Republic of the Philippines

Department of the Interior and Local Government

BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION
Regional Office-3
Pampanga Provincial Office
SAN SIMON FIRE STATION
San Agustin, San Simon, Pampanga
Tel /Cell No.: (045) 436-6871 / 0997-180-6660
Email Address: sansimonfire@gmail.com

MEMORANDUM

TO : All San Simon Personnel

SUBJECT : Professional Conduct and Ethical Norms

(Warning government officials and employees on playing mobile online
games during office hours)

DATE : 27 March 2019

1. References:

a. Memorandum from NHQ signed by FIRE DIRECTOR LEONARD R

BAŇAGO, DSC, BFP dated 15 March 2019 with subject Professional
Conduct and Ethical Norms.
b. New clips from the Philippine Information Agency and Inquirer. Net
dated 12 March 2019 and 15 March 2019, respectively.
c. Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Firefighters Institutional Regulations
and Ethical Standards (BFP FIRES); and
d. Civil Service Commission Resolution No. 1701077 2017 Rule on
Administrative Cases in Civil Service;

2. Be informed that CSC Commissioner Aileen Lourdes Lizada has warned

government officials and employees that playing mobile online games during
office hours may be considered grave offense under the 2017 Rules on
Administrative Cases in the Civil Service. Government employees are not
allowed to play games during office hours regardless whether an employee uses
government or personal tablet or computer or mobile phone (Philippine
Information Agency 2019).

3. In this connection, all personnel are hereby directed to strictly observe the
following rules:

a. Never download games, movies and all kinds of video ( except for
work-related videos);
b. Never play mobile/computer games or online/offline games during
office hours; and
c. Never watch movies and all kinds of videos whether offline/online
(except for work-related videos) during office hours.

4. Also, additional rules and regulations which are related to the above-
mentioned rules were formulated for the purposes of keeping the use of
computers in station office in an organized and useful way. The following rules
and regulations shall be strictly observe and practice by all personnel.

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 a. Computers shall be properly shutdown after office hours.
b. Computers will be divided according to sections (Admin, IAS and
Collecting, Operations, IIU and SAO, FSES and SDO/Finance)
c. Keep the files organized. Each personnel will be liable of their files.
d. After office hours during weekdays, only one computer will be available
for monitoring of email messages.
e. During weekends, office will be closed and use of computers is strictly
prohibited. Henceforth, laptop and android phone will be available for
monitoring of messages and emails.

5. Activities mentioned from references Memorandum from NHQ signed by FIRE

DIRECTOR LEONARD R BAŇAGO, DSC, BFP dated 15 March 2019 with
subject Professional Conduct and Ethical Norms, may be treated as “Conduct
Prejudicial to the best interest of the Service, among others”. CSC Resolution
No. 1701077 2017 Rule on Administrative Cases in Civil Service, government
officials and employees who may be found in violation are subject for suspension
of six (6) months and one (1) day up to one (1) year for the first time of
commission of the prohibited acts and may be dismissed from the service for the
second offense.

6. For strict compliance and widest dissemination.

ELLAFIL A LIBARNES
CINSP BFP
Municipal Fire Marshal

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