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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 220 - DIRECTING
THE ADOPTION OF THE CODE OF GOOD GOVERNANCE FOR THE PROFESSIONS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
WHEREAS,
pursuant to Section 14, Article XII of the Constitution, “the sustained
development of a reservoir of national talents consisting of Filipino
scientist . . . professionals . . . high-level technical manpower . . .
shall be promoted by the State.”; (emphasis supplied)
WHEREAS, good governance is one pillar of a strong republic;
WHEREAS, by virtue of the provisions of Sec. 5 and 7(a) of Republic
Act No. 8981, otherwise known as the PRC Modernization Act of 2000, the
Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), hereinafter called the
Commission, is empowered to adopt policies, such as professional
standards and principles designed to enhance and maintain high
professional, technical, and ethical standards in the practice of the
professions;
WHEREAS, the adoption of the Code of Good Governance will promote and
establish ethical awareness and competency among Filipino professionals
to make them accountable to their public liability and fully fulfill
their professional obligation to their clients; and
WHEREAS, the Code will empower professionals not only to upgrade or
improve their technical and ethical proficiency but also to keep them
abreast with modern trends and technology in their respective
professions, thereby assuring the highly qualitative and
globally-competitive professional services, and secure the safety and
protection of the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the
Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
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DONE, in the City of Manila,
this 23rd day of June, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Three.
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