Automatic Designation as Officer-in-Charge of Personnel Next-in-Rank in Certain Positions

April 1, 2003 REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 10-03 TO : All Revenue Officials and Employees SUBJECT : Automatic Designation as Officer-in-Charge of Personnel Next-in-Rank in Certain Positions In the exigencies of the revenue service, where a position of Assistant Commissioner, Regional Director, Revenue District Officer and Division Chief becomes vacant through retirement/separation of the incumbent, the personnel in the office who occupy the position deemed to be next-in-rank to the vacancy is automatically designated as Officer-in-Charge. A next-in-rank position refers to a position which by reason of the hierarchical arrangements of position in the Bureau is determined to be in the nearest degree of relationship to a higher position as contained in the Bureau's System of Ranking Positions. An Officer-in-Charge shall immediately assume the functions of the position vacated and shall be entitled to receive representation and transportation allowance (RATA) in accordance with Section 3.5 of DBM NCC#67 dated January 01, 1992, until such time that an Officer is duly designated for the position by the Commissioner through a Revenue Travel Assignment Order. CHIaTc This Order takes effect immediately. (SGD.) GUILLERMO L. PARAYNO, JR. Commissioner of Internal Revenue