TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY, ETHICS, AND INTEGRITY

I. TRANSPARENCY
- honesty and openness
- the quality of being easily seen through
 GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY
Requires that the decisions and actions of those in government are open to public
scrutiny and the public has a right to access government information.
It means placing all financial and public information online in an easy-to-use, readily
understandable system. Such a system allows taxpayers to see clearly how public
servants are spending tax money, and gives citizens the ability to hold their elected
officials accountable.
Is an important principle of good governance since a degree of clarity and openness
about how decisions are taken can help to build the capacity of the poor and/or
marginalised to play a role in policy formulation and implementation; to influence these
decisions that affect their lives; and to encourage decision- and policy-makers to
exercise their power for the greater.
II. ACCOUNTABILITY
- holds that government officials — whether elected or appointed by those who have
been elected — are responsible to the citizenry for their decisions and actions

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
A government has accountability for decisions and laws affecting its citizens;
Sometimes, though, taking accountability means admitting you made a mistake.
Punishment may result, but accountability shows ownership and a willingness to admit
mistakes.
III. ETHICS
- is an effort to direct human conduct and it helps individual in leading good life by
applying moral principles
ETHICS ON GOVERNMENT

The overall purpose of ethics is to ensure good governance with prime concern
for ethical principles, practices and behaviour.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6713

An act establishing a code of conduct and ethical standards for public officials and employees,
to uphold the time-honored principle of public office being a public trust, granting incentives and
rewards for exemplary service, enumerating prohibited acts and transactions and providing
penalties for violations thereof and for other purposes.
IV. INTEGRITY
- refers to wholeness and completeness.
- involves doing the right thing even if nobody sees you
- Means earning and sustaining public trust by serving the public interest, using powers
responsibly, for the purpose and in the manner for which they were intended, and not
allowing decisions or actions to be influenced by personal or private interests

GOVERNMENT INTERGITY

As public officials and employees, it means we cannot be bribed, bought, swayed,

coerced, or made to do something that does not adhere to the highest moral standards.

“People may doubt what you say but they will always believe what you do.”
SOURCES:
https://democracyweb.org/accountability-principles

https://www.unitedformissouri.org/news/government-transparency-important-missouri

https://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/transparency

http://www.foresttransparency.info/background/forest-transparency/32/transparency-and-the-right-
to-information/

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/accountability

https://www.civilserviceindia.com/subject/General-Studies/notes/strengthening-of-ethical-and-moral-
values-in-governance.html

https://www.nia.gov.ph/?q=node/22

http://www.csc.gov.ph/speech/418-ethics,-integrity,-and-accountability-for-good-governance.html

https://icg.wa.gov.au/integrity-public-sector