Law on Public Officers

Law on public Officers What is a public office? ALBA V. EVANGELISTA A public office is the right, authority and duty, created and conferred by law, by which for a given period, either fixed by law or enduring at the pleasure of the creating power , an individual is invested with some portion of the sovereign function of government, to be exercised by him for the benefit of the public. The individual so invested is a public officer. 1. Must be conferred by law 2. There must be a TERM. Nature: ARTICLE XI ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS Section 1. Public office is a public trust. Public officers and employees must, at all times, be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty, and efficiency; act with patriotism and justice, and lead modest lives Simple living – Officials and employees and their families shall lead modest lives appropriate to their positions and income. They shall not indulge in extravagant or ostentatious display of wealth in any form.

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Law on public Officers

What is a public office? ALBA V. EVANGELISTA

A public office is the right, authority and duty, created and conferred by law, by which for a given period, either fixed by law or enduring at the pleasure of the creating power, an individual is invested with some portion of the sovereign function of government, to be exercised by him for the benefit of the public. The individual so invested is a public officer.

1. Must be conferred by law2. There must be a TERM.

Nature: ARTICLE XI ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS Section 1. Public office is a public trust. Public officers and employees must, at all times, be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty, and efficiency; act with patriotism and justice, and lead modest lives

Simple living – Officials and employees and their families shall lead modest lives appropriate to their positions and income. They shall not indulge in extravagant or ostentatious display of wealth in any form.