Republic of the Philippines

SORSOGON STATE UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Office of the Advance Education
Magsaysay Avenue,4700 Sorsogon City

ASSIGNMENT NO.5 FERRERAS, MA. KARINA D.

Due Date: October 23,2021 MAM-AS I

EM151: MANAGEMENT ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY

Stephen Henry S. Totanes
Associate Professor V

“REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6713: Code of Conduct and ethical Standards for
Public Officials and Employees”

RA 6713 bears the eight (8) norms of conduct – commitment to public

interest, professionalism, justness and sincerity, political neutrality, responsiveness
to the public, nationalism and patriotism, commitment to democracy, and simple
living.

In this paper I will only focus on four selected norms of conduct discussed
under the RA 6713.

Professionalism.
All leaders should always protect public interests within their own personal
interests. This makes them selfless and honest. This is common sense of
leadership. Because, for leadership, he must give up his personal ambition to
achieve a common goal with the public. Let's be a professional. In addition to
intelligence, leaders must be professional to enhance their reliability. Leaders must
demonstrate leadership with maximum sincerity, dedication, and devotion. To
maintain equality and complete the work, he / she must put a personal conflict with
other team members on hold. When becoming a professional, the leader provides
the service without discrimination.
Members should accept the obligation to act in a way that respects the public
trust and demonstrates commitment to professionalism for public benefit. Public
interests include collective well-being of communities and professional services
agencies, including "customers, credit donors, governments, employers, investors,
business and financial communities, and others who trust objectivity and integrity".
Members may encounter conflicting pressures from these groups when fulfilling
their duties. To resolve these conflicts, members act in good faith and obey such
rules: if members When fulfilling the responsibility to the public, they are most
useful for the interests of customers and employers.
Justness and Sincerity.
There are lots of instances when being right and just is being tested.
For me being honest starts within yourself and that I should know first what
things are good.  I should have adequate knowledge and resistance to temptation to
prevent myself from engaging in dishonest practices.  Honesty and justness also
start with strong leadership.  It also requires elected officials to be accountable for
their actions and words.  We need to remember, as elected
officials and government employees, that the taxpayer is our boss and serve them
by being good steward of their money.  An honest and just person possess God-
centered values and attitudes, understands co-workers and fellow men, and shows
genuineness of concerns for country and people.  An honest and honorable life has
many characteristics.  Here are some of them; It is a life full of faithfulness and
obedience to God’s laws.  It means turning away from sin – serious wrongdoings
such as stealing from the government you are working in.  It also means giving up
bad habits like using foul language, gossiping and bribery.  It is striving to be good
and holy, a life of honesty and integrity.  It also means not cheating and taking
advantage of others, a life free from greed and free from seeking your own interest
at the expense of others.
Simple Living.
Section 4 (h) of the “Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public
Officials and Employees (RA 6713) frequently reminds us and our families to live
simple lives as stated that Public officials and employees and their families shall
lead modest lives appropriate to their positions and income. They shall not indulge
in extravagant or ostentatious display of wealth in any form.”
However, leading modest lives must not be confused with depriving yourself
and living in poverty. Those are two very different things. By being urged to live
simple lives, we are simply called to live within our means. We are to live the kind
of decent and dignified lifestyle that our monthly pay can support us.
Remember that the moment you took on the role of a public servant, a
government employee, wherever you go, you are not just bearing the image of
yourself or carrying your family name. You bear with you the image of every
Filipino and carry with you the name of the Philippines.
Sure, go and spend your money. You earned it. Live within your means. Our
pay cheque is enough to give us a roof above our heads and good food on the table.
Most of all, be contented because the happiest people on earth are those who count
their blessings rather than the blessings of other people.
Commitment to public interest.

There are few people misunderstanding the meaning of serving the public. It
simply means to serve the interests and welfare of the community.

As an employee of a government agency, we must use public funded

property effectively in order not to waste the taxes paid by citizenry. For example,
recycling paper for filing purposes, using bond paper only for proxies, or using
public vehicles for official use. This is limited to the use of machinery and
equipment in offices such as, but not limited to copy machines that are used only
within the scope of departmental use, not for personal consumption. And the phone
should be restricted to the work related to the business and the office, emergency
will be exempted from the phone. Government funds should be kept as much as
possible and budgeted and should never be used for corruption and other personal
intentions. Even if you owe some money solely for personal consumption, it may
be indirect corruption, which may lead to more serious corruption.
Representing my commitment to public interest is like showing how to love
and respect your work. Many people will say, "If you want to change the behavior
of others, you must start by yourself." Understanding this norm and working on
public interest will be a good start to improve the country's change.
This policy was indeed made to promote a high standard of ethics in public
service. It is good to know that there is an existing law that up-hold the integrity of
the government agencies being a public trust by the people. This help enhanced the
behavior of our public officials and employees because there are norms of behavior
that shall strictly observed by them to the discharge and execution of their official
function and duties. And it is mandated by the law that there shall always be
justness and fairness in giving services to the people because public officials and
employees were trusted by the public, they are the one who are responsible of the
public transaction of the people. And this policy protects the right of others
especially those poor and unprivileged people who wants to avail their services
from the people who have indecent and uncivilized behavior. I recommend that
this policy should strictly imposed, implemented, and always observed in the
offices and at the same time the hard copy of this policy should be posted in the
bulletin board of their office in order to remind everybody of how it is important to
be aware of what would be their liabilities if they would not abide the law.

References:
Ethics, Integrity, and Accountability for Good Governance. (2014). Civil Service
Commission Web site. Retrieved July 31, 2014, from
http://www.csc.gov.ph/speech/418-ethics,-integrity,-and-accountability-for-good-
governance.html

Eighth Congress: Republic Act No. 6713. (1989). The LAWPHil Project Arellano
Law Fovndation Web site. Retrieved from
https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6713_1989.html

The 8 Norms of Conduct of Public Officials and Employees (Section 4 (A),

RA 6713. (2013). Wordpress Web site. Retrieved December 26,2013 from
https://barangay1a.wordpress.com/2013/12/26/the-8-norms-of-conduct-of-public-
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