Practice question
An official receives an expensive holiday trip from a business whose pending application can be affected by her office. She says Christmas gifts are always permissible and acceptance through a friend is indirect. Which answer best applies RA 6713?
- The occasion and indirect receipt do not remove the statutory prohibition
- Christmas suspends the ethical rules
- A friend’s delivery makes every gift lawful
- Only cash can be prohibited
- A gift becomes lawful once its value exceeds a nominal amount
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 6713: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6713_1989.html Sections 3(c)–(d), 7(b)–(d).
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