Bureau of Internal Revenue

November 6, 2021

Dear Mr. Matsunaga,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Nov 04, 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request
You asked for Cryptocurrency Regulation.

Response to your request
While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, however, please be informed that our office is constrained by rules under Sec.13.4. d Standard Procedure for FOI Request to wit:” d. If a requesting party is a natural person who is a member employee, affiliated with or related to a juridical entity, company, or organization, and the request is made not on behalf of such juridical entity, company, or organization but arises from such membership, affiliation or relation, such other sufficient proof of authority or affiliation;
For example, for an employee or member, a copy of the company or organization I.D., or for students, a copy of the valid school ID. and written indorsement of the supervising teacher/professor/ instructor; 

Also, the requested information is not within the jurisdiction of BIR. You may try requesting this to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

For your guidance, please refer to the Revised People's Freedom of Information Manual for the Bureau of Internal Revenue, which is available for download at the Bureau's Official Website or www.bir.gov.ph.

For your information and guidance.

Thank you and stay safe.

Respectfully,

Ana Marie Du
FOI Officer