RMC No. 91-2019 — Enjoins BIR offices to participate in the celebration of the 17th Anniversary of the Development Policy Research Month

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE Quezon City

August 28, 2019

REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO._ GI- 20IG

TO All Internal Revenue Officials, Employees and Other Concerned

SUBJECT Research Month Celebration of the 17h Anniversary of the Development Policy

Presidential Decree No. 247 issued on September 2, 2002, has declared the month of September of every year as the Development Policy Research Month (DPRM). For 2019,the theme of this year's celebration is "Navigating the New Globalization: Local Actions for Global Challenges" or "Paglalayag sa Bagong Globalisasyon: Lokal na Pagkilos sa mga Pandaigdigang understanding of the new era of globalization which is characterized by volatility, uncertainty, Hamon". The objective of this year's celebration is to create awareness and increase

complexity and ambiguity, given the interconnected challenges it conveys. Included in these challenges are trade wars, environmental degradatior cross border public health threats, worsening poverty and ineguality erosion of social cohesion and threat, and proliferation of disinformation. These challenges, if not managed well through proper and timely local actions can undermine the ability of the Philippines to SUS onomic growth and attain its long term development vision as outlined in Ambisyon Natin 2040 and international commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals and ASEAN Community Vision 2025

All agencies of the government and their respective regions/field offices are enjoined to participate and support the celebration through organizing activities or events that may have relevance on the theme or to policy research.

All Revenue Regions (RRs) and Revenue District Offices (RDOs) are requested to provide their own DPRM streamer to be displayed at their building facade throughout the month of September. They may also coordinate with other agencies in their respective areas for any specific activity that they want to participate in.

Attached is the letter of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) which details the activities for the DPRM celebration as well as the format of the DPRM streamer.

All concerned Officials and Employees are hereby encouraged to participate in the said activity and give this Circular a wide publicity as possible.

B-1 DURCPIi SEP 02 2019 NC Commissioner of Internal Revenue Meeam CAESAR R.DULAY 028443

RECORDS MGT.DIVISiON