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PROCLAMATION
NO. 189
Declaring war against graft and corruption and authorizing the
Philippine
Jaycee Senate thru the graft free Philippines Foundation, Inc. to
institutionalize
public awareness about a clean, efficient and honest governance.chanrobles virtual law library
Whereas, the government has time and again stressed the need to
alleviate poverty through minimizing graft and corruption in the
bureaucracy
under existing laws, among others, such as Republic
Act No. 3019, as amended and R.A.
6713.chanrobles virtual law library
Whereas, four lead government agencies, all of which are
constitutionally
commissioned to eradicate graft and corrupt practices and to implement
ethical standards in the bureaucracy, are separately and jointly doing
their share in minimizing this age-old problem;
Whereas, there is a need to forge ties with all sectors of
Philippine
society to address this national problem of graft and corruption;
Whereas, it is mandated by law that efficient and honest
government
officials and employees are recognized thru a system of rewards and
incentives
which will redound to preserve the integrity of the Philippine civil,
policy
and military services.chanrobles virtual law library
Whereas, the Philippine Jaycee Senate, an association of Jaycee
International Senators, thru the Graft-Free Corruption Foundation Inc.
intends to institutionalize public awareness on the vital role a clean
and honest government plays in a country's socio-economic development.chanrobles virtual law library
Now, therefore, I, Joseph Ejercito Estrada, President of the
Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare my full
support to the Philippine Jaycee Senate thru the Graft-Free Philippines
Foundation Inc. in its crusade against graft and corruption in the
entire
archipelago, and its commitment to institutionalize a clean, efficient
and honest governance.chanrobles virtual law library
I call upon all agencies of the government, professional, civic and
religious
organizations, the mass media and the citizenry to extend their
wholehearted
support and cooperation to the Philippine Jaycee Senate and the
Graft-Free
Corruption Foundation, Inc. in this cause-oriented endeavor.chanrobles virtual law library
In witness wherefore, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal
of
the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.chanrobles virtual law library
Done in the City of Manila, this 1st day of October, in the year of Our
Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety-nine.chanrobles virtual law library
(Sgd.)
Joseph Ejercito Estrada
President
of the Philippines
By
the President:cralaw:red
(Sgd.)
Ronaldo B. Zamora
Executive
Secretary
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