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R.A.6713 covers all officials and employees, whether they were elected or appointed,

permanent or contractual, military, police, receiving compensation or not. Implementing such involves

development programs, seminars for an expected increase commitment, pulic service and value of

the common good over one!s own interest. In addition, gathering feedac" and suggestions from the

pulic will also promote such. #very department shall also have a Resident $mudsman whom shall

process all re%uests and assistance referred from the $ffice of the $mudsman. R.A. 6713 also re%uires

the different &epartments, offices, and agencies of pulic disclosure of all its transactions involving

pulic interest. 'ertain situations allow non(disclosure only if the information may ring upon danger

upon one!s life or contain records that may disclose information made availale for the national

defense, security, or all law enforcement purposes. )his is also in line of striving to provide

transparency in the government. An Incentives and rewards system is also used to appreciate officials

who are deemed exemplary in service and commitment. Rewards are in the form of onuses, citations,

directorships, scholarship grants, paid vacations and promotions administered y the 'ommittee on

Awards. *nder R.A.6713, all necessary and official documents are to e process within a reasonale

amount of time. All officers of departments, offices and agencies, must present a complete report of

all progress and accomplishments within + wor"ing days. Again, in accordance to the practice of

providing transparency, all officials and employees except those who serve in an official honorary

capacity, without service pay, temporary or contractual wor"ers, under oath shall file their statements

of assets, liailities, and networth or -A/ and others interests including those of their spouses and

children under 10 that are single. It is to e filed within 3 days after assumption of office, on or

efore April 3 of the preceding years and within 3 days after separation of office. All officials are

also to avoid conflict of interests especially in dealings and transactions. Any action deemed unlawful

and committed y elected and appointed officials shall e grounds of administrative disciplinary

action. Any violation of the code shall ear punishment of a fine not exceeding the e%uivalent to the

sum of salary for 6 months or a suspension of not exceeding 1 year or removal of office depending upon

the violation committed.

'urrently, there is a draft in 2ietnam regarding the /ational -trategy for the ight Against

'orruption )owards 44. )his is one of 2ietnam!s way of achieving transparency in their government

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among pulic officials and employees. It involves policies, udgets, information as well as disclosure of

the assets, incomes, and what not of their pulic official. 2ietnam also has the 5overnment

Inspectorate or 5I that is similar in function as an omudsman though it is not in its capacity to

prosecute. Rather, there is a need to pass on the cases to what they call eople!s rocuracy!. )he

eople!s rocuracy handles national and provincial cases as well as those committed y the 8udicial

ranch. In accordance to addressing the occurrence of conflicts of interests as reported y 5loal

Integrity 411, 2ietnam has the )endering aw 4 which discloses information regarding

procurement.