Memorandum Order No. 296, issued on February 18, 2009, authorizes the Office of the President to conduct a Sportsfest on March 2, 2009, as part of an initiative to promote physical fitness and employee welfare. This event is in line with the national policy of "sports for all" and aims to enhance morale and productivity among personnel. The Office of the President Cultural Affairs Committee (OPCAC) is tasked with planning and implementing the Sportsfest, while heads of primary offices may permit physically-fit employees to participate during official hours. The OPCAC is also responsible for scheduling the event to minimize disruption to office work and managing the necessary funds in accordance with relevant regulations.
February 18, 2009
MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 296
AUTHORIZING THE CONDUCT OF A SPORTSFEST AND THE ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT-PROPER PERSONNEL FOR 2009
Pursuant to Executive Order No. 64, dated March 1, 1993, adopting a national policy of "sports for all" and Memorandum Order No. 212, dated June 9, 1994, institutionalizing sportsfest in this Office as part of the employee physical fitness development program of the Office of the President (OP) to enhance employee welfare, morale and productivity, the OP Sportsfest 2009 is hereby authorized to be launched on March 2, 2009. DAEcIS
The Office of the President Cultural Affairs Committee (OPCAC), aside from its regular mandate under Special Order No. 1579, s. 2007, is hereby tasked to plan and implement the OP Sportsfest.
Heads of OP primary offices and units are likewise authorized to allow their physically-fit employees to attend and participate, on official time, in the events of the Sportsfest.
To avoid disruption of office work, the OPCAC is, likewise, authorized to prudently schedule the Sportsfest and disburse the necessary funds for the purpose, subject to availability thereof and pertinent accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
Manila, February 18, 2009.