Proclamation No. 189




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Proclamation No. 189, October 1, 1999 ] 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. 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 3019, as amended and R.A. 6713; 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. 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 countrys socio-economic development. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the power 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. 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 Philippines Foundation, Inc. in this cause-oriented endeavor.1aшphi1 IN WITNESS WHEREFORE, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed. DONE in the City of Manila, this 1st day of October in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety nine. (Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA By the President: (Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation