Professionalizing archiving in the Philippines : a documentation of four National Archives Congresses / Harold Ll. Rentoria, editor.

Professionalizing Archiving in the Philippines documents the pioneering attempts establishing and developing the practice of records management, particularly archival work, in the country. Foremost among these initiatives is the National Archives Congress, which has been organized four times already since it was first held in 2009. This gathering, especially the discussions that occurred therein, is the heart of this publication. In this book, one finds a history of the National Archives Congress that is revisited through the review of the four times it was held. To give further context to the congress and to this publication, government-issued decrees and directives are included in the contexts. These documents are the Republic Act (RA) 9470, otherwise known as the "National Archives of the Philippines Act of 2007"; the "Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 9470"; and the "National Archives of the Philippines General Circular No.1," which states the Rules and Regulations Governing the Management of Public Records and Archives Administration. --Back cover of the book.