Encouraging All Government Lawyers in the Visayas to Participate in the Joint Eastern and Western Visayas Regional Convention of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines

October 11, 2022

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 08

ENCOURAGING ALL GOVERNMENT LAWYERS IN THE VISAYAS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE JOINT EASTERN AND WESTERN VISAYAS REGIONAL CONVENTION OF THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines will hold the Joint Eastern and Western Visayas Regional Convention from 13 to 14 October 2022 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel in Lahug, Cebu City, with the theme, "Lawyers Bridging Relevance and Resilience in a Changing World."

In this regard, all lawyers presently employed in departments, agencies, and offices of the government, including government-owned or -controlled corporations, government financial institutions, as well as state universities and colleges, in the Visayas, are encouraged to participate, and those interested may attend on official time, provided that they are issued the pertinent clearances or authorities by their respective heads of office, consistent with Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular No. 43 (s. 1993) and National Budget Circular No. 563 (s. 2016), and their participation in the said Convention will not adversely affect the operations of their offices, as well as the delivery of services to the public.

This Circular shall take effect immediately.

DONE in the City of Manila, Philippines, this 11th day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Two.

 

Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 118, No. 42, p. 11692 on October 17, 2022.