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ASEAN Community Awareness and Celebration

The document discusses the integration of Filipinos into the ASEAN Community following its establishment on December 31, 2015, and emphasizes the importance of raising awareness among civil servants about ASEAN. The Philippines will chair ASEAN in 2017, and various activities are planned to celebrate ASEAN Day on August 8. The Civil Service Commission encourages government agencies to promote ASEAN citizenship, highlighting the benefits of regional integration for citizens, including improved trade and opportunities for interaction.

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ASEAN Community Awareness and Celebration

The document discusses the integration of Filipinos into the ASEAN Community following its establishment on December 31, 2015, and emphasizes the importance of raising awareness among civil servants about ASEAN. The Philippines will chair ASEAN in 2017, and various activities are planned to celebrate ASEAN Day on August 8. The Civil Service Commission encourages government agencies to promote ASEAN citizenship, highlighting the benefits of regional integration for citizens, including improved trade and opportunities for interaction.

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VOL.4 - NO.

39 - August 2016

A publication of the Public Affairs and Communication Service on DILG LG Sector News

Civil servants in ASEAN Community


F
ilipinos used to be mere citizens of the the ASEAN Anthem, and wear ASEAN-inspired attire
Philippines but now they form part of the on the first Monday of every month.
citizenry of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) Community since its formal The ASEAN Day marks the day of its creation through
establishment on December 31, 2015. the ASEAN Declaration in 1967. Various activities are
held to mark it at the national and regional levels.
In fact, the Philippines will hold the Chairmanship
of the ASEAN 2017. The country previously took Moreover, singing of the ASEAN Anthem is an
headship three times in 1987, 1999, and 2006. expression of ASEAN unity. It also strengthens the
sense of ASEAN identity and belonging among the
The ASEAN Chairmanship rotates annually, based peoples of the region.
on the alphabetical order of the English names of
Member States. The CSC further says that “with the formal
establishment of the ASEAN Community, cultivating
But at times, the order can differ from this pattern. awareness of ASEAN has become more crucial in
For instance, last year’s Chair is Malaysia but this preparing the Philippines to take advantage of, and
year, it’s the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. This strengthen its capacity to adjust to, the expected
is because Lao PDR switched chairmanship slots with deeper level of integration in the region.”
Myanmar, which had requested 2014 to be its year of ​​
chairmanship. How will the ASEAN Community affect one’s
everyday life?
A Member State which assumes the Chairmanship
shall lead the ASEAN Summit and other related CSC says that “the primary goal of regional integration
summits, the ASEAN Coordinating Council, the through the ASEAN Community is to improve the
three ASEAN Community Councils, relevant ASEAN lives of ASEAN’s citizens. The ASEAN Community
Sectoral Ministerial Bodies and senior officials, and the speaks of the Member States’ aspiration to establish
Committee of Permanent Representatives. “a truly rules-based, people-oriented, people-
centred Community where our peoples continue
​​Embracing “ASEANship” to participate in and benefit fully from the ongoing
process of ASEAN integration and community-
In a statement, the Civil Service Commission (CSC) building.”
said that the low level of awareness among Filipinos,
especially among government employees, about the For an ASEAN citizen, the Community will offer
ASEAN Community must be addressed. opportunities such as a bigger, more open and rules-
based market for business, more trade, and increased
Thus, the CSC issued Memorandum Circular No. 6 series of people-to people interaction through commerce,
2016 which urges the different government agencies travel and education, among others.
to celebrate ASEAN Day every 8th of August, to sing -- Nesreen C. Abdulrauf, ICRD-PACS

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