From: DOH WebPage
Press Release/1 September 2009
The Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) recognized this August the Department of Health (DOH) anew for its efforts in fighting graft and corruption.
“We are very proud to be ranked by the PAGC as Number One among 109 government agencies in terms of compliance with the requirements of the Integrity Development Action Plan (IDAP) for the first half of the year. We work hard to keep our records clean and graft-free so, we are very grateful that our efforts in curbing this problem are being appreciated again by PAGC just like the previous years,” Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III said.
Duque said that to be recognized by PAGC, a government agency has to pass its 20 or more criteria (decisive factors) and went on to note that the health department has always been consistently supportive of the national government’s endeavors in fighting graft and corruption in all levels of its operations.
“We are not actually just being compliant with all the directives of governing bodies like the PAGC and the Office of the Ombudsman (OMB), we also implemented and institutionalized several preventive initiatives on graft and corruption,” Duque said.
Duque said that in the spirit of transparency, the DOH created and institutionalized its own Integrity Development Committee which formulated and implemented its IDAP based on the PAGC and OMB templates. He added that the DOH has also adopted a Code of Conduct using the existing laws and regulations in fighting graft and corruption in the government service as reference.
“We also have formulated, implemented and institutionalized a Moral Renewal Action Plan (MRAP) that aims to promote spiritual, moral and ethical standards among DOH employees and boost their integrity stocks,” Duque explained, adding that the DOH also even signed a pledge of commitment with the United Nation Convention Against Corruption.
The health chief said that because of the health department’s diligence in fighting these problems, the PAGC, OMB and other survey bodies have consistently ranked the DOH as either No. 1 or 2 among other national agencies when it comes to addressing graft and corruption.
“We are committed to make these problems go away for good and with the dedicated and steadfast health workforce that we have, it will just be a matter of time,” Duque assured.
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