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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 25 -
CREATING A PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC ETHICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
WHEREAS, to set the moral tone in promoting
honesty, integrity and accountability in public service, the Executive
Branch of the Government must lead in the pursuit of the common
commitment against graft and corruption by declaring a national policy
thereon, and creating a committee tasked with the implementation of
such policy;
WHEREAS, Article XVIII, Sec. 6 of the 1987 Constitution provides,
that: "The incumbent President shall continue to exercise legislative
powers until the first Congress is convened";
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, do
hereby order:
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
Cabinet Secretary Jose P. De Jesus
Secretary Sedfrey Ordoñez
Department of Justice
Secretary Carlos A. Dominguez
Department of Agriculture
Secretary Vicente Jayme
Department of Public Works
and Highways
Secretary Alfredo R.A. Bengzon
Department of Health
Secretary Fulgencio S. Factoran, Jr.
Department of Energy, Environment
and Natural Resources
Chairman Ramon Diaz, Jr.
Presidential Commission on
Good Government
The other members of the Cabinet shall serve as Resource Persons of the
Committee.
The Committee shall assist the President and the Cabinet in
coordinating the efforts of the various Departments in combating graft
and corruption and in promoting the ethical standards of public service
in the Executive Branch of the Government.
The Committee shall meet at least once a month or as often as the
Chairman may deem it necessary.
The Office of the Cabinet Secretary shall provide the technical and
administrative support to this Committee. The Office of the Cabinet
Secretary may establish a Coordinating and Action Center to be staffed
by full time or detailed personnel as and when the need for the same
arises.
Sec. 3.
Sec. 4.
The Department Secretary, through the Action Officer, shall be
responsible in reporting to the Committee efforts to control graft and
corruption undertaken in his Department.
Sec. 5.
Sec. 6.
Sec. 7.
Done in the City of Manila,
this 15th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
eighty-seven.
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