RMC No. 83-2017 — Enjoins all BIR officials and employees to participate in the celebration of the 28th National Statistics Month Digest | Full Text | Annex A | Annex B

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

BUREAU OF UNTER CAL REVENUE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

September 20, 2017

REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 83-2017

TO : All Internal Revenue Officials, Employees and Others Concerned

SUBJECT : Celebration of the 28th National Statistics Month

which declared the month of October of every year as the National Statistics Month (NSM)) the BIR will celebrate the 28th National Statistics Month from October 1 -- 31, 2017, which In observance of Presidential Proclamation No. 647 (issued September 20, 1990)

shall be focused on the theme "Facts and Figures for the Future: Statistics for Evidence-Based Decisions Towards AmBisyon Natin 2040"

The celebration will pursue the following objectives:

a) To promote, enhance, and instill nationwide awareness and appreciation of

the importance and value of statistics to the different sectors of society; and

b) To elicit the cooperation and support of the general public in upgrading the quality and standards of statistics in the country.

As the celebration of NSM is a nationwide event, all Revenue Regional and District Offices are requested to provide their own NSM streamers that will be displayed at the facade of their respective buidings throughout the month of October. Revenue personnel may coordinate with the participating agencies in their respective areas for the specific activity(ies) that they may wish to be involved in.

Attached to this Circular are Philippine Statistical Authority Memorandum Circular No. 2017-12 (Annex "A'2, as well as the NSM streamer format (Annex "B'3, for the information and guidance of all concerned.

All Bureau offices are encouraged to actively participate in the celebration of NSM.

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