERO DI
DAPAT
IMPROPER
OR
INAPPROPRI
ATE ATTIRE

49. DI BAWAL, PERO DI
DAPAT
CLOCK-
WATCHIN
G

50. DI BAWAL, PERO DI
DAPAT
EXTENDED
BREAK

51. DI BAWAL, PERO DI
DAPAT
GOING OUT
OF THE
OFFICE
WITHOUT
PERMISSION

52. Graft and
Corruption
Dishonesty
Falsification of Documents
Misconduct
Conduct Prejudicial to the
Best Interest of the Service
Violations of the
Code of Conduct
Violations of the
Anti-Red Tape Act
 Wide gap between rich and poor
 People’s needs are denied
 Loss of Peoples’ Trust
 Bad Image of the Government
 Disservice to the
Government and the
People
 Loss of Peoples’ Trust
 Bad Image of the
Government
Violations/Offenses Result/Effect
DE
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SI
TUA
TIONS
Outcome
Unethical
Behavior

53. Dehumanizing
Situations
StructuresStructures
EconomicEconomic
PoliticalPolitical
Socio-Socio-
CulturalCultural
 Commerce w/out
morality
 Politics w/out principle
 Knowledge w/out
character
 Worship w/out sacrifice
 Culture w/out spirit
 Wealth w/out work
 Leisure w/out conscience
 Science w/out humanity

54. Dehumanizing Situations
 Rob a person of his/her dignity.
 Diminish his/her worth as a person.
 Destroy his/her total being.

55. It’s the CHOICES that
make us who we are. And
we can always choose to
do what’s right.
- Peter Parker
“Spiderman 3”

56. Every officials of the government, even
the most modest, has a job to perform
and is as much in duty bound to perform
that job well as those occupying higher
positions. In our effort to give the people
the best government that there is, we
have to have everybody do his job,
including the Clerk, the policeman –
everybody in the service. Everyone of
them should do his best because a
government cannot be a government of
higher officials only.
Pres. Manuel L. Quezon