Delegation of Authority to Respond to Ombudsman Requests

September 12, 2022 REVENUE DELEGATION AUTHORITY ORDER NO. 15-2022 TO : All Revenue Officials, Employees and Others Concerned SUBJECT : Delegation of Authority to Respond to Ombudsman Requests In the exigencies of the service so requiring, and to enhance administrative efficiency in processing and speedy release of official documents requested by the Office of the Ombudsman involving copies of Income Tax Returns (ITRs), Financial Statement (FS) and other documents, Officer-in-Charge (OIC), Assistant Commissioner (ACIR) JAIME M. ZABALA is hereby given authority to sign documents in response to the requests of the Office of the Ombudsman for certain documents or information in relation to its fact finding investigation, including indorsements of said requests to the concerned Revenue District Offices for necessary action. In addition, OIC-ACIR Zabala is tasked to develop a mechanism to expedite release and transmittal of the requested documents/information to the Office of the Ombudsman. This Order supersedes Unnumbered Memorandum dated February 8, 2017 (Annex A) and shall take effect immediately. (SGD.) LILIA CATRIS GUILLERMO Commissioner of Internal Revenue ANNEX A MEMORANDUM TO : MA. ROSARIO CHARO E. CURIBA Assistant Commissioner Information Systems Development and Operations Group SUBJECT : MEMORANDUM dated January 31, 2017 DATE : February 8, 2017 This refers to your Memorandum dated January 31, 2017 recommending that the processing of the requests of the Office of the Ombudsman for copies of Income Tax Returns (ITRs), Financial Statements (FS) and other documents be handled directly by the Office of the Commissioner. The current volume of administrative work of this Office, would not allow the addition of such function which includes verifying the correct Revenue District Office of the person requested by the Office of the Ombudsman from the Integrated Tax System and eREG TIN Query, mailing and faxing the requests to concerned Revenue District Offices, and following up with the concerned offices. In line with the Memorandum of this Office dated August 11, 2016 and considering that the concern is simply the speedy release of official documents requested by the Office of the Ombudsman and other offices involving copies of ITRs, FS and other related documents, your Office is in a better position to process said requests for official information. In this regard, you are hereby authorized to sign the indorsements of the said requests to the concerned Revenue District Offices and to develop a mechanism to expedite their release and transmittal to the Office of the Ombudsman. For strict compliance. (SGD.) CAESAR R. DULAY Commissioner of Internal Revenue