Title
Ban on gov't corp officers contracting with own firms
Law
Executive Order No. 351
Decision Date
Jun 4, 1941
Manuel L. Quezon's Executive Order No. 351 prohibits officers of government-owned corporations, along with their spouses and household members, from entering into contracts with the corporations they oversee to prevent conflicts of interest and ensure public trust.
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Q&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 351)

The officials covered include members and chairmen of boards of directors, managers, assistant managers, assistants to managers, treasurers, secretaries or secretary-treasurers, auditors or comptrollers, chiefs of divisions or departments, and other staff members with discretionary powers or possession of confidential information.

Yes, the order includes the wives of the officials as well as other members of their household.

No officer or assistant may enter into any contract, agreement, or understanding of any kind or nature with the corporation of which he is an officer, except a contract for services for which the officer or assistant has been specifically hired, employed, or contracted.

Yes, officers or their assistants may enter into contracts for services specifically hired, employed, or contracted for, but no other forms of contracts or agreements are allowed.

It refers to officials entrusted with discretionary powers or those in possession of confidential information regarding the corporation’s affairs.

To prevent conflicts of interest and circumvention of the prohibition by involving family members in contracts with the corporation.

The order was done in Manila on June 4, 1941, and took effect from that date.

The order was issued by the President of the Philippines by virtue of powers vested in him by law.


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