Proclamation No. 164 dated March 13, 2002

March 18, 2002 BIR MEMORANDUM TO : All Revenue Officials and Employees SUBJECT : Proclamation No. 164 (Dated March 13, 2002) In accordance with the provisions of Section 2 (b) of Proclamation No. 164 of Executive Secretary Alberto G. Romulo dated March 13, 2002, the Bureau of Internal Revenue has been identified as one of the government agencies that are required to report for work on Wednesday, March 27, 2002 to wit: "SEC. 2. Furthermore, all employees of departments, offices agencies and instrumentalities of the executive branch of the government, including government-owned or controlled corporations, shall not be required to report for work on Wednesday, March 27, 2002 except that: xxx xxx xxx (b) Employees of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Bureau of Customs, Philippine Postal Corporation and other government departments, offices, agencies, instrumentalities or government-owned or controlled corporations that impose deadlines on the transacting public for payment of taxes, fees or fines and for compliance with reportorial and other requirements, shall be required by the head of the department, office, agency, instrumentality or government-owned or controlled corporation to observe regular working hours and provide regular services to the public on the said date; . . ." (Emphasis supplied) CAaEDH In this regard, all revenue officials and employees are hereby advised that regular working hours will be observed by all Bureau offices on this day. This amends the previous memorandum issued by the undersigned dated March 13, 2002. Please be guided accordingly. (SGD.) ESTELITA C. AGUIRRE Deputy Commissioner Resource Management Group