Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 319)
The Preamble of the 1987 Constitution and Article II, Section 21, which mandates the State to maintain honesty and integrity in the public service and take positive measures against graft and corruption, support the institutionalization of the Moral Recovery Program.
Proclamation No. 62, dated September 30, 1992, declared the Moral Recovery Program as official government policy in response to strengthening the moral resources of the Filipino people, and enjoined the active participation of all sectors in society.
An Integrity Circle is a mechanism or group established within government agencies aimed at laying the foundation for the moral recovery crusade, infusing Filipino core values into the organization's culture, systems, and processes.
The Moral Recovery Program National Secretariat, through the Government Sector Core Group and the designated Moral Recovery Officer (MRO) in each agency, is responsible for monitoring the implementation of the MRP Integrity Circles.
The MRO initiates the formation of Integrity Circles or similar mechanisms and activities aimed at promoting personal change and systematic or structural change within the agency.
All agencies are required to allocate 1% of their Human Resource Development (HRD)/Training budget for the initial implementation of their MRP, with possible additional funding as determined by the Department of Budget and Management.
The program aims to transform government employees morally, develop role models at all levels and sectors, and promote a government that is democratic, responsive, transparent, effective, and graft-free.
Yes, all government departments, offices, agencies, instrumentalities, and government-owned and controlled corporations are enjoined to establish Integrity Circles or similar mechanisms as part of the Moral Recovery Program.
Executive Order No. 319 took effect immediately upon its signing on April 3, 1996.