Creating An Inter-Agency Commi= Ttee To Oversee The Review, Implementation And Monitoring Of The United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC)

Executive Orders

Executive Order No. 171

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 171

CREATING AN INTER-AGENCY COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE REVIEW, IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION AGAINST CORRUPTION (UNCAC)

WHEREAS, the Philippines signed on 9 December 2003, and subsequently ratified on 6 November 2006, the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), which obliges the States Parties to implement a wide range of anti-corruption measures through laws, institutions and practices;

WHEREAS, the implementation of anti-corruption measures is imperative towards achieving national development;

WHEREAS, the UNCAC mandates the States Parties to maintain honesty and integrity both in the public and private sectors by undertaking positive and effective measures against graft and corruption;

WHEREAS, as a State Party to the UNCAC, the Philippines is obliged to implement its provisions and monitor compliance therewith;

WHEREAS, the implementation of UNCAC necessitates international cooperation as well as at the domestic level among the different branches of the government, collaboration with the private sector, and engagement of broader segments of civil society, including territorial and political subdivisions of...