Attached herewith is a letter from the Arts Research and Training Institute in Southern Tagalog, Incorporated (ARTIST Inc.) in collaboration with the Linang Arts and Culture Network Inc re: Conduct of the “8th Malikhaing Guro International Conference on Culture-Based Education”, for your appraisal with utmost consideration of DepEd Order No. 9, s. 2005 on Instituting Measures to Increase Engaged Time – On – Task and Ensuring Compliance Therewith, and strict compliance to other existing DepEd rules and guidelines.