Section 22
Section 22 (j), Rule XIV of the Omnibus Rules Implementing Book V of Executive Order No. 292 (Administrative Code of 1987). The penalty of dismissal from the service was recommended by the Secretary of Justice.
The findings and recommendation of the Secretary of Justice appear in order.
Indeed, contracting a loan of money from any person in the course of one’s official duties or with whom the office of the public official concerned has business relations is an unlawful and prohibited act under Section 7 (d) of R. A. No. 6713, Section 46 (b) (23) of Book V of Executive Order (E. O.) No. 292 (Administrative Code of 1987), and