RMC No. 47-2024 — Contest for the design of the new BIR Logo Digest | Full Text | Attachment

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

BUREAU OF INTEBNAREVENUE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

March 11, 2024

ReVenUe MeMORAndUM CIrCULAr nO._47- 2024

SUBJECT Contest for the Design of New BIR Logo

TO Ali Revenue Officials and Employees

All Interested External Stakeholders (Individuais)

Since the establishment of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in 1904, the

increasing annual collection goal, re-structuring of its organization, increasing number of offices and personnei, and the manner by which revenuers deliver taxpayers service revenue service has undergone several changes/transformations -- from its ever (from manual to automated to onine).

It is in the light of the said changes/transformation that the BIR needs also to change its institutional symbol, the BIR Logo, to make it more representative of the directions of the current administration, which are geared towards delivery of excellent

services, as the Bureau performs its "mission of collecting taxes through just enforcement taxpayer service through modernization and digitalization of core processes and frontline of tax laws" guided by its principle of "service excellence with integrity and professionalism".

revenuers and external stakeholders (individuals) are invited to submit their proposed To change the design of the BiR Logo, a Contest is hereby announced wherein all

while still keeping the elements of the agency's mandate of revenue generation. design of the new BiR Logo that shall depict the Bureau's directions, as stated above,

Contest Mechanics

A. Submission of Entries

1. For internal stakehoiders, all entries for the Contest shall be submitted to their

before April 19, 2024 respective Assistant Commissioner (ACIR)/Regional Director (RD) on or

2 For external stakeholders, all entries shall be submitted to the BIR Internal

Communications Divisionvia e-mail at corp_.com@bir.gov.ph cc: maria.martina.robles@bir.gov.ph and pinky.mateo@bir.gov.ph on or before April 19. 2024

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Entries (design of the proposed BiR Logo) for submission should be in high

symbolism of each eiement or component in the proposed BiR logo. resolution colored digital format (.ipeg), with a write-up describing the

B. Selection of Entries

1. All entries submitted for the contest by the internal stakeholders (revenue

personnel) shall be evaluated by the respective Assistant Commissioner (ACIR)/Regional Director (RD) using the following criteria:

Criteria Point Depiction of BIR's mandate and directions 50 Aesthetics/visual appeal 30 Originality 20 Total Score 10

2 The entry with the highest Total Score (Best Entry) shail be submitted by the

colored digital format (.jpeg) on or before April 24, 2024 to the Internal maria.martina.robles@bir.gov.ph and pinky.mateo@bir.gov.ph. ACiR/RD, in hard and soft copies (both logo and write-up), in high resolution Communications Division via corp..com@bir.gov.ph CC:

3. The Internal Communications Division shall compile all the entries received

from the revenue services/Regional Offices and external stakeholders and present them to the BIR MANCOM on_or before May 3, 2024, for the final evaluation and selection of the best design of the new BiR logo using the same criteria specified above.

H Submission of Proposed New BIR Logo to National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP)

The Best Entry (with the highest Totai Score) selected by the BIR MANCOM shall be submitted to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (thru the Secretary of Finance), for evaluation and necessary modification in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 8491 (Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (particularly Section 51 - see attachment for the summary of the guidelines and traditional rules of heraldry).

The modified fogo will be sent back by the NHCP to the BIR, for comments and/or approval, and finally to the Office of the President, for final approval. Only then can the new logo be used officially by the BIR.

Another Circular shall be issued by the Bureau once the new BIR Logo has been approved by the Office of the President. BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE

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U RECorDS MGt.DIVISION

H Prizes

Cash prizes shall be given to the Top 3 Best Entries selected by the BIR MANCOM, as follows:

Best Design of BIR Logo f 100,000.00 1st Runner-up 50,000.00 2nd Runner-up 25,000.00

The name of the three (3) winners shali be published in the BIR Website (www.bir.gov.ph)

All internal revenue officials and employees are hereby enjoined to give this Circular as wide a publicity as possible.

ROMEO LUMAGuI, JR. Commussioner of Internal Revenue

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