EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 827
WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Internal Revenue has an enormous responsibility of leading the BIR in the tax collection and administration efforts;
WHERAS, in order for the BIR to discharge its functions more effectively, there is a need to create the Office of the Senior Deputy Commissioner that will assist the Commissioner of Internal Revenue in administering all the subordinate BIR offices and personnel;
WHEREAS, under the 1987 Revised Administrative Code of the Philippines, the President has the continuing power to reorganize the administrative structure of the National Government;
NOW THEREFORE I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by the powers vested in me by the Constitution and the law, do hereby order:
Section 1. Creation of the Office of the Senior Deputy Commissioner.There is hereby created the Office of the Senior Deputy Commissioner under the Office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The Senior Deputy Commissioner position shall have a rank of Director IV.
Section 2. Functions.The Senior Deputy Commissioner shall have the following functions and responsibilities:
Section 3. Annual Report.The Office of the Senior Deputy Commissioner, within three months after the end of every fiscal year, shall submit an annual report to the Secretary of Finance, through the Commissioner of Internal revenue.
Section 4. Repeal.All issuances, rules and regulations, or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Executive Order, are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.
Section 5. Effectivity.This Executive Order shall take effect immediately.
Done in the City of Manila, this 14th day of August in the year of Our Lord, two thousand and nine.
(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO By the President:(Sgd.) EDUARDO R. ERMITA Executive Secretary