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Memorandum from the Executive Secretary Dated March 21, 2018 Republic of the Philippines DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS CENTRAL OFFICE Manila April 16, 2018 DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM ) ) ) CIRCULAR NO. __ 2_1__ ) Series of 201~ .~(,. t'f FOR / TO : Undersecretaries Assistant Secretaries Service Directors Bureau Directors Regional Directors Heads of UPMOs District Engineers This Department For information and guidance, attached is a certified copy of the Memorandum from the Executive Secretary dated March 21, 2018, re: "STRICT OBSERVANCE OF THE PHILIPPINES' ONE CHINA POLICY COMMITMENT AND UNOFFICIAL PEOPLE-TO- PEOPLE RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN." A copy of said Memorandum may also be downloaded from the DPWH website: http://dpwhweb. If an office cannot access the DPWH website, a hard copy may be obtained from the Records Management Division, HRAS, upon request. For dissemination to all concerned. B. ELI~YAP, Ph.D., CESO II Assistan~~~E~ for Support Services Encl: Memorandum from the Executive Secretary dated March 21, 2018 cc: Office of the Secretary 10.1.4 MKBA/RPE/RMB CONFIDENTIAL :In:~E~~?l 3ir-{()d I . MAR 2 6 .?~!_~_JIt .' .:: \IV fA I ~-~ •• 1~~All'f ;I TO ALL DEPARTMENT SECRETARIES AND HEADS OF A ;---'- GOVERNMENT-OWNED AND - CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS (GOCCs) AND GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS (GFls) Subject STRICT OBSERVANCE OF THE PHILIPPINES' ONE CHINA POLICY COMMITMENT AND UNOFFICIAL PEOPLE-TO-PEOPLE RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN Department of Public Works and Highways Date MAR 21 2018 Office of the Secretary 1111111111111111111111111 111111II 1111 OUT8$85616 All department secretaries and heads of agencies, GOCCs and GFls are hereby directed to strictly observe and enforce the following rules and guidelines on travels to and unofficial dealings with Taiwan in line with Executive Order (EO) No. 313 (s. 1987), EO No. 15 (s. 2001) and Memorandum Circular No. 148 (s. 1992): 1. The restriction on travel to Taiwan and on contact with representatives of Taiwan should apply strictly to the President, the Vice President, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and the Secretary of National Defense. 2. Philippine government officials and personnel intending to visit Taiwan should inform the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) of the purpose and duration of their visit at least five (5) working days before their departure and should travel using ordinary passports and without using their official titles. A report on their travel to Taiwan shall be submitted to the DFA at least thirty (30) days after his/her return to official station, unless the trip was purely for personal purposes. The DFA shall submit a semi-annual report to the Office of the President (OP), through the Executive Secretary, on all official foreign travels to Taiwan, indicating therein the names of travelling government officials and employees, and the purpose and duration of their visit. 3. Any Philippine government official who is about to engage in formal contacts in the Philippines with representatives of Taiwan shall inform the DFA and MECO at least five (5) working days before the conduct of the relevant event or activity. c Exchange of visits of high-ranking officials with Taiwan, calls of visiting Taiwanese officials on Philippine government officials, and publicity on official activities with Taiwan, are strictly prohibited. 4. The existing functions of MECO shall be recognized, including that of coordinating all Philippine activities concerning Taiwan and assisting in the negotiation and/or in the negotiation and conclusion of agreements or other arrangements concerning trade, investment, economic cooperation, technology transfer, banking and finance, scientific, cultural, educational and other modes of cooperative endeavors between the Philippines and Taiwan on a people-to-people basis, subject to the policy guidance of the DFA and the OP. No agreements, memoranda of understanding, exchange of notes, or similar documents shall be concluded with any Taiwanese organization/agency unless the text thereof has first been cleared with the DFA, and, if deemed necessary by the DFA, with the OP. For strict compliance. By authority of the President: ~ 'I)l, SAL6:00R C. MEDIALDEA ~ PLEASE SEE ATTACHED MAILING LIST. Office of the President --. MALACAI~ANG RECORDS Of'FICE OFFICIAL MAILING LIST SECRETARY ALAN PETER S. CAYETANO Department of Foreign Affairs pasay City SECRETARY CARLOS G. DOMINGUEZ III Department of Finance Manila SECRETARY BENJAMIN E. DIOKNO Department of Budget and Management Manila SECRETARY VITALIANO N. AGUIRRE II Department of Justice Manila SECRETARY EMMANUEL F. PINOL Department of Agriculture Quezon City SECRETARY MARK A. VILLAR Department of Public Works and Highways Manila SECRETARY DELFIN N. LORENZANA Department of National Defense Quezon City SECRETARY FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III Department of Health Manila SECRETARY RAMON M. LOPEZ Department of Trade and Industry Makati City SECRETARY WANDA CORAZON T. TULFO-TEO Department of Tourism Makati City SECRETARY ARTHUR P. TUGADE Department of Transportation Clark, Pampanga SECRETARY ERNESTO M. PERNIA National Economic and Development Authority Pasig City Page 1 of 3 SECRETARY LEON OR M. BRIONES Department of Education Pasig City SECRETARY FORTUNATO T. DE LA PENA Department of Science and Technology Taguig City SECRETARY ROY A. CIMATU Department of Environment and Natural Resources Quezon City OIC SECRETARY ELiSEO MIJARES RIO, JR. Department of Information and Communication Technology Quezon City OIC SECRETARY EDUARDO M. ANO Department of the Interior and Local Government Quezon City OIC SECRETARY EMMANUEL A. LEYCO Department of Social Welfare and Development Quezon City ACTING SECRETARY JOHN CASTRICIONES Department Agrarian Reform Quezon City SOLICITOR GENERAL JOSE C. CALIDA Office of the Solicitor General Makati City GENERAL REY LEONARDO GUERRERO Armed Forces of the Philippines Quezon City DIRECTOR-G~NERAL RONALD M. DELA ROSA Philippine National Police Quezon City COMMODORE JOEL S. GARCIA Philippine Coast Guard Manila DIRECTOR-GENERAL AARON N. AQUINO Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Quezon City SECRETARY HERMOGENES C. ESPERON National Security Council Manila SECRETARY LIZA L.MAZA National Anti-Poverty Commission Quezon City Page 2 of 3 CHAIRMAN ANGELITO T. BANAYO Manila Economic and Cultural Office Makati City DIRECTOR EDUARDO B. GONGONA Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Quezon City GOVERNOR NESTOR A ESPENILLA, JR. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Manila CHAIRPERSON RENE R. ESCALANTE National Historical Commission of the Philippines Manila OIC CHAIRPERSON PROSPERO E. DE VERA III Commission on Higher Education Quezon City SECRETARY GUlLING A. MAMONDIONG Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Taguig City SECRETARY CATALINO S. CUY Dangerous Drugs Board Quezon City CHAIRMAN SAMUEL G. DAGPIN, JR., Government Commission for Government Owned or Controlled Corporations Makati City COMMISSIONER RONALD GIAN CARLO L. CARDEMA National Youth Commission Quezon City Page 3 of 3.
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