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Practice question: Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (RA 6713, Secs. 4, 7–9, and 11)

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Practice question

An official ostensibly transfers a conflicting interest to an unrelated nominee but retains actual ownership rights and binding control by secret agreement. All relevant facts are proved. Does unrelated nominee status alone satisfy Section3(j)?
  1. No; complete and actual dispossession is still required
  2. Yes, unrelated names automatically validate retained ownership
  3. Yes, hidden control is expressly required
  4. Only the nominee’s address matters
  5. No substantive divestment test exists

Legal references

  • RA6713 Sections3(i)-(k) and9, conflict and divestment: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6713_1989.html

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