The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) insisted that personnel under its wings will be held criminally or administratively liable if they receive or solicit gifts from the public they are supposed to serve.
This declaration runs contrary to the stand of President Duterte when he said that policemen may accept gifts out of gratitude.
‘’Such policy is clearly enunciated in National Police Commission Memorandum Circular 2016-002 which penalizes the act of soliciting or accepting directly or indirectly any gift of monetary value or the act of receiving for personal use of a fee, gift or other valuable thing in the course of official duties in expectation of receiving a favor or better treatment,’’ he added.
Año noted the law was not unmindful of the Filipino culture of showing their appreciation towards those who ‘’help us, including public servants’’. ‘’It is in this context that the President’s statement must be appreciated as explained by the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel,’’.
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