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OCA CIRCULAR NO. 88-21109

TO: ALL JUDGES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND LEVEl COURTS

SUBJECT: FIGHT AGAINST FIXERS

For the intormation and guidance of all concerned. quoted hAreunder is

a pertinAnt portion ot Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circulm NO.6, s.

2009 doted February 11, 2009:

"CSC Memorandum Circular No. 17 doted December 8, 2008enjoined government agencies 10 fully disserninate RA No. 948:'and its IRR, including its provisions against fixers. The CSC and IheOMS also initiated last monlrl Ihe 'Tix the Fixers Campaigrl" 10underscore government's firrn resolve ogainsl fixing activities.

To sustain interest and ensure wider participation of thepublic. all government agencies are directed to adopl Ihe CSCAnli-Fixer Campaign tarpaulin banner and Fix the Fixer callingcard, which provide the following telephone hollines of Ihe Officeof the Ombudsman: 0926-6994703. (02)9274102 ond (02)9272404;and the CSC: TextCSC at 0917-8398272 and (02)9320111, whereincidents of fixing should be reported.

The bonners ore 10 be posted at thA most conspicuous placesor where government frontline services are provided; It'le cordsare for distribution to the public. x x x"

In consonance with the above circular, all Judges of the first ond second

level cour Is are hereby enjoined to post the on ti-lixer cornpaign posters

(inslead ot banner) in conspicuous places within their respActive courl buildings

and distribute the Fix the Fixer calling cords 10 the public.

Attached are sample of Ihe anti-fixer campaign posters ancl colling

cords.

For strict compliance.

July 2S , 2009.

Jjo E·P. PEREZrt Administrator

End 0, ,laleL!

Rtlpublic 01the Philippines

Civil Service CommissionCUlI.lilulion Hills, Bola'.I1O P.mbal1s. Complex, UlIu"u111126 Q"a,ol1 GIlY

100 VOOfll of Sorvlca,r.,vll SOIV"'" .llt~\JaM

6MC No. , s, 2fH)1)

l\IEMonANOlIM CIRCllLAR

TO ALL BEADS OF CONSTITUTIONAL UODIES. U"~fARMf,NTS,UIJlU':A S, AGENCIES OF nlE NATIONAl (;OVEI{NMEN'I;LOCAL GOVERNMli:NT IJNITS; (;OVI':RNMJ.l:NT-OWNFI)ANn/OR CONTROLLIm com'ORATIONS; ANI) STATECOLLH~I<:S AND UN{VERSITU~S

SIJ B.lIWT : Fi"hl Al:aillst Fixers

CSC Memorandum Cilcuial No, 17 dated De~ember R, 2008 enjoined governmentagencies 1,\ fully disscluimll<.: KA No, 9485 and its IJ(R, mcilJlliug its proviSIOns agaiuslIlxers, Tile CSC aud the OMB also initiated last monlh the "Fix the Fixers Call1p.ogll'' 10

underscore government's tim1 resolve againsl lixlng acllvllies,

To SliSlalll interest and ensure widc.:r participation of fhe puhilc, all governmentagellcies are directed to adopi the CSC Anti-Fixer Campaign tarpaulin banner and ,I' is theFixer calling card, which provicte the fi)lIowing lelephone hotlines of the Office of theOmhudsman U926-6994703, (02)9274102 and (02)9272404; and Ihe CSC: TextCSC 'II

0917 -~J9lL~n aud (02 )9320 I I I, where incidents of fixing should he reponed

The hanners are 10 he posLed al Ihe mosL conspicuous places or where governmentfrontline services are pruvided; the cards are for distributIOn Lo the public Funds 101 111IS

Illldertaking may be sOllrced from the allorted \I, or I IlClc(:nt of the agencies' MOOE turthe ImplementallOn ofLhe Anll-Red Tape Act 01'2007. to be prtwided ulthe 2009 burigel

The anached deSign of the model banner and calling card can also be downloadediTom the CSC webSite tilr reproductIOn, The tarpaulin banners should already hepermanently posted by end of March 200<) and the calling c,tlds continuously clistnhulcl!10 Ihe puhllc by all agencies

The CSC Regional and Field Offices are instructed 10 mouiLor compliance WllhIlus Memorandum Circular and updak Ihe COmlTIlSSIOII on the status/result, 01 tileCampaign through the CSC Pull'ie Assistance and Information Of lice, The CSC and Ihe(lMI1 shall Ia~e imrnedlUle aClion 011 reports nn tixers takillg mto account theadlllinisiralivc aud c,imifilli pt:llaltltiS undc.:r I<A l)4115 or thc Anti-Red Tape Act (;/'200"/,

This circular shall take elTeet immediately,

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R,ICARI)O L. SALUnOChairman

F'ebrUbl~ 11, ~Qt}3

-------- --- --• 931-793S1931-7939/931-11002. ~ c.llcphil@csc.oov,ph -If) www.csc.gov.ph

The Anti-Red Tape Law (R.A. 9485) imposes stiff penalties on fixers:imprisonment of as long as six years, or a fine of up to ~ 200,000.00 or both.

Labanan ang Fixers!Report name of the fixer, name and location of government office, date

and type of transaction of the following:

Office of the Ombudsman

Civil Service Commission

0926-3994703

(02) 927-4102

(02) 927-2404

0917-8398272

(02) 932-0 I I I