RMC No. 43-2025 — Publishing full text of Memorandum Circular No. 80 dated April 3, 2025 from the Office of the President entitled, "Directing all Government Agencies and Instrumentalities, and Encouraging Local Government Units and the Private Sector, to support the Celebration of the 2025 National Innovation Day."

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SUBJECT:Publishing the Full Text of Memorandum Circular No. 80 Dated nAtionAl InnovAtion dAY". ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND INSTRUMENTALITIES, AND EncouRAgIng LocAL goVernMent unitS And tHe PRIVAtE SECTOR, TO SUPPORT THE CELEBRAtION OF THE 2025 April 3, 2025 from the Office of the President Entitled "DIRECTING

TO : All Internal Revenue Officials, Employees and Others Concerned

and others concerned, attached herewith is the copy of Memorandum Circuiar No. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ANd INSTRUMENtALitiES, ANd ENCOURAgING 80 dated April 3, 2025 from the Office of the President entitled "DIRECTING ALL LOcAL GoVERNMEnt unItS And tHE PRiVAtE SEctoR, tO SuPPort tHE For the information and guidance of all internal revenue officials, employees

CELEBRAtiON OF THE 2025 NATiOnAL INNOVAtION DAY"

Circular a wide publicity as possible. All concerned are hereby enjoined to be guided accordingly and give this

RoM UMAaUI Jr: Commis oner-of Internal Revenue

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MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 80

INSTRUMENTALITIES, DIRECTING ALL GOVERNMENT AND ENCOURAGING AGENCIES LoCAl AND

THE CELEBRATION OF THE 2025 NATiONAL INNOVATION DAY GoVERnMEnt uNItS ANd tHE PriVAtE SectOR, to SuPPoRt

Innovation Act" declares it a policy of the State to foster innovation in the country as a vital component of national development and sustainable economic growth: WHEREAS, Section 2 of Republic Act (RA) No. 11293 or the "Philippine

"National Innovation Day." and mandates the National Innovation Council (NIC), in coordination with concerned government agencies, to plan, design, and implement programs and activities in celebration thereof; WHEREAS, Section 27 of RA No. 11293 declares April 21 of every year as

28 to 30 April 2025 with the theme "FLIP: Forging Leaders of Innovation in the Philippines;' WHEREAS, the celebration of the 2025 National Innovation Day will be held on

engaging them in an intensified "Huddle, Analyze, Build and Innovation" thinking workshop; (ii) elevate public awareness on Filipino ingenuity and creativity through the respective fields; Awards;" and (ili) honor Filipino innovators or "Filipinnovators" who have made holding of the National and Regional Innovation Awards or the "Filipinnovation significant contributions in promoting and advancing innovative solutions in their WHEREAS. the 2025 National Innovation Day aims to: (i) inspire the youth by

one of the key strategies identified in the Philippine Development Plan 2023-2028, particularly the whole-of-government approach to establishing and strengthening a dynamic innovation system in the development of technology and innovation-based strategies for the agriculture, industry, and service sectors; WHEREAS, the celebration of the 2025 National Innovation Day is aligned with

highlight five (5) priority areas identified in the National Innovation Agenda and Strategy Document 2023-2032, namely: (i) health and well-being; (ii) food and (v) learning and education; agribusiness; (iii) transportation and Iogistics; (iv) public administration; and WHEREAS, the celebration of the 2025 National Innovation Day aims to

requires the active participation of all concerned government agencies and instrumentalities, as well as the support of local government units (LGUs) and the private sector; and WHEREAS, the success of the celebration of the 2025 National Innovation Day

WHEREAS, Section 17, Article VII of the Constitution vests in the President the power of control over all executive departments, bureaus, and offices;

NOW THEREFORE, the following are hereby ordered:

the Department of Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry. Department of Education, Commission on Higher Education, and Technical Education activities for this year's celebration of the National Innovation Day, which is scheduled and Skills Development Authority, shall spearhead the conduct of programs and Consistent with Section 27 of RA No. 1 1293, the NIC, in close coordination with

on 28 to 30 April 2025.

hereby encouraged, to extend full support and cooperation in the conduct of programs and activities in the celebration of the 2025 National Innovation Day -controlled corporations, are hereby directed, and all LGUs and the private sector are All government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned or

This Circular shall take effect immediately.

Year of our Lord, Two Thousand and Twenty-Five. DONE, in the City of Manila, Phiippines, this 3rd day of April , in the

By authority of the President:

1. MMM ucAs P.BersAMin Executiva Secretary

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