Administrative Order No. 255 — ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 255 DIRECTING THE HEADS OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT TO LEAD MORAL RENEWAL IN THEIR AGENCIES

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SECTION 1 · LEADERSHIP IN MORAL RENEWAL SECTION 2 · PARTICIPATION OF RELIGIOUS, CIVIL SOCIETY AND CIVIC GROUPS SECTION 3 · IMPLEMENTATION SECTION 4 · MONITORING AND EVALUATION SECTION 5 · ALLOCATION OF FUNDS SECTION 6 · EFFECTIVITY

SECTION 1

LEADERSHIP IN MORAL RENEWAL

SECTION 1. LEADERSHIP IN MORAL RENEWAL. All cabinet secretaries/heads of agencies shall adopt and implement a Moral Renewal Program in their agencies. Moral renewal refers to values formation and ethical behavior for government officers and employees, as well as the strengthening of people’s values to achieve zero tolerance for corruption. It shall include, among others, the following: Promotion of the Filipino values embodies in the Preamble of the 1987 Constitution, in particular: (i) the value of being maka-Diyos , which encompasses faith in the Almighty; (ii) the value of being maka-tao , which includes truth, justice, freedom, love, quality, and peace; (iii) the value of being maka-bayan , which includes respect for the law, the government of the Republic of the Philippines and its instrumentalities, patriotism, promotion of the common good and building a just and humane society; and (iv) the value of being maka-kalikasan , which involves the conservation and development of out patrimony. Ensuring that all bureaus, regional offices, and attached agencies of Departments nationwide adopt and implement the Integrity Development Action Plan (IDAP), which is the National Anti-Corruption Framework for the Executive Branch; The expansion and strengthening of the membership of the Integrity Committee in every department, agency, bureau and office; The formulation, promulgation and adoption of an agency-specific Code of Conduct, or the updating of existing Codes of Conduct to reflect the IDAP; Values formation activities of the Presidential Council on Values Formation; and The Strict observance by all public officers of the principle of moral leadership by example, especially by Cabinet Secretaries.

SECTION 2

PARTICIPATION OF RELIGIOUS, CIVIL SOCIETY AND CIVIC GROUPS

SECTION 2. PARTICIPATION OF RELIGIOUS, CIVIL SOCIETY AND CIVIC GROUPS. Agencies shall enlist the participation of religious, civil society and civic groups through consultations, program development, promotion and implementation of their Moral Renewal Program.

SECTION 3

IMPLEMENTATION

SECTION 3. IMPLEMENTATION. Agencies shall submit their respective Action Plans for their Moral Renewal Program to the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC), copy furnished the President, within ninety (90) days from effectivity hereof.

SECTION 4

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

SECTION 4. MONITORING AND EVALUATION. It shall be the duty of PAGC to monitor and evaluate the implementation and evaluate the effectiveness of the Moral Renewal Program of the agencies, which shall include surveys of, and feedback from, agency officers and employees of all levels on the manner by which their respective heads have been complying with this Administrative Order and adopting the principles embodied herein. PAGC shall submit regular reports to the President on the progress and status of the implementation of the Moral Renewal Program, copy furnished all the religious, civil society and civic groups enlisted in accordance with Section 2 of this Administrative Order.

SECTION 5

ALLOCATION OF FUNDS

SECTION 5. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. Agencies are hereby directed to allocate a portion of their maintenance, operations and overhead expenditures (MOOE) budget as funding for their Moral Program.

SECTION 6

EFFECTIVITY

SECTION 6. EFFECTIVITY. This Administrative Order shall take effect immediately after it has been published in at least two (2) newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines. DONE this 30 th day of January, 2009 in the City of Manila. (Sgd.) GLORIA M. ARROYO By the President: (Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary