Publishing the Memorandum of the Department of Transportation and Communications Postal Services Office

February 6, 1989 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 07-89 SUBJECT : Publishing the Memorandum of the Department of Transportation and Communications Postal Services Office TO : All Bureau of Internal Revenue Personnel For the information and guidance of all concerned, there is published hereunder the full text of the memorandum of the Department of Transportation and Communications Postal Services Office: MEMORANDUM Subject : Public use of the new Postal Zip Code, Monitoring of To : Chiefs of Centers Postmasters This Region Based on the results of survey conducted by the Management Information and Operations Control Division, PSO, regarding the above subject, it was reported that out of 3,068 sampled letters which originated from the various post offices in Luzon, including those in Metro Manila, barely 218 pieces were found to bear Zip Code Numbers. This result was considered unsatisfactory since the proportion between zip code users and non-zip code users registered a great imbalance of approximately 3 to 43 ratio. casia In the light of such findings, it is directed that the following measures be adopted in your respective offices, viz: 1. Postal employees, i.e. postal tellers, letters carriers, etc. with direct dealings with the mailing public should be tasked to assist in the campaign for the use of zip code. 2. Identified potential and regular individual mailers and business firms shall be furnished with copies of the Zip Code (Pamphlet form). 3. In the DSMDC, SSC and big post offices, a periodic sampling of mail zip code users shall be conducted with results thereof submitted to this office on the 5th day of every month. aisa dc The size of sample shall be not less than 500 pieces of both outgoing and incoming mails taken on two sampling days during the month. Chiefs of Center, Postmaster and other supervisory employees are enjoined to extend their fullest cooperation and support to this campaign so as to insure positive public reaction to our call for the use of the New Postal Zip Code. (SGD.) F.A. HIDALGO, JR. Regional Director" The aforequoted issuance is now being enforced by the Postmaster BIR Post Office. All mail matter without the new zip code are no longer accepted by the said office. To avoid delay, offices are enjoined to indicate the new zip code in their letters. A copy of the New Zip Code directory is attached hereto as annex A. casia Please be guided accordingly. JOSE U. ONG Commissioner of Internal Revenue