Memorandum Circular No. 720




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Memorandum Circular No. 720, March 28, 1974 ] ENJOINING ALL ORGANIZERS AND SPONSORS OF GOVERNMENT SEMINARS TO OBSERVE A MORATORIUM OF THESE ACTIVITIES, AND INSTEAD CONCENTRATE ON MORE ACTION-ORIENTED TRAINING. It has been noted lately that seminars being conducted and/or sponsored by government agencies or by officials of said agencies, particularly those working outside of the Greater Manila Area, are becoming too frequent such that the attendance in these seminars substantially reduce the time of the said officials for actual work.⚖ - ℒαɯρhi৷ In view hereof, a moratorium is hereby desired on such seminars, and instead, all government officials concerned should concentrate on more action-oriented training. Towards this end, all seminar workshops should be conducted on regional levels, and any such seminar-workshops should state its objectives in more specific and understandable terms. Moreover, duly recognized authorities should be properly selected to discuss the proposed topics, the duration of any seminar-workshop must not exceed five (5) working days, and must be so planned in such a way that participants therein should still have ample time for actual work, and at minimum cost on the part of the Government. All concerned should be guided accordingly. This Circular takes effect immediately. By authority of the President: (Sgd.) ALEJANDRO MELCHOR Executive Secretary Manila, March 28, 1974 The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation