𝐌𝐅𝐁𝐌 𝐔𝐏𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 | 𝐌𝐅𝐁𝐌 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐈𝐈 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐈𝐑 𝐓𝐚𝐱 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡; 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐈𝐑–𝐁𝐑𝐎 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐁𝐑𝐎 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐑 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬, 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
QUEZON CITY, Philippines —The Ministry of Finance, and Budget and Management (MFBM) recently conducted Stage III of the Walkthrough of the BIR Tax Administration Process, with working sessions on BIR–BRO coordination and management—specifically, how the BIR National Office, Regional Offices, and Revenue District Offices (RDOs) interact with the BRO to align planning, performance monitoring, and service delivery; on BRO workforce and HR systems; on BARMM-relevant taxpayer and tax-type data for baselining and target-setting; and on taxpayer education and stakeholder engagement, led by Assistant Commissioner Beverly S. Milo of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Planning and Management Service (PMS); Assistant Commissioner Marivic Acosta-Galban of the BIR Human Resource Development Service–Resource Management Group (HRDS–RMG); Ms. Rachel Bonilla of the BIR Revenue Accounting Division; and Ms. Daisy Rhonna Arguelles of the BIR Client Support Service–Public Information and Education Division (PIE–D).
Opening remarks on behalf of Minister Ubaida C. Pacasem were delivered by Atty. Hanamir N. Emblawa, conveying the Minister’s direction to turn lessons into execution—“translate what we have learned into actionable steps for transition.” He added that teams are expected to leave the walkthrough with clear next steps, timelines, and milestones.
DOF Undersecretary Charlito Martin R. Mendoza set the working tone, outlining that Stage III would examine key BIR operational processes and how the BIR National Office, Regional Offices, and Revenue District Offices (RDOs) align to support revenue operations. He stressed the downstream impact—“A robust and transparent revenue system empowers the government to fund essential public services, infrastructure projects, and social development programs”—and affirmed continuing DOF–BIR support for a lasting framework of cooperation and knowledge exchange.
Built for execution, the two-day program advanced four transition outcomes: practical exposure to organizational structure and coordination mechanisms; familiarization with staffing norms, HR systems, and capacity-building; clarification of taxpayer and tax-type datasets to support baselining and target-setting; and co-design of taxpayer education and communications tailored to BARMM—followed by next-step actions to consolidate points of coordination, firm up a competency-based HR and training plan, finalize a priority data-request matrix, and craft a communications plan for taxpayers.