REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 59-2013 issued on September 4, 2013 publishes the full text of National Archives of the Philippines (NAP) General Circular No. 4 prescribing the guidelines on the national inventory of records.

     Based on the said NAP Circular, the inventory shall cover all public records created, received and maintained in all branches of the government, whether national or local, constitutional offices, government-owned-and-controlled corporations, government financial institutions, state/ local universities and colleges, Philippine embassies, consulates and other Philippine offices abroad. As needed, it shall also cover private archival collections. The inventory of public records will be posted in the NAP website to make it accessible and available to the public.

     The steps/procedures in the conduct of inventory are specified in Rule 7 of the NAP Circular.