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INSTITUTING THE "ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987"

BOOK I
SOVEREIGNTY AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

CHAPTER 10
OFFICIAL OATHS

(not assigned) Section 40. Oaths of Office for Public Officers and Employees. - All public officers and
employees of the government including every member of the armed forces shall, before entering upon the
discharge of his duties, take an oath or affirmation to uphold and defend the Constitution; that he will bear
true faith and allegiance to it; obey the laws, legal orders and decrees promulgated by the duly constituted
authorities; will well and faithfully discharge to the best of his ability the duties of the office or position
upon which he is about to enter; and that he voluntarily assumes the obligation imposed by his oath of
office, without mental reservation or purpose of evasion. Copies of the oath shall be deposited with the
Civil Service Commission and the National Archives.

Section 41. Officers Authorized to Administer Oaths. - The following officers have general authority to
administer oaths:

President;
Vice-President,
Members and Secretaries of both Houses of the Congress;
Judiciary members;
Secretaries of Departments;

Provincial governors and lieutenant-governors;

City mayors;
Municipal mayors;
Bureau directors;
Regional directors;

Clerk of courts;
Registrars of deeds;
Other civilian officers in the public service of the government of the Philippines,
whose appointments are vested in the President and are subject to confirmation by the Commission on
Appointments;
All other constitutional officers;
PAO lawyers in connection with the performance of duty; and
Notaries public.

Section 42. Duty to Administer Oaths. - Officers authorized to administer oaths, with the exception of
notaries public, municipal judges and clerks of court, are not obliged to administer oaths or execute
certificates save in matters of official business or in relation to their functions as such; and with the
exception of notaries public, the officer performing the service in those matters shall charge no fee, unless
specifically authorized by law.