Delegation of Authority to Sign and Approve Local Travel

October 7, 2004 REVENUE DELEGATION AUTHORITY ORDER NO. 06-04 TO : All Internal Revenue Officers, Employees and Others Concerned SUBJECT : Delegation of Authority to Sign and Approve Local Travel I. Objectives This Order is issued: A. To expand the coverage of Item No. 2 of RDAO 5-2003 re: Delegation of Authority to Sign Documents and Correspondence on Human Resource Management Concerns; B. To incorporate the implementation of Austerity Measure No. 14 contained in the 27 August 2004 memorandum of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. II. Delegated Authority to the Deputy Commissioner Resource Management Group (DCIR) A. Authority to sign and approve Revenue Special Orders (RSOs) of trainings and study grants, including briefing/orientation, seminar, public hearings, formal investigation on administrative cases and the like, as well as local travel relative thereto ; B. Authority to sign and approve RSOs for local travel of personnel for very important and mission-related purposes as recommended by Deputy Commissioners and Regional Directors. III. Guidelines in the Exercise of Delegated Authority A. Travel of personnel will not be allowed if the objective of the project or mission can be achieved by exchange of email/fax or thru teleconference; B. Whenever possible and appropriate, revenue personnel assigned at the travel destination should be tapped to perform the task to be accomplished rather than sending other personnel; C. Total travel cost must not go beyond the monthly allocation, so as not to consume the whole travel budget in only a few months, but stretched it out to the entire year; D. The number of personnel to accomplish the mission should be reduced to the minimum; E. Travels to the Regional Offices involving multiple destinations should be planned in such a way as to ensure the economical sequence of travels; F. A certification by the recommending official (Deputy Commissioner or Regional Director) that travel is important and necessary is required and should be attached to the RSO; IV. Effectivity This order shall take effect immediately. (SGD.) GUILLERMO L. PARAYNO, JR. Commissioner of Internal Revenue