Attendance to Waterfront Development Exhibition and Congress, Waterfront 2000

November 17, 1999 MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 52 URGING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO ATTEND THE WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT EXHIBITION AND CONGRESS, WATERFRONT 2000 The Department of Tourism and the Department of Transportation and Communications are sponsoring the Waterfront Development Exhibition and Congress, WATERFRONT 2000, which will be held at the Philippine International Convention Center on March 1-3, 2000. The Congress will be of interest to government offices, bureaus, commissions, agencies and government corporations involved in infrastructure development and the regulation, construction, management and operation of facilities, services and business establishments on the waterfront and along coastal areas. In connection with this, all heads of departments, bureaus and offices, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations (GOCCs) and their subsidiaries, and local government units (LGUs), are encouraged to authorize their personnel to attend the Waterfront Development Exhibition and Congress, WATERFRONT 2000, on official time with expenses such as transportation allowances, per diems, conference fees, etc., at rates prescribed in accordance with current COA, CSC and DBM policies, chargeable against the funds of their respective agencies, subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations. For the guidance and compliance of all concerned. Manila, November 17, 1999.