Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 176)
The primary objective of Executive Order No. 176 is to institutionalize the Integrity Management Program (IMP) as the national corruption prevention program in all government departments, bureaus, offices, agencies, including government-owned and -controlled corporations, government financial institutions, state universities and colleges, and local government units through the establishment of Integrity Management Systems (IMS).
Section 27, Article II of the 1987 Constitution provides that it is the policy of the State to maintain honesty and integrity in the public service and to undertake positive and effective measures against graft and corruption, which supports the creation of the IMP.
Republic Act No. 6713, also known as the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, declares the policy of the State to promote high standards of ethics in public service which the IMP seeks to support.
The six dimensions are Service Delivery, Institutional Leadership, Human Resource Management and Development, Financial, Procurement and Asset Management, Internal Reporting and Investigation, and Corruption Risk Management.
The PMC is chaired by a representative from the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs (OP-ODESLA) and co-chaired by a representative from the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB).
The PMC oversees the IMP, provides policy direction, facilitates technical assistance, ensures capacity-building, establishes rewards and incentives, engages stakeholders, allocates resources, coordinates with other anti-corruption bodies, and performs other necessary functions to implement the program effectively.
The IMC oversees and ensures the effective implementation of the IMP within the department or agency, facilitates integrity management planning, monitors progress, reports to the PMC, establishes feedback mechanisms, and acts as custodian of information related to IMP implementation.
The IMC is composed of the Chair (head of the department/agency), a Vice-Chairperson (not lower than Assistant Secretary), heads of key management offices (Human Resource, Finance, Procurement), head of Internal Audit, a representative of rank-and-file employees, and a representative of relevant civil society organizations.
Yes. Departments and agencies are mandated to allocate sufficient funds and resources for the implementation of the IMP and establishment of the IMS, which must be charged against their maintenance, operations, and overhead expenditures (MOOE) budgets and incorporated into their regular appropriations in succeeding years.
If any provision is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall remain valid and subsisting under the separability clause.