Bureau of Internal Revenue

March 10, 2022

Dear Soria,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Mar 10, 2022 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your request

You asked for Confirmation receipt number - 2022-0000197265.

Response to your request
Please be informed also that our office is constrained by rules under Sec.13.4. a and Sec.13.4.d, Standard Procedure for FOI Request to wit:
” The requesting party shall attach to his or her FOI at least two (2) valid government I.D.s containing the photograph and signature of the requesting part”
” 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 purpose of the request for information should  be specific or adequately and sufficiently described. General averments of the purpose such as "for information," "for research," "for legal purpose," or other similarly worded purposes shall not be considered to have met the requirements of specificity. Failure to specify the reason for or purpose of the request for information shall be a ground for denial of the FOI request 

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.

Respectfully,

Ana Marie Du
FOI Officer