Memorandum Circular No. 11




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR No. 11, August 13, 1962 ] REQUIRING PROMPT ACTION ON OFFICIAL PAPERS BY ALL AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT. WHEREAS, it is one of the principal concerns of this Administration that all papers coursed to the offices and agencies of the government be acted upon properly and promptly; WHEREAS, there is no reason for the delay in the consideration or dispatch of official papers; WHEREAS, failure to act on said papers in spite of a reasonable length of time, without any legal or moral reason, creates the obvious suspicion that the official or employee is too lazy to act on those papers, or simply forgets or neglects, unwittingly perhaps, to act on them or does not know how to work on them due to ignorance or worst still, the employee is waiting for unholy hands to convince him to act; WHEREFORE, in the interest of good government, all heads of departments and chiefs of bureaus and offices as well as government-owned or controlled corporations are hereby enjoined to empress upon the officials and employees in their respective jurisdictions to dispatch within 24 hours or at most 72 hours all official papers assigned to them for action. Exceptions may, however be made in the case of official correspondence requiring extensive research and careful study to arrive at a decision thereon. Failure of any government official or employee to dispatch official papers as herein required may subject him to administrative disciplinary action.1âшphi1 By authority of the President: SALVADOR L. MARIÑO Executive Secretary Manila, August 13, 1962 The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation