Declaring the Month of November 2007 as National Consciousness Month for Punctuality (Respect for the Value of Time) and Civility (Respect for the Rights of Others) Buwan ng Pagpapahalaga sa Oras at sa Karapatan ng Kapwa

October 17, 2007 BIR MEMORANDUM TO : All Revenue Officials and Employees Concerned SUBJECT : Declaring the Month of November 2007 as National Consciousness Month for Punctuality (Respect for the Value of Time) and Civility (Respect for the Rights of Others) Buwan ng Pagpapahalaga sa Oras at sa Karapatan ng Kapwa For the information and guidance of all concerned, please disseminate in all Bureau Offices the attached copy of Memorandum signed by DOF Director Lourdes Z. Santiago dated September 24, 2007 relative to the above-mentioned subject matter. You are enjoined to post the copy of this issuance in your Office Bulletin Board, or in a conspicuous place within your Office, to ensure that it shall be given the most extensive publicity possible. (SGD.) DANILO A. DUNCANO, CESO V OIC-Deputy Commissioner Resource Management Group ATTACHMENT Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE DOF Bldg., Roxas Blvd., Manila 1004 September 24, 2007 Memo for : Heads of Offices This Department Heads of Bureaus/Attached Agencies Department of Finance From : Director Lourdes Z. Santiago Subject : DECLARING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2007 AS NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS MONTH FOR PUNCTUALITY (RESPECT FOR THE VALUE OF TIME) AND CIVILITY (RESPECT FOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS) BUWAN NG PAGPAPAHALAGA SA ORAS AT SA KARAPATAN NG KAPWA Attached for information and guidance is a copy of Proclamation No. 1387 dated 14 September 2007 of the Office of the President on the above-captioned subject. (SGD.) LOURDES Z. SANTIAGO Director IV Central Administration Office September 11, 2007 PROCLAMATION NO. 1387 DECLARING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2007 AS NATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS MONTH FOR PUNCTUALITY (RESPECT FOR THE VALUE OF TIME) AND CIVILITY (RESPECT FOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS) (BUWAN NG PAGPAPAHALAGA SA ORAS AT SA KARAPATAN NG KAPWA) WHEREAS, for the last eleven (11) years, the Organized Response for the Advancement of Society, Inc. (ORAS), a non-government, non-profit and non-stock organization composed of leaders from all sectors of society, has continually and effectively promoted a national campaign for the transformation of the habit of our people in respect to the value of time and respect for the rights of others; WHEREAS, punctuality and civility are two indispensable virtues that our citizenry must possess if we are to aspire for a peaceful, prosperous and united society; WHEREAS, the ORAS movement has gained the popular support of every community, the public and private sectors, non-government organizations, other associations, and the media; WHEREAS, there is a need for a new breed of Filipino who makes the most of his time and respects the equal rights of their fellowmen to their time and freedom, thus insuring a responsible citizenry. NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the month of November 2007 as the National Consciousness Month for Punctuality (Respect for the Value of Time) and Civility (Respect for the Rights of Others) (Buwan ng Pagpapahalaga sa Oras at sa Karapatan ng Kapwa). All government offices, local and national, and all public and private schools, colleges and universities, are enjoined to observe this month with appropriate programs to promote the twin values of punctuality and civility. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed. DONE in the City of Manila, this 11th day of September, in the Year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Seven.