Implementing Administrative Order No. 1 Entitled "Prohibiting Public Officers and Employees from Entering into Certain Kinds of Official Transactions with Real, Pretended or Imaginary Relatives of the President"

March 19, 2002

DOE ORDER NO. 2002-03-002

IMPLEMENTING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 1 ENTITLED "PROHIBITING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM ENTERING INTO CERTAIN KINDS OF OFFICIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH REAL, PRETENDED OR IMAGINARY RELATIVES OF THE PRESIDENT"

WHEREAS, Her Excellency GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, has issued Administrative Order No. 1 on 22 January 2002, prohibiting all officers and employees of the Government holding positions of trust and responsibility from dealing directly or indirectly with any of the President's relatives or the relatives of ATTY. JOSE MIGUEL T. ARROYO, whether by consanguinity or affinity and whether real, pretended, or imaginary, in matters relating to contract where the Government or any of its subsidiaries, agencies or instrumentalities is a party, or to the procurement of government personnel, recommendations for positions, or any other matter calling for action or decision;

WHEREAS, in the Cabinet meeting of 12 February 2002, the President instructed the members of the Cabinet to discourage their relatives to the fourth degree of consanguinity and affinity from exerting their influence to derive certain benefits from individuals and corporations;

WHEREAS, in order that the meaning and intent of Administrative Order No. 1 and the subsequent instruction of the President issued in the Cabinet meeting of 12 February 2002 will provide transparency in all transactions and will remove any suspicion or impression of any anomaly or wrongdoing in such transactions in the Department and/or its attached agencies, the coverage shall be expanded to include as well as officials in the DOE Executive Committee, the Presidents and Vice Presidents of the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) and each of its subsidiaries, the National Power Corporation (NPC), the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM), the National Transmission Corporation (TRANSCO), and the Administrator and Deputy Administrators of the National Electrification Administration. ATcaHS

NOW, THEREFORE, consistent with Administrative Order No. 1 and in compliance with the subsequent instruction of the President it is hereby directed: All employees of the Department of Energy and its attached and supervised agencies are hereby prohibited from dealing directly or indirectly with any of the relatives, whether by consanguinity or affinity to the fourth degree, common law and whether real, pretended or imaginary of the undersigned, the members of the DOE Executive Committee and the officers of all DOE-attached and supervised agencies in the following matters: (a) those relating to contracts where the DOE and/or its attached and supervised agencies is a party; (b) those for the procurement or purchase of property, supplies and materials; (c) appointment of personnel and recommendations for positions; or (d) any other matter calling for action or decision.

All aforesaid officials are likewise directed to instruct their relatives from directly or indirectly engaging, dealing or doing business with any officers or employees in the DOE and/or its attached or supervised agencies in any of the activities, matters or transactions above-described.

Any violation of this Department Order shall be dealt with accordingly, without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Republic Act No. 3019, otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, and such other similar laws.

This Order shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 19 March, 2002

(SGD.) VICENTE S. PEREZ JR.Secretary