Public servants may accept gifts or tokens of gratitude as long as these are unsolicited presents of small value given without expecting anything in return, Malacañang insisted on Sunday.
Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo explained that such gift-giving is exempted from the country’s anti-graft law, adding the token might even inspire cops to do their work faithfully and efficiently.
He said unsolicited gifts of nominal or insignificant value “not given in anticipation of, or in exchange for, a favor from a public official or employee” is also an exemption under Republic Act No. 6713 or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees. “The giving of the gift is simply an appreciation by a thankful community for a job well done performed by the law enforcers whose lives flirt with death every time they step out of their homes,” he said.
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