1995 BIR Essay Writing Contest

June 22, 1995 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 22-95 SUBJECT : 1995 BIR Essay Writing Contest TO : All Revenue Officials and Personnel In connection with the 91st Anniversary celebration and with the Bureau's thrust to communicate the mission of the Tax Administration Strategic Plan and the major change initiatives of the Bureau, the 1995 BIR Essay Writing Contest is being held. The theme for the contest is "BIR's Commitment for Progress: Transformation of Tax Administration" The contest rules are as follows: (1) The contest is open to all revenue personnel in the national, regional and district offices; (2) Permanent and temporary/casual personnel of the Bureau are qualified to join the contest; (3) Participating employees can submit only one essay for the contest; (4) The essay should be written only in English; (5) The essay should be at least five (5) pages but should not exceed ten (10) pages in length with each page bearing the initials of the writer; (6) The essay to be submitted must be typewritten and double spaced with top, bottom, side margins of one (1) inch for each page; (7) Each essay should be accompanied by an entry from (see Annex A) properly accomplished by the participant and noted by the immediate superior of said participant; (8) The essay together with the entry form should be received by the Contest Secretariat (Chief, Planning Division, Room No. 810, BIR National Office) on or before July 7, 1995; (9) The participants should be ready to be validated by the Board of Judges to ensure originality and authorship of the entries submitted; (10) The Board of Judges, comprised of selected individuals outside this Bureau, will select the winning entry not later than one week before the awards program; (11) The winning entry shall become the property of the Bureau of Internal Revenue; (12) The winning participant will be notified by the Contest Secretariat and will be invited to accept the prize during the awards program; (13) The award program is scheduled on July 31, 1995 in the BIR National Office; (14) The prizes to be awarded are as follows: First Prize P10,000.00 Second Prize 7,500.00 Third Prize 5,000.00 Consolation prizes of P2,000.00 each for a number of entries. (15) Certificates of recognition will also be awarded to all participants. For the information of all concerned. RENE G. BAEZ Acting Commissioner ANNEX A 1995 BIR ESSAY WRITING CONTEST ENTRY FORM Name of participant ___________________________________ Residence address ___________________________________ Office Address ___________________________________ Residence phone number ___________________________________ Office phone number ___________________________________ Item/Position ___________________________________ Year Entered the BIR ___________________________________ Age ___________________________________ I attest to the veracity of the above indicated information and that I personally wrote the original manuscript of the accompanying essay. ______________________________________________ Signature over printed name of participant I attest that I personally know the participant to be an employee in my office. _______________________________________________ Signature over printed name of immediate superior Date _____________________