RMC No. 21-2019 — Publishes the full text of Civil Service Commission (CSC) Resolution No. 1800923 and CSC Memorandum Circular No. 18 s. 2018 re: Attendance in Continuing Professional Development Courses and Renewal of Professional Identification Cards on Official Time Digest | Full Text | MC No. 18 s 2018

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE

23 January 2019

REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NG. 21-2019

SUBJECT No. 1800923 Promulgated on August 29, 2018 and CSC Memorandum Publishing the full text of Civil Service Conimission (CSC) Resolution

Circular N'o. 18, s. 2018 Re: Atterdance in Continuing Professional Development Courses and Renewal of Professional identification Cards (PICs) On Official Time

TO All internal Revenue Officiais, Employees and Others Concerned

For the information and guidance of all internal revenue officiais, employees and others concerned, this Circular is being issued to publish and disseminate the Civil Service Commission (CsC) Resolution No. 1800923 Promulgated on August 29. 2018 and cSC Memorandum Circular No. 18, s. 2018 Re: Attendance in Continuing Professional Development Courses and Renewal of Professional Identification Cards (PICs) On Official Time.

All revenue officials, employees and others concerned are hereby enjoined to be guided accordingly and give this Circular as wide publicity as possible.

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RESOLUTION

responsiveness, progressiveness, and courtesy in the civil service. it shall strengthen the levefs and ranks, and institutionalize a management climate conducive to public accountability. x x x"; Civil Service Commission (csc), as the central personnel agency of the Government, to merit and rewards systern, integrate all human resources development programs for all "establish a career service and adont measures to prornote morale, efficiency, integrity WHEnEAs, Section 3, Article IX-B of the 1987 Phiippine Constitution mandates the

prartice of professions in the courtry and continuously improve the cpmpetence of the professionais in accordance with the internatioral standards of practice; Develooment Act of 201r" was enacted on July 27, 20is to promote and upgrade the WHEREAS, Republic Act No. 10912 aiso known as the "Continuing Profersionol

Commission: (CPD) is a mandatory requirerment in the renewal of the Professional identification Card of all registered and ticensed professionals under the regulation of the Frofessional Regulation WHEREAs, Section 20 of the law provides that Continuing Protessional Development

agencies, private firms and organizatiors employing professionais shall include thie CPD as part of their human resource development pian and program; WHereAs. Section i3 of the same Jaw provides that all concerned government

Senate Committee on Civil Service, Government Reorganizstion and Professional Regulation, that their attendance in cPD courses and the time they apply for renewal of their licenses with the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) be ronsidered as activities done on official time; WHEReAs, various government professionat groupr have reguested, through the

responsible in formuiating and establishing therr respective training and development prograrms and shall authorize the attendance of their respective personnel in conventions, Dereoulating Humar Rat conferences, WHEREAs. CSC Mernorandum Circular (MC) 43, s. 1593 (Streamlining and symposia sponsored rere hy non-governmental orgarizations or priva'e mont Furctiore-rroe thnhe Farney Hcade oe

institutions;

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professionals, the Commission RESOLVES to ADOPT the following: WHEREFORE, in support of the continving legrning ond deveiopment of government

1. Attendance,of governmemt professionals in CPD Courses shall 'be corsidered on official time for purposes of meeting the required CPD units as prescribed by their respective Professional Regulatory Board (Annex J of the tmpiementing Ruies and Regulations of the CP[ Act). Anything in CPD may be subject to the discretion of the agency heads. excess of what is provided therein or in excess of what is rexuired for the

2 As agency heads authorize attendance of their profersionals in CPD Courses, It is also their responsibllity to ensure proper scheduling so as not to harmper agenty operations.

3. The continuing prafesslonal development program/cnurse may also be considered as appropriate for meeting the technical or managerial training hours required for appointment purposes depending.on its course Provider. description, objectives and target participants as specified by the CPD

4. All government professionals are granted one (1) day or official time for every three (S) years for the renewal of their Professional identification Cards (PICs}

Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. This Resolution shall take effect after fifteen (i5) days following. its publication in the

Quezon city.

ALICKA deIE RCSA-BALA Chairperson

2 LEOPOLDO ROBERTD W.VALDEROSA JR. VACANT

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