DepEd Memorandum No. 059, s. 2023
2023 Philippine Creative Industries Month Celebration
SEP 22 2023
DepEd MEMORANDUM
No. 059, s. 2023
2023 PHILIPPINE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES MONTH CELEBRATION
To: Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Minister, Basic, Higher, and Technical Education, BARMM
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads
All Others Concerned
1. In accordance with Section 24 of Republic Act No. 11904, also known as the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act (PCIDA), the month of September is declared as the Philippine Creative Industries Month (PCIM). The aim of this declaration is to raise awareness on the creative industries' role in the country's nation-building and socioeconomic advancement. With the theme, Celebrating Creative Filipinos, Advancing Creative Philippines, this year's PCIM celebration places emphasis on both the creative talents that give pride to the country, as well as on the plans and policies that will further the development of the creative industries [2023 PCIM Briefer].
2. In view of the Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary's designation as an ex officio member of the Philippine Creative Industries Development Council (PCIDC)[Section 4, R.A. No. 11904], as well as its additional mandate to support and develop relevant programs related to creative industries[Section 17, R.A. No. 11904], DepEd unites with the rest of the country in celebrating the PCIM this September 2023 and promoting the creative industries to the youth.
3. To promote awareness about this celebration, all DepEd offices, including the Central, regional, and schools division offices, and most importantly, all public schools in the country, are encouraged to support this year's PCIM by undertaking related activities under its celebration pillars which are the following:
Pillar 1 : Exhibitions, Installations, and Competitions,
Pillar 2 : Showcases, Performances, and Recognitions of Local and Global Creative Filipinos,
Pillar 3 : Workshops and Writeshops by Local and Global Creative Experts and Mentors,
Pillar 4 : Competitions and Pitches of Creative Ideas and Outputs,
Pillar 5 : Exchanges and Dialogues on Best Practices among International and Regional Creative Economies.
Pillar 6 : Discussions and Conversations on Creative Industries Development Programs and Initiatives across National Agencies and Local Government Units (LGUs),
Pillar 7 : Events and Activities for Domain-Specific Creative Industry Players, and
Pillar 8 : Platforms and Avenues for Business Dialogues, Matching, and Other Forms of Collaboration.
4. Further details on how to participate on these pillars can be accessed through the enclosed 2023 PCIM Briefer.
5. The execution of activities that promote the objectives of the PCIM is encouraged. These activities include: (a) workshops that will promote appreciation towards arts, culture, and creative industries among the country's basic education learners; (b) competitions that will encourage basic education learners to share their creative talents with their peers and local communities; and (c) exhibitions of the creative works or basic education learners to showcase their talents and to give them the confidence to express their creativity further.
6. Participation of DepEd offices and schools are encouraged, and public school teachers and learners' participation in any suggested activities mentioned in the PCIM shall not hamper instructional time in compliance with DepEd Order No. 9, s. 2005 titled Instituting Measures to Increase Engaged Time-on-Task and Ensuring Compliance Therewith.
7. Materials, resources, and information related to the celebration may be accessed at the Philippine Creative Industries Month's official website: www.pcim2023.com.
8. Events developed related to PCIM are to be enrolled at the official website to showcase support for the celebration and to promote these events to a wider audience. The process of enrolling events can be done by accomplishing this online form: https://bit.ly/PCIM2023EventsEnrollment.
9. Regional and schools division offices shall upload the narrative, pictorial, and video report on the highlights of their participation to the 2023 PCIM to https://bit.ly/PCIM2023PhotosVideos on or before September 25, 2023. Reports uploaded shall be incorporated into the presentation of the nationwide celebration of PCIM during its Grand Closing Ceremony to be held on September 29-30, 2023.
10. For coordination and clarifications, please contact the following:
a. The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Operations
Email Address: oasops@deped.gov.ph
Telephone Number: (02) 8632 1368
b. The PCIDC Secretariat
Email Address: PCIDCSecretariat@dti.gov.ph
Telephone Number: (02) 8890 5128
11. Immediate dissemination of this Memorandum is desired.
By Authority of the Secretary:
(SGD) ATTY. REVSEE A. ESCOBEDO
Undersecretary
Encl.:
As stated
Reference:
DepEd Order: (No. 9, s. 2005)
To be indicated in the Perpetual Index
under the following subjects:
BUREAUS AND OFFICES
CELEBRATIONS AND FESTIVALS
EMPLOYEES
LEARNERS
PROGRAMS
SCHOOLS
TEACHERS
A full copy of DepEd Memorandum No. 059, s. 2023 below:
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