Republic ofthe Philippines Department of the Interior and Local Government PHILIPPINES COUNCILORS' LEAGUE Cordillera Administrative Region City Hall, Dagupan Centro, Tabuk City, Kalinga March 16,2018 HON. EDISON R. BILOG City Vice Mayor Baguio City Dear Sir: Greetings!! ‘The Philippine Councilors League, Conillera Administrative Region will conduct its Regional Convention on April 46,2018 atthe Orchid Beach Resort, Sta. Ana, Cagayan to enhance effective Local Legislation, The Participants of this convention are councilors: interested Vice Mayors, Secretary to the Sanggunian, and interested Sangguniang, BayanPanlungsod Staff fiom the different Municipalities and Cities in the Cordillera ‘Administrative Region. In view hereof, may I respectfully request your honor to allow the concemed officials and employees from your Local Government Unit to attend the said convention, Every participant will be required to pay a registration fee of Seven Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (P7,500.00) and stay in drivers will also pay a registration fee of Three ‘Thousand Pesos (P3,000.00) to defray lodging, meals, snacks and other incidental expenses which shall be chargeable against their respective local funds subject to the availability thereof and tothe usual accounting and auditing requirements and to all pertinent laws, rules ‘and regulations. Attached herewith i the letter and Memorandum cieular from the DILG for funher references. For further queries, the concemed officals and staff may contact the undersigned through phone numbers 09177621760/09084774266 or Hon, Jefferson A. Daliyong through phone number 09174862108. ‘We are looking forward for your favorable action on this matter. ‘Thank you very much and more power.Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ‘CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OFFICE OF THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR March 12,2018 MR. ANTONIO A. BALIKAN Regional Chairman PCL-CAR City Hall, Dagupan Centro, Tabuk city Dear Mr. Balkan, ‘This refers to your letter dated March 8, 2018 requesting for the issuance of a Memorandum Circular and travelling authority for the participants to the PCL-CAR Regional Convention on April 4-6, 2018. With the issuance of DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2010-139 dated December 2, 2010 ‘on the “Utilization of Public Funds Relative to the Attendance in Conventions, Seminars and Similar activities Conducted by Associations of Professionals, Foundations, Non- Governmental Organizations and other Organized Groups", this level need not issue a travelling authority or any communication requiring the attendance of LGUs to the abovementioned subjectas they are already guided. ‘Therefore, you may coordinate directly to our LGUs or thru the local chief executives, for better appreciation and closer coordination of your program. Best regards, Very truly yours, Mgena Dieahe Attachment Dile-mc2010.139 micog-2018-03-144; 0505 “Matino, Mehusay; Maasahan” ett, pet Senn ct. Nat De, ag Oy Tans or) cbse actoos Erna dames cor otyecerth | lr pérftyateocomn 0%Republic ofthe Philippines DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ‘A. Francisco Gold Condominium II, EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City (OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY” Decenber 02, 2010 (MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 2010 ~ 139 10 + ALL PROVINCIAL GOVERNORS, CITY MAYORS, MUNICIPAL MAYORS, PRESIDING OFFICERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN, SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD AND SANGGUNIANG BAYAN, PUNONG BARANGAYS, ARMM REGIONAL GOVERNOR AND DILG REGIONAL DIRECTORS sussect UTILZATION OF PUBLIC FUNDS RELATIVE TO ATTENDANCE IN ‘CONVENTIONS, SEMINARS AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE [ASSOCIATIONS OF PROFESSIONALS, FOUNDATIONS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER ORGANIZED GROUPS Department Memorandum Circular No. 96-167 dated September 5, 1996, entitled, Policies and Guidelines on the Utilization of Local Funds Relative to the Conventions, Seminars ‘and Similor Activities Conducted by the Associations of Professionals, Foundations, Non- Governmental Organizations ond Other Orgonized Groups, is hereby repealed. {tis understood that any in-country convention, seminar or training attended by 2 local ‘government official or employee, with the use of public funds, is within the purview of the Capability Development agenda ofthe participating Ibcal government. Its further understood that a Provincial Governor, City Mayor, Municipal Mayor or 2 Punong Barangay, as head of a local government, i principally responsible and accountable for the prudent use of scarce financial resources keeping in mind desired organizational resuts and development outcomes This Memorandum Circular shall take effect immediately.