Directing All Government Agencies and Instrumentalities, Including GOCCs and Encouraging LGUs to Extend Support to the PHISGOC in the Preparation, Organization and Holding of the 30th Southeast Asian Games

January 25, 2019

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 56

DIRECTING ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES, INCLUDING GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR -CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS AND ENCOURAGING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO EXTEND THEIR SUPPORT TO THE PHILIPPINE SEA GAMES ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE FOUNDATION, INC. IN THE PREPARATION, ORGANIZATION AND HOLDING OF THE 30TH SOUTHEAST ASIAN GAMES

WHEREAS, Article XIV, Section 19 (1) of the Constitution mandates that the State shall promote physical education and encourage sports programs, league competitions, and amateur sports, including training for international competitions, to foster self-discipline, teamwork, and excellence for the development of a healthy and alert citizenry;

WHEREAS, the Southeast Asian Games, otherwise known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the eleven countries of Southeast Asia, including the Philippines;

WHEREAS, the Philippine SEA Games Organizational Committee Foundation (PHISGOC), Inc., a non-stock, non-profit organization, was created to oversee the preparations and execution of the Philippines' hosting of the 30th SEA Games in 2019; and

WHEREAS, the successful organization and hosting of the 30th SEA Games requires the involvement, coordination and support of concerned government agencies, the different national sport associations, and the private sector;

NOW, THEREFORE, to ensure the smooth and efficient organization and hosting of the 30th SEA Games, the following are hereby ordered:

1. The Philippine Sports Commission, the Philippine Olympic Committee and all the concerned national sports associations shall coordinate and support each other for the effective preparation and successful participation of the Philippine delegates in the 30th SEA Games and all preparatory and relevant competitions;

2. All other departments, bureaus, agencies and instrumentalities of government, including government-owned or -controlled corporations, and state universities and colleges are hereby directed to render full support and assistance, consistent with their respective mandates, to the PHISGOC in the preparatory activities for the Philippines' hosting of the 30th SEA Games including, among others, procurement of necessary materials and equipment, provision of support services, and acceptance of donations, in accordance with existing laws, rules and regulations; and

3. Local government units, non-government organizations, the private business sector, educational institutions and the general public, are hereby encouraged to lend their cooperation and support to ensure the successful conduct of the 30th SEA Games. CAIHTE

This Circular shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, this 25th day of January, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Nineteen.

 

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 115, No. 6, p. 1177 on February 11, 2019.