Declaring the Month of December of Every Year as the National Volunteer Month

March 22, 1999 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 22-99 SUBJECT : Declaring the Month of December of Every Year as the National Volunteer Month TO : All Internal Revenue Officers, Employees and Others Concerned For the information and guidance of all revenue officials and employees, quoted hereunder is Proclamation No. 55 issued on December 5, 1998 by the President of the Philippines, declaring the month of December of every year as the National Volunteer Month. cdpr "WHEREAS, organized and spontaneous, volunteerism contribute to the improvement of welfare and realization of peoples' aspirations, develop leadership, empower the citizenry and unify civil society; WHEREAS, volunteers imbued with a humanitarian spirit and selfless service to others, in times past and present, shall be given official recognition for the dedication of their time, talent and money in making a difference in the community and country; WHEREAS, the celebration of National Volunteer Month will promote volunteerism as a tool for development in both government and private sectors, heighten the "bayanihan" spirit and instill the value of service to others; WHEREAS, an overall coordinating body tasked to oversee the activities is needed to ensure the effective celebration of National Volunteer Month; NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the month of December of every year as National Volunteer Month under the auspices of the Philippine National Volunteer Service Coordinating Agency. All departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the national government units, the private sector and the public at large are hereby enjoined to actively participate and support activities and programs for the celebration of National Volunteer Month. 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 5th Day of December in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and ninety eight. (Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA President By the President: (Sgd.) RONALDO B. ZAMORA Executive Secretary " All revenue officials and employees are enjoined to give this circular as wide a publicity as possible. prcd (SGD.) BEETHOVEN L. RUALO Commissioner of Internal Revenue