Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 319)
Article II, Section 21 of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, which provides that the state shall maintain honesty and integrity in public service and take positive measures against graft and corruption.
The MRP is an official government policy aimed at strengthening the moral resources of the Filipino people, rooted in Filipino culture, values, and ideals that are pro-God, pro-people, pro-country, and pro-nature.
Integrity Circles are mechanisms or groups established within government agencies designed to lay foundations for moral recovery, aiding personal transformation and systemic changes aligned with the core values promoted by the MRP.
The Moral Recovery Program National Secretariat through the Government Sector Core Group monitors the implementation, with the designated Moral Recovery Officer (MRO) in each agency responsible for overseeing the activities.
The MRO initiates the formation of Integrity Circles or similar mechanisms and strategies intended to mobilize mass action aimed at personal and institutional moral transformation in the agency.
Agencies must allocate 1% of their Human Resource Development (HRD) or Training appropriation for the initial implementation of their agency's MRP.
Yes, additional appropriation may be funded as determined by the Department of Budget and Management.
Agencies are required to provide support to MRP Integrity Circles to facilitate moral recovery transformations among employees and to develop role models at all levels and sectors within the organization.
Executive Order No. 319 took effect immediately upon its signing on April 3, 1996.