Office of the President

of the Philippines

Malacañang

MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 102

AUTHORIZING ATTENDANCE OF GOVERNMENT ECONOMISTS IN THE CONVENTION OF THE FEDERATION OF ASEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATIONS AND THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC SOCIETY

The Philippine Economic Society (PES) will host the 14th Federation of ASEAN Economic Associations (FAEA) Convention on November 16, 1989 at the Manila Hotel on the theme: “Economic Reforms, Performance and Prospects”. The convention aims to foster and encourage professional and social relations among ASEAN economists and seeks to improve the standards of economic research and instructions in the ASEAN region.

Heads of Departments, Chiefs of bureaus and offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the government including government-owned or controlled corporations and local government units are hereby authorized to send not more than five (5) participants each to the convention on official time with reasonable expenses for transportation and a convention fee of ₱250.00 per participant to cover cost of lunch, snacks, kits, hand-outs and other miscellaneous convention expenses, chargeable against the appropriations of their respective offices, in accordance with applicable laws, subject to the availability of funds and the usual accounting and auditing requirements.

The participants shall, within fifteen (15) days from the termination of the aforementioned convention, submit to their respective heads of office a narrative report on the actual conduct of activity of the convention.

The PES shall, within thirty (30) days after the convention, submit to the Civil Service Commission a narrative report on the actual conduct of activity, together with an evaluation report, a list of successful participants and a statement of expenditures incurred duly certified by the Secretary-Treasurer of the Philippine Economic Society, copy furnished the Department of Budget and Management.

By authority of the President:

(Sgd.) CATALINO MACARAIG, JR.

Executive Secretary

Manila, July 14, 1989

Source: Malacañang Records Office