Presidential Decree No.46, signed by former President Ferdinand Marcos in 1972, prohibits public officials and employees "whether of the national or local governments, to receive, directly or indirectly, and for private persons to give, or offer to give, any gift, present other valuable thing on any occasion."
Erwin Alparaque, chief of Human Resource Management Office (HRMO), said there are complaints about fixers offering fast processing of documents and transactions for a fee at the City Hall's frontline offices.
The regional Land Transportation Office (LTO) here claimed that it has not engaged in any corrupt practices.
The Office of the Ombudsman in Mindanao claimed it has processed cases involving some high-ranking government officials here due to graft and corrupt practices and criminal acts.
A partylist lawmaker along with members of various groups filed a technical malversation case against former President Benigno Simeon Aquino III and former Finance Secretary Florencio Abad on Friday, July 8.