OCT 14, 2015

NR # 3987B

Solon calls for disclosure of charges filed

vs. govt employees for integrity & transparency
A government employee who fails to disclose to his/her superior the information
that he/she is facing a criminal charge filed may face suspension from service for six
months without pay.
This is one of the penalties provided under House Bill 6188, which requires all
government employees to provide notice on any charges of conviction against them to
their department or agency head.
Rep. Alfredo D. Vargas III (5th District, Quezon City) said the government must
employ civil servants who exude the highest sense of honesty, integrity, and competence
to ensure the quality of frontline services and the facilitation of good governance in the
country.
Outstanding human resource translates to outstanding public service, Vargas,
author of the bill, explained.
The Quezon City solon said disclosure is necessary since Rule 10 of the Revised
Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service lists conviction of a crime involving
moral turpitude as a grave offense punishable by dismissal from the civil service.
The bill provides that the written notice shall in no case be later than 30 calendar
days from knowledge thereof.
The written notice should also identify the date the charge or conviction occurred,
Vargas said.
Aside from the penalty of suspension from service without pay, any person who
violates any provisions of this Act shall be subject to a fine of not less than P10,000.
Vargas said the approval of the bill would elevate the quality of government human
resource and guarantee excellence governance.
Employees of the government need to protect not only the integrity of their
personnel but also that of the Philippine State, he said. (30) mvip