This reference to Republic Act No. 6713 (1989) and Presidential Decree No. 46 (1972), and Section 50 (8), Rule 10 of the 2017 Rules on Administrative Cases in the Civil Service (RACCS), this Office through the Field Technical Assistance Division reiterates and strictly enforces the Civil Service and administrative rules prohibiting the giving and receiving of gifts in DepEd Region IV-A (CALABARZON), with special emphasis during monitoring, validation, evaluation, inspection, audit, accreditation, training, meetings, and similar DepEd Activities. . .