31 workers at Mandai crematorium, funeral companies warned over red packet practice

  • 📰 ChannelNewsAsia
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 25 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 66%

Philippines News News

Philippines Philippines Latest News,Philippines Philippines Headlines

SINGAPORE: The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) on Thursday (Sep 19) said that it issued warnings to 17 workers at the Mandai ...

SINGAPORE: The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau on Thursday said that it issued warnings to 17 workers at the Mandai crematorium found to have been receiving red packets from employees of funeral services companies in return for giving the latter preferential treatment.In a press release, CPIB said NEA alerted it to the red packet practice in October 2018, after receiving a complaint.

The workers, who were from the National Environment Agency also faced departmental disciplinary action for violation of the Public Service Instruction Manual, which states that public officers are not allowed to accept gifts and entertainment on account of their official position or work. "Each case must be assessed on its own merits to determine if it is a case of corruption. A gift given innocently and without any corrupt intention is not considered corruption.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

All they ever wanted..

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 6. in PH

Philippines Philippines Latest News, Philippines Philippines Headlines