DEPED-ARMM
ensures Strict Implementation of Policies on the Protection Against Tobacco
Industry Interference in the Department as per DepEd Order No. 48 s. 2016, CSC
MC No.17 s. 2009, and the CSC-DOH JMC No.2010-01.
The following
acts are hereby prohibited and shall be penalized in administrative proceedings
as Grave or Simple Misconduct depending on the gravity of the act
and its consequences, under existing laws, rules, and regulations, namely:
Smoking in and on the premises, buildings,
and grounds of the DepEd and all
Schools;
Establishing or allowing smoking areas
within ten meters of entrances and exits
of such premises;
Selling tobacco products in the premises,
including buildings and grounds, of public
Elementary
and Secondary schools and all DepEd offices;
Unjustified refusal by persons concerned
to report tobacco control policy violations including
so-called tobacco industry Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in
schools or provide any related information that would facilitate enforcement of
the tobacco industry interference policy and this Order;
Failure to conduct necessary transaction
with the tobacco industry in a public and transparent manner;
Unjustified refusal by persons concerned
to correct any perception of partnership
With
the tobacco industry;
Extending preferential treatment to the
tobacco industry;
Accepting gifts, donations, and
sponsorship directly and indirectly from the tobacco Industry,
including those that may be coursed through DepEd stakeholders, partners, or
third parties in the guise of CSR projects;
Failure to disclose any financial
interest in the tobacco industry;
Accepting any favors analogous to those
mentioned above – such as having any conflict
of
interest with the tobacco industry;
Failure to disclose engagement in any
occupational activity within the tobacco industry
Or
any intention to engage in the same to past and current superiors; and
Any analogous or similar acts.
