[ LETTER OF INSTRUCTION NO. 373, February 15, 1976 ]
The Secretary, Department of Education and Culture
The Secretary, Department of National Defense
The Secretary, Department of Local Government and
The Secretary, Department of National Defense
The Secretary, Department of Local Government and
In the interest of Kabataang Barangay (KB) Organizations, the officers and member thereof, and with the en in view of ensuring sustained encouragement for the same, in the performance of their duties, functions and responsibilities, you are hereby directed to facilitate the immediate and efficient implementation of the following:
- The time of attendance of Kabataang Barangay members in the performance of their official and legitimate governmental duties and/or activities duly authorized by the President through the Department of Local Government and Community Development shall automatically be credited to their academic requirements and/or compulsory training such as the Youth Development training (YDT); Citizen's Army Training (CAT); Reserve Officers Training Course (ROTC); or Women's Auxiliary Training Course (WATC) to offset their absences in schools while in the performance of the above.
- The Attendance of Kabataang Barangay Leadership Training Seminars, conducted by the Department of Local Government and Community Development shall also automatically be credited to their academic or Youth Civic Action Program (YCAP) time.
- The Attendance of and/or participation in all legitimate activities by the Kabataang Barangay members, in order to have the due accreditation, must be duly certified by the agencies concerned.
Done in the City of Manila, this 15th day of February in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-six.
(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS
President of the Philippines
President of the Philippines