QUEZON City administrator Aldrin Cuña on Tuesday reminded city hall employees against partisan political activities.
He warned city hall workers to avoid engaging in electioneering and partisan political activities during the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan election period.
“This is a reminder to all. We are (all) discouraged from participating in any partisan electoral activities for the entire duration of the campaign period and the election period for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan on May 14, 2018,” he said.
Executive Order No. 292 or the Administrative Code of 1987, Section 55, Chapter 7 provides that no officer or employee in the Civil Service, including members of the Armed Forces, shall engage directly or indirectly in any partisan political activity or take part in any election except to vote nor shall he use his official authority or influence to coerce the political activity of any other person or body.
“Whoever is reported to the human resources and management department for engaging in partisan politics may face the penalty of suspension from one day to one month to a maximum of six months suspension from work without pay for the first offense,” Cuña said.
To vote should be the only participation of city hall employees during the election period, he said.
“To my fellow employees and workers of the government of Quezon City, let us remain as observers of the electoral process and the only participation that we have would be probably to exercise our right and obligation to cast our votes on election day,” he noted.