Celebration of the 17th Anniversary of the Development Policy Research Month

August 28, 2019 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 091-19 TO : All Internal Revenue Officials, Employees and Others Concerned SUBJECT : Celebration of the 17th Anniversary of the Development Policy Research Month Proclamation n No. 247 issued on September 2, 2002, has declared the month of September of every year as the Development Policy Research Month (DPRM). For 2019, the theme of this year's celebration is "Navigating the New Globalization: Local Actions for Global Challenges" or "Paglalayag sa Bagong Globalisasyon: Lokal na Pagkilos sa mga Pandaigdigang Hamon." The objective of this year's celebration is to create awareness and increase understanding of the new era of globalization which is characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, given the interconnected challenges it conveys. Included in these challenges are trade wars, environmental degradation, cross border public health threats, worsening poverty and inequality, erosion of social cohesion and threat, and proliferation of disinformation. These challenges, if not managed well through proper and timely local actions, can undermine the ability of the Philippines to sustain its economic growth and attain its long-term development vision as outlined in Ambisyon Natin 2040 and international commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals and ASEAN Community Vision 2025. HTcADC 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 on the theme or to policy research. All Revenue Regions (RRs) and Revenue District Offices (RDOs) are requested to provide their own DPRM streamer to be displayed at their building faade throughout the month of September. They may also coordinate with other agencies in their respective areas for any specific activity they want to participate in. Attached is the letter of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) which details the activities for the DPRM celebration as well as the format of the DPRM streamer. All concerned Officials and Employees are hereby encouraged to participate in the said activity and give this Circular a wide publicity as possible. (SGD.) CAESAR R. DULAY Commissioner of Internal Revenue ATTACHMENT Philippine Institute for Development Studies Surian sa mga Pag-aaral Pangkaunlaran ng Pilipinas July 22, 2019 MR. CAESAR R. DULAY Commissioner Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) BIR National Office Building BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City Dear Commissioner Dulay: Greetings from the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)! Per Malacaang Proclamation 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. We shall be celebrating the DPRM once more this coming September. The theme of this year's celebration is "Navigating the New Globalization: Local Actions for Global Challenges" or in Filipino, " Paglalayag sa Bagong Globalisasyon: Lokal na Pagkilos sa mga Pandaigdigang Hamon ." We chose this theme to create awareness and increase understanding of the new era of globalization that is upon us and the challenges that come along with it, notably rising protectionism, worsening inequality trends, trade wars, weakening social cohesion, and proliferation of fake news and disinformation. These challenges, if not managed well through proper and timely local actions, can undermine the ability of the Philippines to sustain its rapid economic growth and attain its long-term development vision, as outlined in AmBisyon Natin 2040 , and international commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals and ASEAN Community Vision 2025. PIDS, as the agency designated to lead and coordinate the yearly observance of the DPRM, hereby invites your agency institution to participate in this year's celebration by: 1. Prominently displaying the DPRM banner/streamer within your office premises. The attached file provides the design and specifications. The banner template may be accessed at this link: http://bit.ly/dprm2019 . You are free to choose between the English version and the Filipino version depending on your locality's language preference. For inquiries regarding the banner, please contact Ms. Gizelle Manuel at [emailprotected] . 2. Reposting and sharing DPRM promotional videos, infographics, and related announcements on your website and social media pages. ( Note : You may download these from the DPRM website ( http://dprm.pids.gov.ph ) and PIDS social media pages ( https://www.facebook.com.PIDS.PH and https://twitter.com.PIDS_PH ). 3. Organizing activities or events that may be relevant to the theme or to policy research. If you have any of such activities events, kindly e-mail the details to Ms. Neille Gwen de la Cruz at [emailprotected] so that we can included them in the List of Activities/Events for the 2019 DPRM Celebration which will be posted on the DPRM website. The site will run throughout the months of August to December 2019. aScITE 4. Encouraging your personnel to visit the DPRM and Annual Public Policy Conference (APPC) websites ( http://dprm.pids.gov.ph and http://appc.pids.gov.ph ) and follow PIDS on its social media pages ( https://www.facebook.com.PIDS.PH and https://twitter.com.PIDS_PH ). We thank you for your continued support to PIDS and the DPRM. We look forward to hearing from you soon. With our best regards. Very truly yours, (SGD.) CELIA M. REYES President Navigating the New Globalization: Local Actions for Global Challenges Paglalayag sa Bagong Globalisasyon: Lokal na Pagkilos sa mga Pandaigdigang Hamon n Note from the Publisher: Written as "Presidential Decree" in the original document.