RMO No. 28-2022: Prescribes the BIR’s Enhanced Program on Awards and Incentives for Service Excellence (Enhanced PRAISE)

Key points

1. Purpose and principle. The program encourages, recognizes and rewards exemplary behavior and accomplishment. It follows the Equal Opportunity Principle and does not discriminate based on gender identity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion or indigenous group membership.
2. Monetary and non-monetary awards. Both kinds are provided, and non-monetary awards are encouraged. Apart from agency awards under existing guidelines, monetary awards may be given only when the efforts result in monetary savings, and the award may not exceed 20% of the savings generated.
3. Committees. The program is carried out through Executive, Service and Regional Enhanced PRAISE Committees. Their composition and roles are in Section IV of the Order.
4. National awards. The Executive Committee recommends or nominates employees for awards such as the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award, Outstanding Public Official/Employee or Dangal ng Bayan Award, and PAGASA Award, or other external awards.
5. Resolving issues. Issues go to the Service or Regional Committee, which acts within fifteen (15) days from receipt. Otherwise the issue is elevated to the Executive Committee, which resolves it within 15 days from receipt.

Who is affected

• BIR career and non-career employees

Deadlines and effectivity

• Committee action on issues within fifteen (15) days from receipt