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Reflection for Deepening

How can you show your commitment to public interest?

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Reflection for Deepening

How can you become more professional? How can you improve the work you do in the office to
improve your service to the public?

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Reflection for Deepening

How can you put into practice poltical neutrality?

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Reflection for Deepening

Can you recall an experience when your dishonesty was tested? Or when you became a victim
of dishonesty? (You may want to share your experience (s) with a colleague.

1. What can you conclude from your story or experience?

2. What can you say about honesty? About being just and sincere?
3. How can you show your justness and sincerity in the performance of your work?

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Reflection for Deepening

A. Below may trigger your thought to reflect on the conditions of your brothers/sisters from
the lower economic status:

The Child has a septic foot.

But why?

Because she stepped on a thorn.

But why?

Because she has no shoes?

Because her father cannot afford to buy her any.

 But why can he not afford to buy her shoes?

Because he is paid very little as a farm labourer.

But why is he paid so little?...

-David Werner

B. How can you show Responsiveness? What realizations did you gain from this session? List
down below your answer.

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What does nationalism and patriotism means? To enable you to answer this question, it would
be good if you could first get in touch with your feelings about being a Filipino.

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Reflection for Deepening

A. How do you feel now for the country? Do you now feel a sense of pride for our country knowing
how “powerful” Filipinos are as people? How would you show your love for our country? How
much do you care about our country? Write your responses below or in one sheet of paper.
B. Enumerate eight (8) things you can be proud about Filipinos or about the Philippines.

Description Why do you say so?

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Write in one paragraph your feelings or insights about the importance of democracy in a free
and just society? Use another sheet of paper if space is not enough.

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Write your insights by completing the following sentences. You can come up with as many
sentences as you can.

I feel...

I realize...

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I. True or False:

False 1. Dangal ng Bayan awardee may be promoted to the next higher position
False 2. All Government officials and employees must act promptly on letters and requests within 30
days from receipt thereof

True 3. Public officials and employees are prohibited to engage in the practice of their profession
unless authorized by law and will not conflict with their official transactions.

True 4. Official papers and documents must contain not more than three (3) initials and signatures.

False 5. A contractual worker shall file his/her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth

False 6. An employee will no longer divest his/her shareholdings when he/she resigned from the
private enterprise due to conflict of interest.

II. Enumeration

A. Two prohibited acts/transactions

1. Having financial or material interest in any transaction requiring approval of your office.

2. Owning, controlling or accepting employing as officer, employee, consultant, counsel, agent, trustee
or nominee in any private enterprise regulated, supervised or licensed by your office.

B. Three forms of incentives and rewards any which may be given to government officials and
employees.

1. Bonuses

2. Citations

3. Directorships in government-owned or controlled corporation

C. Conflict of interest occurs when the official or employee is:

1. A substantial stockholder

2. A member of the Board of Directors

3. An officer of the corporation

D. Persons exempted from filing a Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth

1. Employees who serve in honorary capacity

2. Temporary laborers

3. Casual workers

E. Penalties that may be imposed under RA 6713 against public officials and employees:
1. Criminal

2. Civil

3. Administrative

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Case Study #1

If you were the official concerned, what would you do after knowing the findings of the chemist? How
would you show commitment to public interest in this case?

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Case Study #2

If you were in Rick’s shoes, how will you respond to the situation? Will you allow Alonzo to pass through
or not? Why and why not?

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Case Study #3

Do you agree with Glenda? Why? Is whistle blowing to the media acceptable as whistle blowing to an
elected national official?

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Case Study #4

Ronnie is now in quandary. Now, if you are in Ronnie’s shoes, what would you do?

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Case Study #5

Which side would you take? Cynthia’s side of Mely’s? Why?

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Case Study #6

What can you say about this?

Is something legal also automatically moral? What do you think?

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Case Study #7
If you were this employee, would you agree with her opinion regarding the CSC’s dress code?

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Case Study #8

Who do you think between Adora and Josie is right? Why?

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Case Study #9

If you happen to chance upon a government vehicle parked in places where you last expect a
government official may transact business with, what will you do? Will you take time to report the
incident to the ombudsman? If now, what will you do? Why?

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Case Study #10

What do you think? Who is right, Roy or his boss?

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What suggestion do you have for improving this DLP curriculum?

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