Memorandum Circular No. 372




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Memorandum Circular No. 372, July 23, 1970 ] URGING DEPARTMENTS, BUREAUS, AND OFFICES OF THE GOVERNMENT TO NOMINATE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PHILIPPINE EXECUTIVE ACADEMY WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 3534 has declared as a national policy “to improve the competence and performance of the executives and administrators in the different departments, bureaus and branches of the Philippine Government, and make available a pool of capable executives needed to accelerate the economic and social development of the country.” WHEREAS, aware of the need for the development of executive and managerial talent as one of the major means of attaining the improvement of public administration and economic and social development from the government and private sectors. WHEREAS, this office sees in the Academy a fine opportunity for the strengthening and reorientation of government executives to support the current efforts at government wide reorganization and administration reform.1âшphi1 WHEREFORE, all departments, bureaus and offices of the government, including government-owned or controlled corporations, are hereby urged to nominate a senior official to attend the sessions of the Academy at government expense. For this purpose and in the absence of specific appropriations for management training, the expenses of those who say be admitted in the Philippine Executive Academy course are hereby authorized to be taken from the savings of the offices concerned. Furthermore, such departments, bureaus, agencies and government corporations are enjoined to grant a daily allowance during the session as authorized by GAC Circular 88-A. By authority of the President: (SGD.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR Executive Secretary Manila, July 23, 1970 The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation