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Assignment No. 6

This document discusses examples of ethical leadership among public officials in the Philippines. It highlights four individuals who have demonstrated integrity and commitment to serving the public good: 1) Mayor Vico Sotto of Pasig City, who implemented numerous measures to help citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2) Teacher Junmerth Cretecio Jorta, who works in an isolated indigenous community despite challenges. 3) The late Secretary Jesse Robredo, who advocated for transparency and participatory democracy in local governments. 4) In general, it encourages public servants to uphold high ethical standards and inspire others through their leadership.

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Assignment No. 6

This document discusses examples of ethical leadership among public officials in the Philippines. It highlights four individuals who have demonstrated integrity and commitment to serving the public good: 1) Mayor Vico Sotto of Pasig City, who implemented numerous measures to help citizens during the COVID-19 pandemic. 2) Teacher Junmerth Cretecio Jorta, who works in an isolated indigenous community despite challenges. 3) The late Secretary Jesse Robredo, who advocated for transparency and participatory democracy in local governments. 4) In general, it encourages public servants to uphold high ethical standards and inspire others through their leadership.

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Republic of the Philippines

SORSOGON STATE UNIVERSITY


SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
Office of the Advance Education
Magsaysay Avenue,4700 Sorsogon City

ASSIGNMENT NO. 6 FERRERAS, MA. KARINA D.


Due Date: October 23,2021 MAM-AS I

EM151: MANAGEMENT ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY


Stephen Henry S. Totanes
Associate Professor V

“Best Practices Among Public Officials or Government Agency in Uploading


Ethical Standards”

“It is the policy of the State to promote a high standard of ethics in public service.
Public officials and employees shall at all times be accountable to the people and
shall discharge their duties with utmost responsibility, integrity, competence and
loyalty, act with patriotism and justice, lead modest lives, and uphold public
interest over personal interest.”

In performing their duties as a public trust, public officials will encounter


ethical dilemmas which arise out of their role as public servants. Many names are
called associated with unethical conducts, corruptions and the likes but there are
few who are able withstand challenges and successfully overcome dilemma that
comes their way just to genuinely serve their fellowmen.

Leadership is put to the ultimate test in times of crisis. It is true indeed; we


have seen leaders rise and fall in these tragic times. Right now, coronavirus is
wreaking havoc all over the world. Fear and confusion live in every home, the
economic meltdown is also not far-fetched, which might lead to civil unrest. But
there’s one thing we have proven during these tough times — great leaders rise
among the rest and thrive like no other.
Alongside specifying the best practices of among public official I would like
to name the few who withstand the dilemmas as public trustee and serve selflessly
to the people.

Pasig City’s newly elected Mayor Vico Sotto, is showing us how leadership


should be done. Mayor Vico Sotto is showing the entire country, why does he
deserve his coveted post and why is he receiving lots of acknowledgements on
social media.

Vico Sotto, as a man of action, urgently take part and lead the initiative
to minimize the risks of the spread of virus by converting Pasig Hotel to be a
14-day quarantine facility, thus off-loading hospitals. He sees that Local
Government Units (LGU) have the easiest access to their communities, so
utilization of the said hotels would be necessary measures to contain the ill effects
of the coronavirus contagion. He implemented an Anti-Panic Buying & Hoarding
Ordinance to put a stop to hoarding and allow people to have enough during this
tough time. He also made sure that all government employees will receive full
payment in spite of not being able to work. The Mayor also launched free
transportation to all front-liners and has ordered food packs and vitamins for the
community quarantine. He also bought drones to disinfect the city — and that’s
thinking outside the box right there. The Mayor also initiated for sanitation tents to
be set up in public office entrances. These are only some of his measures, but are
truly making an impact, how amazing right?

Mayor Sotto, though in hot water, he professionally handles his opponents


well. There comes an incident when some of the supporters of the president led by
Mocha Uson have launched an online attack, calling him “Pabebe”.  It is after he
appealed to exempt tricycles from the month-long mass transport suspension under
quarantine protocols. Mayor Vico confidently claim his point that his appeal is for
those people who depend their living on their daily earnings for them to survive.
Also, LGU ask for tricycle driver’s help to accommodate thousands of health
workers and other front-liners and all the patients that need to be attended to.
Making it sure that they are bounded with the health protocols.
Another public figure, who perform his duty excellently in his chosen
field, came from the teaching profession Junmerth Cretecio Jorta, 31, Teacher I
at Kèupiyanan Tè Balugo.

It takes great commitment and passion to give up life’s simplest luxuries to


immerse in a community short of necessities like electricity, a soft bed, and
comfort rooms, but Jorta believes that his vocation is God’s will. “I have to
respond,” he recalls thinking when he was first invited to teach indigenous
children.

Satin Balugom Kalagangan in Bukidnon is no easy place to go to. You need


to cross 13 rivers and walk for almost seven kilometers in order to reach the
barangay proper. This was what Jorta faced head-on each Thursday for over a year.
In 2016, after the school was absorbed by the Department of Education, he was
offered an opportunity to be the first full-time teacher to work at Kèupiyanan Tè
Balugo. He hesitated, knowing the weight of what he would have to give up if he
stayed in the community, but he still pursued what he believes as God’s plan for
him.

Despite the challenges of his work, Jorta did not stop at educating the
students within the four walls of the classroom. Alarmed by the growing problem
of absenteeism among students, he probed into this and learned that hunger played
a crucial role. To resolve this, he encouraged the people to establish a regular
feeding program which they call “Balugo Pagkaon Sakto.” Gaining the support of
both non-governmental organizations and the local government unit, the program
ultimately brought the community together, with people taking turns in cooking the
dishes for the students and selling vegetables for extra income. Jorta is proud to
witness the power of bayanihan that has manifested through the program.

He believes that the indigenous peoples of the country need better


understanding the importance of education. While he calls being as a missionary
teacher as “self-fulfilling” and a source of “true happiness,” he wants to one day
see teachers hailing from their very community to take over, as they should.

Last but definitely not the least, the late Jesse Robredo, who died in a plane
crash in 2012, but his legacy as a public official continues to live on. 
Robredo was known for his “tsinelas leadership” when he served as Naga
City mayor, and even when he joined the Cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III
as chief of the Department of the Interior and Government (DILG).  As DILG
secretary, Robredo advocated transparency in local governments. The Full
Disclosure Policy requires local governments to disclose 12 important financial
documents to the public to ensure transparency and accountability in how public
funds are spent. In November 2012, the DILG formally launched the FDP Portal,
allowing better and easier access for citizens online.

He first introduced in 2011, the Seal of Good Housekeeping monitors and


rewards LGUs that observe good internal governance in areas of legislation,
development planning, resource generation, and resource allocation. While the
initiative prompted 84% SGH compliance among LGUs in 2014, corruption
reportedly persisted. To address this, the DILG introduced the Seal of Good Local
Governance, an improved version of the SGH.

Pursuant to the Empowerment Ordinance of Naga City, the People’s


Council allows members of local basic sectors and non-governmental
organizations to participate in the deliberation and evaluation of city plans. The
council is considered a pioneer in participatory democracy at the local level, and
continues to operate today. Robredo also spearheaded I-Governance, which allows
the public to access free information on all city services, transactions, and financial
documents. This was a feat in using technology in governance as the information
could be accessed on the Naga government website.

The late Secretary Jesse Robredo, the embodiment of the ideal values of a
man and a public servant, may have left a country in dire need of his kind of
leadership, but his spirit lives on in every individual he encountered and
institutions he built or recreated. The best tribute that can be given Secretary
Robredo is to continue his legacy of dedicated, committed, humble and selfless
public service, and to clamor and genuinely work for good governance. His brand
of leadership has to be spread further along with the good news of Secretary
Robredo that good governance is indeed possible, and that every Filipino should
demand for it for national transformation to take place.
They are indeed the proof that selfless leadership still exist. Being part of a
government agency, let us not forget the wise word of John Quincy Adams "If
your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more,
you are a leader."

References:

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be-done/

Deyro, E. R. (2019). 4 Filipino teachers who prove that educating the youth is
more than a job. Cnn Life Philippines Web site. Retrieve September 10, 2019 from
https://cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/2019/9/10/four-teachers.html?
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Evangelista, A. (2018). FAST FACTS: Legacy of Jesse Robredo. Rappler IQ Web


site. Retrieve August 16,2018 from https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/iq/things-
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