Publishing the Agency Accountability Timelines under Section 5.0 of IATF MC No. 2021-1

July 29, 2021 REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 95-2021 SUBJECT : Publishing the Agency Accountability Timelines under Section 5.0 of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 2021-1 dated June 3, 2021, Entitled "Guidelines on the Grant of the Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 under Executive Order No. 80, s. 2012 and Published under Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 85-2021 TO : All Internal Revenue Officials, Employees and Others Concerned This has reference to Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 85-2021 dated June 22, 2021 which publishes the AO 25 Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Memorandum Circular No. 2021-1 dated June 3, 2021, Entitled "Guidelines on the Grant of the Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 under Executive Order No. 80, s. 2012 and Executive Order No. 201, s. 2016." Relative thereto, the Bureau shall strictly observe the Timelines issued by the AO 25 Task Force and comply with the PBB requirements under Section 5.0: Agency Accountabilities of the IATF MC No. 2021-1. All concerned are hereby enjoined to be guided accordingly and give this Circular as wide a publicity as possible. (SGD.) CAESAR R. DULAY Commissioner of Internal Revenue ATTACHMENT Agency Accountability Timelines For reference, agencies should observe the timelines and comply with the following requirements under Section 5.0: Agency Accountabilities of Memorandum Circular (MC) 2021-1: HEITAD Deadline Requirements Validating Agency Within thirty (30) days after the approval of the FY2022 GAA Submit Certificate of Compliance that the agency conducted Early Procurement Activities for at least 50% of the Total Value of the FY 2022 Procurement Projects to the GPPB-TSO. Note: Early Procurement Activities should be conducted in FY 2021 GPPB-TSO March 31, 2021 Submit FY 2021 APP-non CSE to GPPB-TSO. GPPB-TSO June 30, 2021 Submit Results of the APCPI system for FY 2020 Procurement Transactions to GPPB-TSO. GPPB-TSO August 31, 2021 Submit the FY 2021 APP-CSE thru the PhilGEPS Virtual Store. DBM-PS September 30, 2021 Posting of Indicative FY 2022 APP-non CSE in the agency's Transparency Seal webpage. GPPB-TSO October 01, 2021 Maintain/Update the agency Transparency Seal (TS) under Section 96 of the General Provisions of the FY 2021 General Appropriations Act (GAA). The TS page should be accessible by clicking the TS logo on the home page. DBM-OCIO December 04, 2021 Set-up the most current and updated Citizen's or Service Charter , reflecting the agency's improved and streamlined/re-engineered system and procedure for all its government services to citizens, businesses, and government agencies. Departments/agencies shall submit their respective Certificates of Compliance (CoC) to the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) at [emailprotected] on or before December 04, 2021. ARTA December 31, 2021 (validity of certificate) ISO QMS Certification of agencies should be valid until December 31, 2021. The ISO 9001:2015 certification(s)/recertification(s) must be valid as of December 31, 2021, and must be posted on the agency TS webpage not later than December 31, 2021. DBM-SPIB December 31, 2021 Sustained Compliance w/Audit Findings Fully implement 30% of the prior years' audit recommendations as shown in the Report on Status of Implementation of Prior Years' Recommendations. These recommendations will exclude the Property, Plant, and Equipment (PPE)-related items of the Annual Audit Report (AAR). Audit findings closed since FY 2019 should also not recur. The objective is to improve the agency's internal control processes, enhance operational effectiveness, and eliminate, resolve and remedy most, if not all, of the agency audit findings, by the end of 2021. COA January 29, 2022 Update all procurement requirements for transactions above 1 million from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 in the PhilGEPS . PS-PhilGEPS October 1, 2021 Post the agency's policy on the Establishment and Conduct of the Agency Review and Compliance of SALN in the agency Transparency Seal for FY 2021. CSC January 29, 2022 Submit the following Freedom of Information (FOI) Program requirements to PCOO: a. Updated People's FOI manual b. FOI reports: Agency Information Inventory, 2021 FOI Registry, and 2021 FOI Summary Report c. Modified One-page FOI Manual d. Screenshot of agency's home page PCOO Notes: * As provided in MC No. 2021-1, while the above conditions are no longer required in determining the overall PBB eligibility of agencies, compliance with these conditions shall be used as the basis in determining the eligibility of responsible units and individuals. Agencies should submit these legal requirements directly to the oversight/validating agencies. ** The oversight/validating agencies have the authority to modify their requirements and timelines as necessary. Agencies should directly contact the oversight/validating agencies of the above-mentioned Agency Accountabilities for updates and concerns.