Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR)

Good day, BIR eFOI Team!

I am respectfully requesting the copy of Revenue Travel Assignment Order ("RTAO" for brevity) which transfers BIR Regional Director Mr. Wrenolph D. Panganiban as the new Regional Director of Revenue Region No. 5 Caloocan City. This RTAO is neither available on BIR website nor any government agency website.

This is to verify the effective of assumption of his office.

Thank you very much.

Dear eFOI user,
Mabuhay!
Thank you for utilizing the eFOI portal (www.foi.gov.ph) and exercising your right to information under Executive Order No. 2, s. 2016 on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
We have received your request on Revenue Travel Assignment Order, dated Aug. 17, 2024.
In reply, RSOs pertains to special assignments of revenue officers/personnel. Such assignments may sometimes involve the investigation of certain taxpayers. Hence, to protect the personal information of the investigating revenue officer/personnel and as well as the taxpayer subject of the investigation named in the RSO, the information therein shall be disclosed only if it is for legitimate purposes that are sufficiently and adequately described and permissible under existing laws.
Moreover, Section 9 of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act expressly states that the person requesting access to information must “reasonably describe the said information requested and the reason for, or purpose of the request for information.” 
In connection therewith, please be informed that Section 13.3 of the FOI manual of the BIR  provides that the purpose of the request for information shall 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. In this case, the fact that her purpose is not a sufficient reason to have access to the requested information as the same is general in nature. Thus, for failure to meet requirement of specificity, on her request for copy of the said RSO is denied.
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Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Officer
Bureau of Internal Revenue