WHISTLEBLO

WING AGUILA

MONILLAS

Here starts the MUNAR

lesson!
Table of
Contents!
WHAT WHY

WHO WHERE
WHISTLEBLOWE
R ACT
HOW of 2009
 01
WHAT
 WHAT
● What is WHISTLEBLOWING?
○ It is the disclosure of an information that constitutes :
■ a violation of law, rule, regulation, policy,
■ gross mismanagement,
■ gross waste of funds,
■ abuse of authority,
■ threat to public interest
■ specific danger to public health or safety;
 02
WHO
is a whistleblower?
 03
HOW
is “WHISTLEBLOWER”
differs from “LEAKER”?
HOW
● WHISTLEBLOWER ● LEAKER
○ Self-gain
○ May loose everything for the sake
of justice ○ Legal ramifications
 03
HOW
does whistleblowing affect you?
 04
WHY
do people blow the whistle?
 WHY
● Why do some people are afraid to blow the whistle?
○ fear of the consequences
○ the belief that nothing will be done, that it will not make any difference
○ uncertainty about how, where and to whom to report
 05
WHERE
do whistleblowing happen?
WHERE
● INTERNAL
○ an individual who reports suspected
misconduct up the chain of
command at the person’s workplace.
● EXTERNAL
○ might report directly to a
government agency or prosecutor
or utilize a public hotline
designed for reporting fraud or
abuse by private companies.
 06
WHISTLEBLO
WER ACT
of 2009
 Whistleblower Act of 2009
● enacted to protect whistleblower from retaliation
● to protect someone who exposes alleged wrongdoing
● it became necessary to safeguard one who works in good of country
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5. https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellypope/2017/07/27/leaks-vs-whistle-blowers-that-is-the-question/?sh=32757dab7430
6. https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/whistleblowing
7. http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/lisdata/1301611690!.pdf
8. https://bergermontague.com/internal-vs-external-whistleblower/