Learn more about The Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act

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Graftwork
(The Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act)

The fact that this law has been around since the 60’s and is only 1 of many statutes punishing graft and corruption underscores the reality that the problem is not the law but with law enforcement.

Anyway, with regular exposés of government irregularities (to say the least) it would be good to be reminded of what are punishable under this law:

a)Persuading/inducing/influencing another public officer to perform an act constituting a violation of rules and regulations or an offense in connection with his official duties, or allowing oneself to be persuaded/ induced/influenced to commit such violation or offense.
Ex: Your friends asked you to endorse an over-priced commission-padded unnecessary telecommunications project and you do so (even as you advise your assistant to moderate their greed).

b)Directly/indirectly requesting/receiving any gift/share/percentage/benefit, for himself or for another, in connection with any contract/transaction between the Government and any other party, wherein the public officer in his official capacity has to intervene under the law.
This probably occurs every other day in Philippine government offices everywhere so we don’t really need to cite an example do we?

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nakapag-basa na ako ng ganito sa www.chanrobles.com (you may find almost all Phil. Laws here) sarap magbasa.

giving/receiving of "gifts" to/by government employees during christmas season is also prohibited and is punishable by law.

kaso mukhang di rin nila alam yun.