Intensified Drive Against Graft and Corruption in the Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Internal Revenue

September 15, 1999 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 63-99 SUBJECT : Intensified Drive Against Graft and Corruption in the Bureau of Customs and the Bureau of Internal Revenue TO : All Internal Revenue Officers, Employees and Others Concerned For the information and guidance of all revenue officials and employees, quoted hereunder is the Memorandum of the President dated August 27, 1999 on the subject: "INTENSIFIED DRIVE AGAINST GRAFT AND CORRUPTION IN THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE. The continued operation of smugglers, grafters, and crooks in and out of government has long impaired our efforts to collect revenues and constrained our campaign to eradicate poverty. In particular, scalawags in our revenue collecting agencies have been depriving government of resources that should have gone to pro-poor programs. In view thereof and in line with the Administration's thrust to eliminate graft and corruption, you are hereby directed to wage a massive and sustained campaign to rid the Bureau of Customs and Bureau of Internal Revenue of scalawags. In this regard, you are further directed to gather enough evidence and build a strong legal case against economic saboteurs pursuant to proper legal procedures. Submit a status report on the matter to my Office, through the Head, Presidential Management Staff, not later than 30 September 1999 and every month thereafter. For compliance. (Sgd.) JOSEPH EJERCITO ESTRADA President " All revenue officials and employees are enjoined to give this circular as wide a publicity as possible. (SGD.) BEETHOVEN L. RUALO Commissioner of Internal Revenue ATTACHMENT Manila, September 4, 1999 HON. BEETHOVEN L. RUALO Commissioner Bureau of Internal Revenue Quezon City S i r : I have the honor to transmit herewith, for your information and guidance, a certified copy of the Memorandum of His Excellency, the President dated August 27, 1999 on the subject "INTENSIFIED DRIVE AGAINST GRAFT AND CORRUPTION IN THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE." Very truly yours, For the Executive Secretary: (SGD.) AURORA T. AQUINO Director IV