Message
2011-12-01

Today, the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) is 76 years old. It was then a small corporate counsel division under the Department of Justice (DOJ). But its humble beginnings did not stymie the likes of the late former Senator and Supreme Court Justice Ramon Diokno from serving as its head. In 1950, it was later formally known and referred to as the OGCC, pursuant to Executive Order 392. In 1959, Republic Act 2327, generally referred to as the Charter of OGCC, was signed into law. This was later amended in 1963 through Republic Act 3838, defining the powers of the OGCC as statutory legal counsel of all GOCCs. It also placed all GOCC legal departments under its control and supervision. The Administrative Code of 1987 further reinforced the unique role of the OGCC as statutory counsel of all GOCCs, their subsidiaries, other corporate offspring, government financial institutions, government corporate entities, and government acquired asset corporations – which I collectively refer to as GOCCs.

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Invitation to BID
2013-06-17

1. The OFFICE OF THE GOVERNMENT CORPORATE COUNSEL (OGCC), through the General Appropriations Act, intends to apply the sum of Three Hundred Twenty Four Thousand Pesos (P324,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Rental of Four (4) Units Photocopying Machines with the following specifications:

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TRANSPARENCY SEAL
2013-05-23

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INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

 

 

The Institute of Public Corporate Governance (IPCG) is an office attached to the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) of the Department of Justice, and now dedicated to fulfilling President Benigno S. Aquino’s thrust for the promotion of government accountability and transparency, and the pursuit of relevance in today’s global environment.

Working closely with its partner-government owned and controlled corporations and government instrumentalities (collectively referred to as “government corporations”), OGCC-IPCG has five (5) core program areas.

I. Good Corporate Governance

The OGCC-IPCG, in collaboration with the Department of Finance and other relevant government agencies, shall institutionalize good corporate governance practices of government corporations, which aims to: (a) facilitate the implementation of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), to which the Philippines is a signatory, through the implementation of a Model Code of Corporate Governance for government corporations; (b) assist government corporations in the development and implementation of their own Codes of Corporate Governance; (c) install policies that will prevent corruption and foster transparency, accountability, fairness and responsibility in government corporations; and (d) implement, in cooperation with partner organizations, effective mechanisms to monitor and evaluate legal compliance by government corporations with corporate governance requirements.

The OGCC-IPCG published and distributed the Model Code of Corporate Governance in October 2008. It encourages government corporations to adopt the same.

II. Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Programs

The OGCC-IPCG produces high-quality continuing education seminars held at live locations throughout the country. These conferences use a combination of lectures and workshops to present valuable information to its participants. In addition to the instruction offered, these seminars provide a unique networking opportunity for officers, lawyers and faculty who practice in the same or related field.

GCC Raoul C. Creencia appointed Government Corporate Attorney IV Edwin M. Carillo as IPGC Executive Director who has since organized various training and CLE programs for lawyers in the government corporate sector.

The IPCG shall continue to serve as the continuing education provider for officers, members of governing boards and lawyers of government corporations by providing quality programs and products. It will work closely with experts from both the private and the public sectors in developing programs and products in a variety of delivery formats.

III. Publication

The OGCC-IPCG publishes journals, newsletters, and utilizes other forms of media in order to keep government corporations informed of the developments relating to its practice.

The OGCC-IPCG has published and distributed two volumes of The IPCG Journal, the Model Code of Corporate Governance, the Compendium of Laws and Issuances relative to the OGCC and government corporations, and the Handbook on Joint Ventures.
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