Practice question
An officer enters a contract on behalf of the government. It is proved beyond reasonable doubt to be manifestly and grossly disadvantageous to the government. He invokes the sole defense that he never obtained a personal share. Discuss section 3(g).
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1960/ra_3019_1960.html — RA 3019, section 3(b), (c), (d), (e), (g) and (i), prohibited practices.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1982/bp_195_1982.html — sections 2 and 4, amended RA 3019 penalty and earlier prescription provision.
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2016/ra_10910_2016.html — section 1, current twenty-year statutory prescriptive period.
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