Panibagong Sigla 2000 (PS 2000)

May 6, 1991 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 38-91 SUBJECT : Panibagong Sigla 2000 (PS 2000) TO : All Revenue Officials and Employees and Others Concerned For the information and guidance of all revenue officials and employees, quoted hereunder is Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 12, s. 1991 dated April 5, 1991. "In Cabinet Resolution No. 1, s. 1991, Her Excellency, President Corazon C. Aquino and the Cabinet adopted the implementation of Panibagong Sigla 2000 (PS 2000). It is a project which shall renew public service to meet the challenges and opportunities in the year 2000. cdt To attain this objective, PS 2000 shall focus critical areas of concerns in public service administration. Existing policies, structures and systems which cut across departments and agencies of government shall be examined for the purpose of instituting the necessary reforms. The Civil Service Commission, as the central personnel agency of the government, shall spearhead the implementation of this project. A Steering Committee composed of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) shall act as the overall coordinator of the program. Thirteen Task Forces have organized themselves for the identified areas of concern. These task forces shall review existing policies and programs and recommend measures and action steps to include administrative reforms and legislative proposals. The success of this initiative, however, requires the active involvement of all agencies of government. It may be recalled that the First National Congress of Workers in Government was conducted nationwide last year in three (3) phases. The Second National Congress will be held this year using the same structural framework with PS 2000 as the theme. This shall be done in three assemblies - agency, regional and national - to ensure extensive participation and consultation of employees in the government from the local to the national levels. cd The agency assembly shall be conducted in each local government (municipal, city and provincial) and in all government agencies, government owned and controlled corporations and state colleges and universities. These agency assemblies should be held not later than May 15, 1991. The issues and recommendations raised in these assemblies shall be forwarded immediately to the PS 2000 Secretariat of the Civil Service Commission which in turn will refer these to the concerned Task Forces for appropriate action. At the regional level, the CSC, DBM, NEDA, and OPPMS shall constitute themselves into a regional steering committee and oversee the regional assembly for PS 2000. Said assembly shall be coordinated by the Civil Service Commission Regional Offices which will also act as the Regional PS 2000 Secretariat. Participants in this assembly are elected representatives, three (3) from each agency within the respective region(s). All regional assemblies should be held not later than June 30, 1991. The third activity is a two-day National Congress on September 18 and 19, 1991 to coincide with the Civil Service Week. The first day will be participated in by 260 delegates selected from the regional assemblies. The second day will be a general assembly of workers in government from all ranks and sectors. This shall be the culminating forum wherein the government workers will present their proposed plan of action towards a renewed bureaucracy in the year 2000. The venues of the activities will be announced later. Due to fiscal constraints, all assemblies should be conducted in as economical a manner as possible. All participants in the regional and national assemblies are authorized to attend on official time and are allowed travelling expenses and per diems subject to COA rules and regulations. This endeavor can only succeed if we all get involved. The Commission, therefore enjoins all departments, bureaus and agencies of the national and local governments including government owned and controlled corporations to participate in the above-mentioned assemblies. The structural format and mechanics and other relevant documents are hereby attached for your guidance and information. (Sgd.) Patricia A. Sto. Tomas" Chairman All revenue officials and employees are enjoined to give this circular as wide a publicity as possible. (SGD.) JOSE U. ONG Commissioner of Internal Revenue