REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 47-2024 issued on April 1, 2024, announces the contest for the design of the New BIR Logo wherein all revenuers and external stakeholders (individuals) are invited to submit their proposed design of the new BIR Logo that shall depict the Bureau’s directions, still keeping the elements of the agency’s mandate of revenue generation. For internal stakeholders, all entries for the Contest shall be submitted to their respective Assistant Commissioner (ACIR)/Regional Director (RD) on or before April 19, 2024. For external stakeholders, all entries shall be submitted to the BIR Internal Communications Division (ICD) via 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.

The entries (design of the proposed BIR Logo) for submission should be in high resolution colored digital format (.jpeg), with a write-up describing the symbolism of each element or component in the proposed BIR logo. All entries submitted for the contest by the internal stakeholders (revenue personnel) shall be evaluated by the respective ACIR/RD using the following criteria: 

                                                                         (table here)

The entry with the highest Total Score (Best Entry) shall be submitted by the ACIR/RD, in hard and soft copies (both logo and write-up), in high resolution colored digital format (.jpeg) on or before April 24, 2024 to the ICD. The ICD 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.

The Best Entry (with the highest Total Score) shall be submitted to the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), through 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. The modified logo 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.

Cash prizes shall be given to the Top 3 Best Entries selected by the BIR MANCOM, as follows:
                  Best Design of BIR Logo                ₱ 100,000.00
                  1st Runner-up                                     50,000.00
                  2nd Runner-up                                   25,000.00

The name of the three (3) winners shall be published on the BIR Website
(www.bir.gov.ph). Another Circular shall be issued by the Bureau once the new BIR Logo has
been approved by the Office of the President