Requested from NTRC by C. Villegas at 11:02 AM on
Jun 07, 2021.
Purpose: Research
Date of Coverage: 04/11/2021 - 06/07/2021
Tracking no: #NTRC-517793570404
Villegas 11:02 AM, Jun 07, 2021
Dear Sir/Madam:
Good day!
I would like to request the minutes, key summary, or highlights of the meetings held by the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) after the effectivity of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act. The information that will be provided will be exclusively used for my research about the law and the Strategic Investment Priority Plan (SIPP).
Please let me know if the document requested would be covered by the exceptions under Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016.
Thank you for your consideration.
Respectfully,
Clarissa Villegas
Caro 02:12 PM, Jun 09, 2021
June 9, 2021
Dear Clarissa Joyce,
Thank you for your request dated Jun 07, 2021 11:02:11 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Highlights/Minutes of the Meeting of the FIRB.
We received your request on Jun 07, 2021 11:02:11 AM and will respond on or before Jun 28, 2021 11:02:11 AM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations.
Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEU5UUkMtNTE3NzkzNTcwNDA0DA, for request with ticket number #NTRC-517793570404.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Ma. Rhea Caro
FOI Officer
Domo 09:35 AM, Jun 15, 2021
June 15, 2021
Dear Clarissa Joyce Villegas,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated Jun 07, 2021 11:02:11 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You asked for Highlights/Minutes of the Meeting of the FIRB.
Response to Request
Thank you for your interest in the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act and the Strategic Investment Priorities Plan (SIPP). For purposes of your research, we invite you to peruse the following news articles posted in the Department of Finance website:
1. https://www.dof.gov.ph/dominguez-calls-for-early-meeting-of-new-firb-
under-create/
2. https://www.dof.gov.ph/new-firb-eyes-completion-of-create-irr-on-
expanded-functions-tax-incentives-ahead-of-90-day-deadline/
3. https://www.dof.gov.ph/firb-adopts-framework-for-investment-perks-
applications-2/
With respect to your request for minutes, key summary, or highlights of the meetings held by the Fiscal Incentives Review Board (FIRB) after the effectivity of CREATE, we regret to inform you that the rule on deliberative process privilege applies, pursuant to Executive Order No. 2, series of 2016. Under this rule, the following information are not covered by the Freedom of Information (FOI):
a. advisory opinions, recommendations, and deliberations comprising part of
a process by which governmental decisions and policies are formulated
inter-agency recommendations or communications during the stage when
common assertions are still in the process of being formulated or are in the
exploratory stage; or information pertaining to the decision-making of
executive officials; and
b. information, record, or document comprising drafts of decisions, orders,
rulings, policy decisions, memoranda, etc.
We suggest that you write the Board of Investments (BOI) for particular concerns about the SIPP. The BOI has the technical expertise on matters related to the SIPP and is the lead agency in formulating the SIPP.
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Roselyn Domo
FOI Receiving Officer
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