Renaming of Revenue District Office No. 4-Calasiao, West Pangasinan to Calasiao, Central Pangasinan

January 9, 2020 REVENUE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 001-20 SUBJECT : Renaming of Revenue District Office No. 4-Calasiao, West Pangasinan to Calasiao, Central Pangasinan TO : All Internal Revenue Officials and Employees I. BACKGROUND: Pangasinan, the 3rd largest province in the Philippine Archipelago, belongs to Revenue Region No. 1-Calasiao together with Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and La Union. It is composed of four (4) cities (Dagupan City, San Carlos City, Urdaneta City and Alaminos City), forty-four (44) municipalities, and six (6) legislative districts. aScITE Currently, the province has three (3) Revenue District Offices, namely: RDO No. 4-Calasiao, West Pangasinan RDO No. 5-Alaminos City, West Pangasinan RDO No. 6-Urdaneta City, East Pangasinan It can be noted that two (2) of the above RDOs carry the same name "West Pangasinan" to describe and delineate their geographical jurisdiction. However, a closer look at the map of Pangasinan reveals that RDO No. 4-Calasiao, West Pangasinan and the localities under its jurisdiction are located in the middle or central portion of the province, thus, giving credence to the proposal that RDO No. 4-Calasiao be renamed as Central Pangasinan. II. OBJECTIVE: This Order is issued to inform all concerned of the renaming of Revenue District Office (RDO) No. 4-Calasiao, West Pangasinan to "Calasiao, Central Pangasinan." III. REPEALING CLAUSE: This Order repeals and/or amends pertinent provisions of RAO No. 1-2017 dated April 26, 2017 and all other revenue issuance or portions thereat inconsistent herewith. IV. EFFECTIVITY: This Order shall take effect immediately. (SGD.) CAESAR R. DULAY Commissioner of Internal Revenue Approved: (SGD.) CARLOS G. DOMINGUEZ Secretary of Finance