QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 271)
EO 271 institutionalizes periodic written competency examinations for personnel of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and Bureau of Customs (BOC) to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of revenue collection through reforms in the evaluation and assessment of competency and proficiency.
The examinations are for the personnel of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Bureau of Customs, both attached agencies of the Department of Finance for purposes of administering the competency examinations.
Field personnel and line officials of the concerned agencies up to the Regional Director level are required to take the competency examinations.
The two phases are: (1) Written Technical and Managerial examinations (for line officials) and (2) Cognitive Aptitude and Personality Tests.
They are conducted for the objectives and comprehensive evaluation of the competency and proficiency of personnel and officers of BIR and BOC.
The results are used to aid the continuing assessment of each agency’s training and orientation requirements, particularly regarding foreign-assisted training.
Yes. The examination results form part of the employee records and may be used as one of the criteria in selecting candidates for promotion in the concerned agencies.
Examination results are confidential information and shall not be revealed without the written approval of the Head of the concerned agency.
The Department of Finance administers the competency examinations for BIR and BOC, under the supervision of an Undersecretary of Finance to be named by the Secretary of Finance.
For each agency, a Board of Examiners composed of taxation and customs experts from the private sector is tasked to prepare the questions for the written technical and managerial examination phase.
Each Commissioner must prepare and implement the appropriate issuances necessary to ensure the efficient conduct of competency examinations for their respective agencies.
It includes both technical and managerial written examinations and also cognitive aptitude and personality tests, covering more than purely technical skills.
They are periodic written competency examinations.
EO 271 takes effect immediately.
Coverage for line officials extends up to the Regional Director level.
The written technical and managerial examination phase for line officials.
EO 271 directs that examination results be used to aid continuing assessment of training and orientation requirements, particularly with regard to foreign-assisted training.