The virtue of Section 128 is to prohibit government officials in all positions and those who have vacated office of a public official for less than two years are prohibited from accepting assets or any other benefits which may be calculated in monetary value, or valuable things such as discounting, entertainment, services, training, or others that could be counted as valuable assets. However, there are exceptions unless the acceptance of assets or other benefits is on an ethical basis under the criteria and amount as prescribed by the NACC.
1. The receiving which is permitted by law, such as salary, position allowance, allowance for fieldwork, and cooperative dividends.
2. Receiving from parents, heirs, or relatives in accordance with custom or ethical basis of the givers.
3. Receiving in accordance with custom and ethics, that is, from a person on the occasion of a festival or…
