Summary
RMO No. 11-2023 amends RMO No. 1-2019 on the criteria, procedures and other provisions of the BIR’s BEST Annual Search for outstanding and ethical BIR officials and employees.
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Key points
- Who may be nominated. Permanent BIR officials and employees with at least three (3) years of continuous service and a Very Satisfactory or equivalent rating for the last six (6) semestral or three (3) annual consecutive rating periods. Nominees must not have been found guilty of an administrative or criminal offense involving moral turpitude, and must have no pending case at nomination.
- Categories and criteria. There are two categories. Outstanding Performance is scored on Superior Accomplishment (30%), Consistency of Work Performance (30%), Impact and Sustainability of Contribution (30%) and Work performed outside the Scope of Regular Assignments (10%). Exemplary Ethical Behavior is scored on Impact (30%), Quality and Consistency (20%), Risk or Temptation Inherent in the Work (20%), Obscurity of the Position (20%) and Years of Service (10%).
- Nomination process. Each office submits one (1) nominee per category, with the nomination form and the Head of Office’s recommendation letter, to the Service/Regional Enhanced PRAISE Committees. Those committees send their representatives to the Human Resource Development Service. The Executive Enhanced PRAISE Committee picks the overall winner per category and endorses it to the Commissioner.
- Rewards. The four (4) finalists each receive ₱ 5,000 and a Certificate of Recognition. The overall winners each receive ₱ 10,000 and a Plaque of Recognition. Awarding is held every September, subject to changes upon prior notice.
- CSC nominations and repeat nominations. Overall winners may be nominated to the CSC Annual Search. A person can be nominated to only one (1) category. Previous awardees, finalists and nominees may be nominated again after five (5) years from the conferment, based on new accomplishments or behavior.
Who is affected
- Permanent BIR officials and employees with at least three (3) years of continuous service
- Heads of Offices and PRAISE Committees
Deadlines and effectivity
- Office nominations due on or before May 15
- Service/Regional representatives due on or before June 15
- Overall winners endorsed on or before August 1
- Awarding every September
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