Practice question
A director uses public equipment wastefully for convenience despite an equally effective economical method. He argues that no private cash payment was received, so the public-interest norm cannot apply. Which is best?
- The norm applies only after a bribe
- Section 4(a) independently requires efficient, effective, honest and economical use of government resources
- Waste is always permitted if equipment belongs to government
- Every expense is immune from ethical scrutiny
- Public resources become the director’s personal property
Legal references
- RA 6713, Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6713_1989.html; Section 4(a)-(e).
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article XI Section 1.
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