Reorganization Plan of the Bureau of Internal Revenue pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1, dated September 24, 1972

September 25, 1972 REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 27-72 SUBJECT : Reorganization Plan of the Bureau of Internal Revenue pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1, dated September 24, 1972 TO : All Internal Revenue Officials, Employees and Others Concerned In order to effect within the shortest possible time the reorganization of the Bureau of Internal Revenue as embodied in the Integrated Reorganization Plan of the entire executive branch of the government which has been adopted, approved and decreed under Presidential Decree No. 1, dated September 24, 1972; Article VI, Chapter I, Part IV and Paragraph 5, Article I, Chapter 1, Part XXIII of the Integrated Reorganization Plan, an implementing committee to be composed of the following is hereby created: AMBROSIO M. LINA Chairman CONRADO P. DIAZ Co-chairman LAURO D. ABRAHAN Member FIDEL S. BANARES Member-Secretary The Committee shall have the following functions and responsibilities: 1. To prepare a staffing pattern to contain the number and kinds of positions authorized for the BIR for Fiscal Year 1973 which must be geared to the number of organizational work units provided for the Bureau of Internal Revenue in the Integrated Reorganization Plan; 2. In the preparation of the staffing pattern, the Committee shall be guided by the following: a. The pattern shall be based on a determination of manpower requirements expressed in terms of number and operating classes of positions necessary to staff reorganized units taking into consideration the nature, scope of functions to be performed as well as workload expected; Provided, That such determination shall be guided by the following criteria, among others: aisa dc (1) Positions to be provided shall be limited exclusively to regular or technical positions; (2) Emphasis shall be laid on the primacy of positions necessary to carry out direct substantive operations over those pertaining to non-substantive activities; (3) Positions requiring possession of pertinent technical knowledge or special skills shall be preferred to those that do not; and (4) Positions required for rendering auxiliary staff services shall be kept to the minimum; Provided, further, that such staffing pattern to be prepared shall be within the existing appropriations of the bureau. 3. To establish a consolidated organizational and functional chart aimed at achieving maximum efficiency and economy in administration by taking into account the following: a. Delineate functions of each unit in the Central Office and the Field Services; b. Elimination of duplicated and overlapping functions; c. Pinpoint area of responsibility; 4. To re-align to the corresponding five (5) staff services the abolished departments, divisions and other units as may be necessary to carry out the functions of the Bureau as required under Par. 6, Article VI, Chapter I, Part IV of the Integrated Reorganization Plan. 5. Establish the necessary units as may be necessary for conducting investigations on industry-by-industry basis, in accordance with Per. 14, Article VI, Chapter I, Part IV of the Integrated Reorganization Plan. 6. To determine the kinds of collection and other positions in the Bureau which may be reduced or eliminated as required by the Reorganization Plan. 7. After the approval of the Staffing Pattern by the Secretary of Finance, prepare a recommendation for the allocation of present officials and employees of the BIR to the different positions in the appropriate organizational work units in the pattern consistent with their appointments, education and training, experience and performance. The said recommendation should be forwarded by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to the Secretary of Finance for approval. 8. To prepare recommendations as to what to do with officials and employees who have not been allocated positions in the approved Staffing Pattern because their positions are in excess of what is required in the Pattern. To provide the above Implementing Committee with a working staff who shall conduct researches, provide necessary records, tabulate and/or consolidate needed data, perform typing work and other related activities, a working staff directly under the Office of the Secretary of the Committee and to be composed of the following is hereby assigned to the Implementing Committee: Mr. Felicisimo Es. Romero Head of Staff Mrs. Trinidad Macaisa Member Miss Virginia Batac Member Mr. Genaro Lualhati Member Mr. Andres Tallada Member Mrs. Aurora S. Esquillo Member Mrs. Amor Jimenez Member Mr. Ananias C. Goco, Jr. Member Mrs. Josefina Imperio Member Mr. Herminio Tayag Member It is desired that the work of the Implementing Committee on the Staffing Pattern shall be completed and submitted for approval by the Secretary of Finance not later than October 31, 1972. To enable the Implementing Committee to finish its work within the time allotted to it, it is authorized to create as many sub-committees, as may be necessary or to call on the services of any employee from any department, division, or unit of the Bureau to assist it in its work. This Order supersedes and revokes Revenue Special Order No. 251-71 dated December 6, 1971 and shall take effect immediately. MISAEL P. VERA Commissioner of Internal Revenue