Amendments to A.O. No. 249 (February 2, 1996)
Administrative Order No. 249-A, issued on May 16, 1996, modifies the penalty for Executive Director Elsa Bayani and Deputy Executive Director Asuncion Macalalag of the National Nutrition Council from a nine-month suspension to a one-month suspension without pay. This decision follows their appeal regarding violations related to fund realignment, contract approvals, and improper expense charges. While acknowledging their failures to comply with regulations, the order also notes their otherwise unblemished record of service. The respondents are warned that future infractions will incur more severe penalties, emphasizing the importance of diligence in their roles regarding public fund management.
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- What is Amendments to A.O. No. 249 (February 2, 1996) about?
- Administrative Order No. 249-A, issued on May 16, 1996, modifies the penalty for Executive Director Elsa Bayani and Deputy Executive Director Asuncion Macalalag of the National Nutrition Council from a nine-month suspension to a one-month suspension without pay. This decision follows their appeal regarding violations related to fund realignment, contract approvals, and improper expense charges. While acknowledging their failures to comply with regulations, the order also notes their otherwise unblemished record of service. The respondents are warned that future infractions will incur more severe penalties, emphasizing the importance of diligence in their roles regarding public fund management.
- What type of law is Administrative Order No. 249-A?
- Amendments to A.O. No. 249 (February 2, 1996) (Administrative Order No. 249-A) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Amendments to A.O. No. 249 (February 2, 1996) enacted?
- Amendments to A.O. No. 249 (February 2, 1996) (Administrative Order No. 249-A) was enacted on May 16, 1996.
- What is the citation for Amendments to A.O. No. 249 (February 2, 1996)?
- Amendments to A.O. No. 249 (February 2, 1996), Administrative Order No. 249-A, May 16, 1996 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Administrative Order No. 249-A
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Administrative Orders
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 16, 1996
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 249-A
AMENDING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 249 SERIES OF 1996, BY REDUCING THE PENALTIES IMPOSED ON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ELSA BAYANI AND DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASUNCION MACALALAG FROM NINE (9) MONTHS SUSPENSION TO ONE (1) MONTH SUSPENSION WITHOUT PAY
This is a resolution of the motion filed by Executive Director Elsa Bayani and Deputy Executive Director Asuncion Macalalag, officials of the National Nutrition Council, seeking the reconsideration of Administrative Order No. 249, dated 2 February 1996, which declared them guilty of the following offenses:
a. Realigning funds without the required DBM approval;
b. Entering into six (6) contracts without the required Certificates of Availability of Funds;
c. Charging the expenses of their April 1991 team building seminar against the NAFC Trust Fund, in violation of Section 84 (2) of P.D. 1445;
and imposed on each of them the penalty of suspension for nine (9) months without pay.
After a thorough review of the records in the instant case, this Office finds that while the respondents failed to strictly adhere to the applicable laws and regulations, there was, however, substantial compliance thereto. In addition, we acknowledge that except for this case, the long government service of the respondents has not, heretofore, been tainted with any anomaly or wrongdoing.
In view of the foregoing, this Office hereby modifies its earlier decision by reducing the penalty imposed upon each of them by AO 249, series of 1996, from nine (9) months suspension to thirty (30) days suspension without pay. Respondents are cautioned that a repetition of their infractions, or the commission of acts similar thereto, will be dealt with more severely. Commensurate to the positions they occupy, respondents are at all times, expected to be precise and diligent in the exercise of their duties and functions. Nothing less will satisfy the stringent requirements of our laws on disbursement and accounting of public funds.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 16th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Six.
Cite This Law
Amendments to A.O. No. 249 (February 2, 1996), Administrative Order No. 249-A, May 16, 1996 (Philippines)
Amendments to A.O. No. 249 (February 2, 1996), Administrative Order No. 249-A (Phil. 1996)
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