September 8, 1999 DO 97, s. 1999 – Formation of the DECS-OSEC Special Events Unit for Coordination of Cultural and Special Events of DECS

September 8, 1999
DO 97, s. 1999
Formation of the DECS-OSEC Special Events Unit for Coordination of Cultural and Special Events of DECS
To:   Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau Directors
Directors of Services/Centers and Heads of Units
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
District Supervisors
Head of Public and Private Elementary and Secondary Schools
1.   Executive Order No.80 of the President of the Republic of the Philippines, dated March 5, 1999 states that the policy and program coordination of all cultural agencies will now be transferred from DECS to Ute National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA). However, DECS has its own cultural and special events initiated by different DECS units and other events organized by outside agencies, where participation of PECS is needed.
2.   Tasked to handle these cultural and special events is the newly formed SPECIAL EVENTS UNIT under the DECS-OSEC. The general function of the Special Events Unit is to coordinate cultural and special events with DECS-CO units with the various DECS Regional Division, Districts Units and Schools; and with outside agencies requesting DECS participation.
3.   Specifically, the Special E vents Unit will be involved in the following:
  1. Government-initiated celebrations like the Civil Service Commission, Earth Day Movement, EDS A Commission Project, NCCA Cultural Activities;, ERAP Cultural Summit, and DSWD projects for children, Earth Savers, etc..,
  2. DECS-CO special and cultural events like Family Week, UN Week, Linggo ng Wika, Christmas Celebrations, etc.
  3. DECS-Regional/division/District/School Cultural and other related events and activities endorsed by a DECS Memorandum.
  4. Special projects of private organizations, NGO’s, which are require DECS participation   in educational and cultural projects like the NAMCYA for musically gifted children, and other projects for out=of-school youth and special children, etc.; projects with foreign embassies and international organization like UNICEF, and other groups.

4.   The DECS Special Events Unit under the Office of the Secretary is composed of the following:

Chairman ————————————- DR. NILO L ROSAS
Undersecretary for Programs, Projects &
                                                                 Regional Operations   
Assistant Chairman ————————-ALICE A. PANARES
NEAP Deputy Director

Liaison Officer ——————————  ERNA G. ARAGON
Head Executive Assistant

Project Development Officers ———– LUZVIMINDA F. DELA ROSA
PDO II
CECILIA R. MENDOZA
PDO I

5.   The SPECIAL EVENTS UNITS is located a the 5th Floor, Bonifacio Building, University of Life Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, with Tel./Fax No. 637-58-34. It can also be reached at Tel. No. 632-23-61 (71) local No. 2210-2211.

6.   Immediate dissemination of this Order is desired.

ANDREW GONZALES, FSC
Secretary

Reference:      N o n e
Allotment: 1—(D.O 50-97)
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index
under the following subjects:

CULTURAL EVENTS
OFFICIALS

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