Celebration of the 19th Anniversary of the Development Policy Research Month

September 2, 2021 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 104-2021 TO : All Internal Revenue Officials, Employees and Others Concerned SUBJECT : Celebration of the 19th Anniversary of the Development Policy Research Month Proclamation n No. 247 issued on September 2, 2002, declaring the month of September of every year, as the Development Policy Research Month (DPRM). For CY 2021, the theme for the DPRM Celebration is "Reset and Rebuild for a Better Philippines in the Post-Pandemic World" or "Muling Magsimula at Magtayo Tungo sa Mas Matatag na Pilipinas Pagkatapos ng Pandemya." This year's theme emphasizes that, to be able to rebuild from the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Filipinos need to reset their paradigms and practices by balancing the interests of people, profit, and planet or by placing equal importance on economic, social, and environmental well-being and sustainability to create a better Philippines. The government, business sector, academe, civil society, and the general public should work together in pursuing a shared vision of an equitable, sustainable, and resilient post-pandemic Philippines. All Regional and District Offices are enjoined to provide their own DPRM streamer to be displayed at their building faade throughout the month of September. Attached is the letter of the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS) which indicates the DPRM website for the details of this year's activities for the DPRM celebration, as well as the format of the DPRM streamer. All concerned are encouraged to participate in the said activity and to give this Circular as wide a 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 18th Floor Three Cyberpod Centris-North Tower, EDSA corner Quezon Avenue, Quezon City Tel. 372-1291, 372-1292 https://www.pids.gov.ph August 19, 2021 COMMISSIONER CAESAR R. DULAY Bureau of Internal Revenue Room 511, BIR National Office Bldg. BIR Road, Diliman, Quezon City Dear Commissioner Dulay : Greetings from the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS)! As a prelude to the 19th Development Policy Research Month (DPRM) celebration this coming September, we would like to invite you or your representative/s to join our virtual forum on September 2, from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, via CISCO Webex . Led by PIDS, the DPRM is held every September to promote awareness and appreciation of the importance of policy research in the formulation of evidence-based policies, programs, and projects. Each year, a theme is chosen, and activities are held to encourage informed dialogue and discussion of key issues related to the theme. cHDAIS This year's DPRM theme is " Reset and Rebuild for a Better Philippines in the Post-Pandemic World ," or in Filipino, " Muling Magsimula at Magtayo Tungo so Mas Matatag na Pilipinas Pagkatapos ng Pandemya ." We wish to emphasize that to be able to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic and create a better Philippines, we need to reset our paradigms and practices by balancing the interests of people, profit, and planet or by placing equal importance on economic, social, and environmental well-being and sustainability . To this end, the government, business sector, academe, civil society, and the general public should work together in pursuing a shared vision of an equitable, sustainable , and resilient post-pandemic Philippines . Further details about the DPRM and this year's theme and activities may be accessed from the DPRM website at https://dprm.pids.gov.ph/ . We have invited panelists from various sectors to the virtual forum to share their insights and expertise about this year's topic. Kindly confirm your attendance on or before August 30 (Monday) , with Ms. Rica Thea A. Ladaga, Ms. Gwen B. de la Cruz, or Mr. Michael Sarabia at [emailprotected] , [emailprotected] , or [emailprotected] , respectively. Once we receive your confirmation, our team will send you the guidelines before the webinar. In case you cannot join, you may designate a representative. Kindly send us his/her name and email address to properly note his/her participation. Also, if you want to share the invitation with your colleagues, we would highly appreciate it if you can provide us their names and contact details so we can send them a separate invitation. This event will be streamed live on the PIDS Facebook page (facebook.com/PIDS.PH). Thank you very much. We look forward to having you or your representative/s in this virtual event. Sincerely, (SGD.) ANICETO C. ORBETA, JR. President n Note from the Publisher: Written as "Presidential Decree (PD)" in the official document.