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Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education

Region VII, Central Visayas

DIVISION OF NEGROS ORIENTAL

Dumaguete City

February 1, 2013

Division Memorandum

No. 5i , s. 2013

2013 PHILIPPINE ARTS FESTIVAL

To All Education Program Supervisors/Division Coordinators

Public Schools District Supervisor/District In Charge

Public & Private Schools Secondary School Administrators

1. As part of the celebration of the 2013 Philippine Arts Festival and the Philippine Arts

Month, the city of Dumaguete and the Province of Negros Oriental together with St. Paul University of

Dumaguete have been chosen as host of 'The Philippine Writers Festival' dubbed as 2013 TABOAN and

the 2013 Sayaw Pinoy Philippines.

2. The above-said activities under the National Commission for Culture and the Arts-

National Committee on Literary Arts and National Committee on Dance expect 100 foreign and national

writers, essayists and novelists for the Taboan on February 7-9, 2013 and the country's top dance

companies for the Sayaw Pinoy on February 15-16, 2013 at St. Paul University Dumaguete (SPUD).

3. With the gracious invitation extended by SPUD to the Division of Negros Oriental,

this office directs the English and Filipino Education Program Supervisors and MAPEH Education Program

Supervisor to attend the 2013 TABOAN and the 2013 Sayaw Pinoy on the dates specified.

4. Likewise, all Public Secondary School Principals of the main high schools are advised

to send one (1) English and one (1) Filipino teacher for the 2013 TABOAN and one (1) MAPEH teacher

for the 2013 Sayaw Pinoy.

5. School Administrators for the Private Secondary Schools are encouraged to also

send their teachers to the said events.

6. Transportation expenses incurred in attending the said activities for the teachers and the

Education Program Supervisors shall be charged against local MOOE or other school funds and the

Division MOOE, respectively subject to the usual accounting and auditing rules and processes while meal

expenses shall be participants' personal concerns.

7. For more queries about the above-mentioned activities, you may call the Division Office or

Mr. Raffy Arbon Duhaylungsod, the External Affairs Manager, Foreign Representative and Protocol

Officer of SPUD or through his Administrative Assistant, Ms. Verna Mariot at Telephone Number (035)

225-1506 local 204 & 253.

SALUSTIAN JIMENEZ, LI. B.

OIC-Schools Division Superintendent

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ST. PAUL UNIVERSITY DUMAGUETE j. (St. Paul University System) JATti 2fl13

P.O Box 12 6200 Dumaguete City

Philippines

January 28, 2013

SUPT. SALUSTIANO JIMENEZ, LLB Schools Division Superintendent Division of Negros Oriental Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental

Dear Superintendent Jimenez:

Greetings and Salutations from St. Paul University Dumaguete!

The Philippine Writers Festival dubbed as 2013 TABOAN and the 2013 Sayaw Pinoy Philippines will be held in the City of Dumaguete and the Province of Negros Oriental on February 7-9, 2013 and February 15-16, 2013 respectively under the auspices of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts - National Committee on Literary Arts and National Committee on Dance.

The said events are part and parcel of the 2013 Philippine Arts Festival and the Philippine Arts Month Celebration, and luckily our city and province as well as SPUD will be the location of the above-stated activities, and we are expecting 100 foreign and national writers, essayists and novelists for the Taboan and the country's top dance companies for the Sayaw Pinoy.

In view thereof, we would like to invite you, your supervisors, school principals, elementary & secondary teachers preferably those who are handling English, Filipino & MAPEH subjects to the said events, as viz;

• TABOAN: The Philippine Writers Festival February 09, 2013, Saturday, ioAM Father Louis Chauvet Hall, St. Paul University Dumaguete

• Sayaw Pinoy Philippines February 16, 2013, Saturday, o.PM Father Louis Chauvet Hall, St. Paul University Duinaguete

We would appreciate very much if you can coordinate with Mr. Raffy Arbon Duhaylungsod, our External Affairs Manager, Foreign Representative and Protocol Officer for your confirmation, listing of the attendees, and for the details of these activities, and or through his Administrative Assistant, Ms. Verna Mariot at Telephone Number (035) 225-1506 local 204 & 253.

Thank you and more power.

Caritas Christi Urget Nos!

Sincerely yours in St. Paul,

SR. NI LCILLABALDAO, SPC UniveyPresident