TANGGAPAN NG PANGULO NG PILIPINAS
(OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES)
MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 1098
AUTHORIZING ATTENDANCE IN THE ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE PHILIPPINES SOCIETY OF DIETITIANS AND NUTRITIONISTS, INC.
The Philippine Society of Dietitians and Nutritionists, Inc. will hold its annual convention at the Philippine Heart Center for Asia on December 14-16, 1978, on the theme: âNUTRITION PLANNINGâ.
The Convention aims to discuss systematic planning for the administration of government programs in nutrition.
Heads of departments, bureaus and offices, and other instrumentalities of the government involved in nutrition, ate hereby authorized to send not more than three (3) dietitians and/or nutritionists each, preferably members of the Society, to the convention on official time with reasonable expenses for transportation, per diems and a convention fee of not exceeding P50.00 per participant, chargeable against the appropriations of their respective offices, in accordance with the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 344 dated November 26, 1978, as implemented by COA General Circular No. 127, series of 1973, subject to the availability of funds and the usual accounting and auditing requirements, as an exception to Memorandum Circular No. 593 of this Office dated August 8, 1942. Participants residing or stationed within the Metro Manila Area shall be entitled to convention fees only, Meals included in the convention fee shall be deducted from per diems.
Each participant shall submit to his agency head a complete report on his attendance or participation in the convention as prescribed under Memorandum Circular No. 987 dated June 10, 1977. Likewise, the organizer shall submit to this Office e report arid evaluation of the convention, copy furnished the Ministry of the Budget, including a list of participants from the government sector indicating their respective offices.
(SGD.) JUAN C. TUVERA
Presidential Assistant
Manila, November 14, 1978
Source: Presidential Management Staff
