Celebration of the 13th Anniversary of the Development Policy Research Month (DPRM)

August 28, 2015 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 053-15 TO : All Internal Revenue Officials, Employees and Others Concerned SUBJECT : Celebration of the 13th Anniversary of the Development Policy Research Month (DPRM) Presidential Proclamation No. 247 issued on September 2, 2002, has declared the month of September of every year as the Development Policy Research Month. The theme for this year's celebration is " Effective Regulations for Sustainable Growth or Tamang Regulasyon para sa Patuloy na Pag-ahon ". The theme highlights regulatory issues particularly the need to build a strong regulatory management system backed by research evidence and systematic assessment of proposed policies and regulations before they are implemented. All agencies of the government and their respective regions/field offices are enjoined to participate and support the celebration through organizing activities or events that may have relevance in the presentation and discussion of the theme or may relate to policy research focusing on the need to build a strong regulatory management system. All Regional and District Offices are requested to provide their own DPRM streamer to be displayed at their building faade throughout the month of September. BIR employees may coordinate with the participating agencies in their respective areas for their specific activity that they may want to get involved in. Attached is the letter of Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) as well as DPRM streamer format for your information and guidance. You are hereby encouraged to participate in the said activity. (SGD.) KIM S. JACINTO-HENARES Commissioner of Internal Revenue ATTACHMENT Philippine Institute for Development Studies Development Policy Research Month (DPRM) 2012 "Tamang Regulasyon para sa Patuloy na Pag-Ahon" (Effective Regulations for Sustainable Growth) Participation Confirmation Form Institution/Office Affiliation : Bureau of Internal Revenue Contact Person/s : Felipa D. Birginias Designation : OIC-Chief, Planning and Programming Division Address : Rm. 603 Planning & Programming Division, BIR, NOB, Diliman QC Telephone No. : 926-5663/920-3568 Fax No.: 926-5663 E-mail Address : _____________________________________________ Activity/Activities Planned : Activity 1: Organization and/or conduct of fora/seminars/events/trainings Title: __________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Venue: _______________________________ Speaker/s and Institutional Affiliation (if any): _________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Activity 2: Display of streamer/banner about the DPRM celebration in a prominent place/spot in your institution's/agency's/library's premises To display streamer of DPRM in a prominent place at the Bureau of Internal Revenue _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Activity 3: Featuring announcements about the DPRM and its theme in your various publication or dissemination outlets as well as in your websites and social media pages Prepared Revenue Memorandum Circularizing the celebration of the DPRM 2015 to be published in BIR website Comments: _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Surian sa mga Pag-aaral Pangkaunlaran ng Pilipinas NEDA sa Makati Building, 106 Amorsolo Street, Legaspi Village, 1229 Makati City, Philippines Fax: (632) 816-1091;893-9574 Tel: 893-8350, 893-9573 Trunkline: 893-9585 to 87 http://www.pids.gov.ph August 3, 2015 Ms. Kim S. Jacinto-Henares Commissioner Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Dear Commissioner Henares: Greetings from the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)! Per Malacaang Proclamation No. 247 dated September 02, 2002, the month of September of every year is declared as Development Policy Research Month (DPRM) to promote and draw nationwide awareness on the importance of policy research in the formulation of national development plans, programs, and policies. cSEDTC In September, we shall be celebrating the DPRM once more. The theme of the 13th DPRM is "Effective Regulations for Sustainable Growth" or "Tamang Regulasyon para sa Patuloy na Pag-ahon". We chose this theme to highlight regulatory issues particularly the need to build a strong regulatory management system backed by research evidence and systematic assessment of proposed policies and regulations before they are implemented. Through the month-long celebration of the DPRM, we hope to influence our policymakers to take action in adopting explicit standards for regulatory quality that ensures the integrity and quality of regulations. In this regard, PIDS, as the agency designated to lead and coordinate the activities for the annual observance of the DPRM, hereby invites your agency/institution to participate in this year's celebration of the month by: 1. Prominently displaying a banner/streamer within your institution's premises containing this year's DPRM theme (Please see attached design and specifications). The banner template may be accessed at this link: http://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/webportal/CDN/dprm13/DPRM2015-banner-template.zip . You are free to choose between the English version and the Filipino version depending on your office's/locality's language preference. Should you have further inquiries, please contact Ms. Gizelle Manuel at [emailprotected] . 2. Featuring announcements about the DPRM and its theme in your various publications or dissemination outlets as well as in your websites. 3. Organizing activities or events that may have relevance in the presentation and discussion of the theme or may relate to policy research focusing on the subject matter. If you have any of such activities/events, please e-mail the information to Gizelle Manuel at [emailprotected] (copy to Necy Aquino at [emailprotected] ) so that we can include them in the List of Activities/Events for the 2015 DPRM Celebration to be posted on the DPRM website at http://dprm.pids.gov.ph. The site will run throughout the months of September, October, and November 2015. We thank you for your continued support of the objectives of the DPRM and look forward to hearing from you soon. With best regards. Sincerely, (SGD.) GILBERTO M. LLANTO President How to Use the DPRM Banner Template The DPRM banner is available in two versions: English translation and a Filipino translation. You may choose the version that best suits your area's language preference. 1) The DPRM banners may be downloaded in actual sizes (recommended size is 300 cms x 150 cms) from this URL: http://bit.ly/dprm2015 . Alternatively, the files may also be downloaded from here: http://dirp4.pids.gov.ph/webportal/CDN/dprm13/DPRM2015-banner-template.zip 2) Open the JPEG file using Adobe Photoshop. The image below shows the Filipino version. SDAaTC 3) Insert your agency/company's logo and name as shown in the example below (Example shows banner by CSC for 13th DPRM). For more details, you may reach us at Tel. No. (02) 892-4059 c/o Gizelle or email [emailprotected]. Proclamation No. 2 4 7/ September 2, 2002 Development Policy Research Month (DPRM) 2015 September 2015 "Tamang Regulasyon para sa Patuloy na Pag-ahon'' ("Effective Regulations for Sustainable Growth") Note : Please send via telefax nos: (632) 893-9589 or (632) 810-6261 (clo Necy) ; or at (632) 816-1091 ( clo Novie ). The scanned file may also be sent thru email to [emailprotected] or [emailprotected] Participation Confirmation Form Institution/Office Affiliation : ______________________________________________ Contact Person/s : ______________________________________________ Designation : ______________________________________________ Address : ______________________________________________ Telephone No. : _____________________ Fax No.: ________________ E-mail Address : ______________________________________________ Activity/Activities Planned: Activity 1: Organization and/or conduct of fora/seminars/events/trainings Title: __________________________________________________________ Date: ____________________ Venue: _______________________________ Speaker/s and Institutional Affiliation (if any): _________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Activity 2: Display of streamer/banner about the DPRM celebration in a prominent place/spot in your institution's/agency's/library's premises _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Activity 3: Featuring announcements about the DPRM and its theme in your various publication or dissemination outlets as well as in your websites _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Comments: _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________