EXECUTIVE ORDER NO.

292
INSTITUTING THE "ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1987"

CHAPTER 10
OFFICIAL OATHS

Section 40. Oaths of Office for Public Officers and Employees. - All public
officers and employees of the government including every member of the armed
forces shall, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, take an oath or
affirmation to uphold and defend the Constitution; that he will bear true faith and
allegiance to it; obey the laws, legal orders and decrees promulgated by the duly
constituted authorities; will well and faithfully discharge to the best of his ability
the duties of the office or position upon which he is about to enter; and that he
voluntarily assumes the obligation imposed by his oath of office, without mental
reservation or purpose of evasion. Copies of the oath shall be deposited with the
Civil Service Commission and the National Archives.

Section 41. Officers Authorized to Administer Oath. -

(1) The following officers have general authority to administer oath:
Notaries public, members of the judiciary, clerks of courts, the Secretary of
the either House of the Congress of the Philippines, of departments,
bureau directors, registers of deeds, provincial governors and lieutenant-
governors, city mayors, municipal mayors and any other officer in the
service of the government of the Philippines whose appointment is vested
in the President.
(2) Oaths may also be administered by any officer whose duties, as
defined by law or regulation, require presentation to him of any statement
under oath..

Section 42. Duty to Administer Oath. - Officers authorized to administer oaths,

with the exception of notaries public, municipal judges and clerks of court, are not
obliged to administer oaths or execute certificates save in matters of official
business; and with the exception of notaries public, the officer performing the
service in those matters shall charge no fee, unless specifically authorized by
law.