Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR)

September 17, 2020 Dear Francisco dela Cruz III, I refer to my letter of Sep 16, 2020 07:07:51 PM about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for TIN Verification. In order for us to work further on your request, we would need you to email us another valid ID containing your birthdate, signature, and photograph at [email protected], for validation purposes. Please be reminded that TIN is confidential information which is bounded by the Data Privacy Act of 2012. During the period of us awaiting your reply, your request will be put on hold. If we do not receive a reply on or before Dec 10, 2020 09:01:47 AM, your request will be closed. We hope to hear from you at the soonest possible time. Thank you. Respectfully, Maria Lourdes Narvaez, OIC- Chief FOI Officer

Dec 10, 2020 Dear Francisco, I refer to my letter of Sep 17, 2020 about your request under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for TIN Verification. In particular, I had requested specific information for you to clarify upon in order for us to proceed with the request. As we have not received a reply within the 60-day working period since the letter requesting for clarification was sent out, we regret to inform you that this request will be closed as of Dec 10, 2020. You may wish to submit a new request describing the specific information you are looking for, and we will be able to consider it under the guidelines as stated in Executive Order No. 2. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to or visiting our central office. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Public Information and Education FOI Officer