Memorandum Order No. 43




MALACAÑAN PALACE MANILA BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES [ Memorandum Order No. 43, November 26, 2001 ] AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION ON OFFICIAL TIME OF GOVERNMENT SECTOR REPRESENTATIVES DURING THE PHILIPPINES-UNITED NATIONS ASIA AND FAR EAST INSTITUTE FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND TREATMENT OF OFFENDERS (UNAFEI)-JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY (JICA) JOINT SEMINAR ON DECEMBER 5-8, 2001 IN MANILA The National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) will jointly co-sponsor with the United Nations Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders (UNAFEI) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Philippines-UNAFEI-JICA Joint Seminar on December 5-8, 2001 in Manila. The theme of the seminar is “Community Involvement in Criminal Justice Administration”. A total of 200 participants composed of law enforcers, jurists, prosecutors, penologists, social workers, and representatives from the private sector and non-government organizations (NGOs) will attend the seminar.1aшphi1 The seminar aims to provide a vehicle for effective exchange of information between JICA, UNAFEI and the Philippine government in addressing the present and emerging problems related to crime and delinquency and to come up with recommendations from the participants to improve and enhance community involvement in criminal justice administration. In this connection, all participants from the government sector are hereby authorized to attend the said seminar on official time with entitlement to actual transportation expenses and per diems, chargeable against the regular allotments of their respective offices, subject to the usual accounting and auditing requirements. Participants of this joint seminar shall submit a report of their participation therein to their respective heads of offices not later than fifteen (15) days after the seminar in two (2) copies, the duplicate copy of which shall be furnished the Napolcom for consolidation and documentation purposes. This Memorandum Order shall take effect immediately. Done in the City of Manila, this 26th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, two thousand and one. (Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO By the President: (Sgd.) ALBERTO G. ROMULO Executive Secretary The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation