Administrative Order No. 1




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Administrative Order No. 1, December 30, 1961 ] PROHIBITING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES FROM ENTERING INTO CERTAIN KINDS OF OFFICIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH REAL, PRETENDED OR IMAGINARY RELATIVES OF THE PRESIDENT I, DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby prohibit all officers and employees of the Government holding positions of trust and responsibility from dealing directly or indirectly with any of my relatives or the relatives of Mrs. Evangelina M. Macapagal, whether by consanguinity or affinity, and whether real, pretended, or imaginary, in matters relating to contracts where the Government or any of its subdivisions, agencies or instrumentalities is a party, or to the procurement or purchase of property, supplies and materials, appointment of government personnel, recommendations for positions, or any other matter calling for action or decision. This Order shall be without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Section 5 of Republic Act No. 3019, otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.1aшphi1 Any officer or employee of the Government, including those of the corporations owned or controlled by the same, violating this order shall be dealt with accordingly. Done in the City of Manila, this 30th day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-one, and of the Independence of the Philippines, the sixteenth. (Sgd.) DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL President of the Philippines By the President: (Sgd.) AMELITO R. MUTUC Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation