Splitting of RDOs in the Provinces of Bulacan and Cavite and Redefining Their Areas of Jurisdiction

September 16, 2008 REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 001-08 SUBJECT : Splitting of Revenue District Offices (RDOs) in the Provinces of Bulacan and Cavite and Redefining Their Areas of Jurisdiction TO : All Internal Revenue Officials and Employees I. OBJECTIVES: This Order is issued to: 1) Prescribe the splitting into two (2) of RDO No. 25-Malolos City, Bulacan and RDO No. 54-Trece Martirez City and redefine the jurisdictional boundaries of the newly restructured/established RDOs. 2) Strengthen the decentralization of the Bureau's set-up for the purpose of maximizing revenue collections and tax assessments, intensifying enforcement of revenue laws and regulations and bringing the revenue service closer to the taxpaying public. II. DELINEATION OF AREAS OF JURISDICTION: The areas of jurisdiction of the newly restructured/established RDOs as a result of the division into two of RDO Nos. 25 and 54 shall be as follows: 1. Revenue Region No. 5 -Valenzuela a. RDO No. 25A-Plaridel, Bulacan which shall comprise the municipalities of Balagtas, Baliuag, Bocaue, Bulacan, Bustos, Calumpit, Guiguinto, Hagonoy, Pandi, Paombong, Plaridel, Pulilan and Malolos City. aSITDC b. RDO No. 25B-Marilao, Bulacan which shall comprise the municipalities of Angat, Doa Remedios Trinidad, Marilao, Meycauayan, Norzagaray, Obando, Santa Maria, San Ildefonso, San Miguel, San Rafael and San Jose Del Monte City. 2. Revenue Region No. 9-San Pablo City a. RDO No. 54A-Trece Martirez City, South Cavite which shall comprise the municipalities of Alfonso, Amadeo, Carmona, Dasmarias, Gen. Mariano Alvarez, Gen. Aguinaldo, Imus, Indang, Mendez, Silang and the cities of Tagaytay and Trece Martirez. b. RDO No. 54B-Rosario, North Cavite the district shall comprise the municipalities of Bacoor, Kawit, Gen. Trias, Magallanes, Maragondon, Naic, Noveleta, Rosario, Tanza, Ternate and Cavite City. III. STAFFING: The personnel complement of the split/restructured RDO shall consist of a Revenue District Officer and an Assistant Revenue District Officer plus an appropriate number of staff from the approved staffing pattern of the concerned original RDO. However, revenue collection officers assigned in the cities/municipalities affected by the recomposition shall accordingly be transferred to the RDO having jurisdiction over them. DcTSHa IV. REPEALING CLAUSE: This Order amends Revenue Administrative Order (RAO) No. 5-93 dated December 1, 1993 and all other issuances or portions thereof inconsistent with this Order. V. EFFECTIVITY: This Order shall take effect immediately. (SGD.) LILIAN B. HEFTI Commissioner of Internal Revenue Approved: (SGD.) MARGARITO B. TEVES Secretary of Finance