REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REGION XII City of Koronadal, Philippines Telefax No. (083) 228-8825; email: [email protected] May 22, 2015 REGION MEMORANDUM No. 118 s. 2015 PROHIBITION TO COLLECT AUTHORIZED VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS DURING ENROLMENT PERIOD To: All Schools Division Superintendents Public Elementary and Secondary School Heads All Other Concerned This Region _____________________________________________________________________________________ 1. To reiterate the department’s thrust of free and quality basic education and to prevent occurrences of complaints during enrolment, all public elementary and secondary schools are directed to strictly adhere to NO COLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS during enrolment by any teacher/school head/or by any collecting officer/treasurer of the PTA/PTCA. 2. Likewise, authorized voluntary contributions which are left unpaid for the School Year 2014-2015 are considered expired and no longer collectable. 3. Collection of authorized voluntary contribution like PTA, Boy Scouts of the Philippines (BSP), Girl Scout of the Philippines (GSP), Philippine National Red Cross (PNRC), and the Anti-TB Education and Fund Drive and any other authorized contribution should only be done starting August 2015. 4. 5. 6. School heads are advised to observe the following protocols during enrolment period: a. Post streamer with tag line “STRICTLY NO COLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS DURING ENROLLMENT AND OPENING OF CLASSES”; and b. No teacher or school personnel and staff should be assigned as collecting officer of the PTA and other private organizations. Any violation of this policy shall be dealt with administratively. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance to this Memorandum is directed. ALLAN G. FARNAZO, CESO IV Regional Director Reference: None To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subject Class Fees Enrolment REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REGION XII City of Koronadal, Philippines Telefax No. (083) 228-8825; email: [email protected] -