I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby reiterate the provisions of Administrative Order No. 1-A dated January 6, 1954, and Administrative Order No. 1 dated December 30, 1965, both prohibiting public officers and employees from dealing directly or indirectly or entering into certain kinds of official transactions with real or imagined relatives of the President.

Therefore, all officers and employees of the government who are holding positions of trust and responsibility are hereby prohibited from dealing directly or indirectly with any of my relatives or the relatives of the First Lady, within the third civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, whether real or imagined, in matters relating to procurement or purchase of supplies and materials, appointment of government personnel, recommendations for positions, or any other matter calling for action or decision, in which the interested party invokes or makes use of my name or that of any member of my family, or of such relationship in order to obtain any favor, concession or privilege either for him or for any other person.

Any officer or employee of the Government, including those in government-owned and controlled corporations, violating this Order shall be dealt with administratively.

Adopted: 23 March 1999

BY THE PRESIDENT

(SGD.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA
Executive Secretary