REVENUE MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 57-2024 issued on April 29, 2024 publishes the full text of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Memorandum Circular dated April 12, 2024, by the Chairman of Administrative Order (AO) 25 Inter-Agency Task Force, titled “Guidelines on Filing Appeals for the Grant of the FY 2023 Performance-Based Bonus (PBB) and the years thereafter”.

This circular covers all departments, bureaus, offices, and other agencies of the National Government, including Constitutional Commissions, Other Executive Offices, Congress, the Judiciary, State Universities and Colleges, Government-Owned or-Controlled Corporations, Local Water Districts, and Local Government Units for FY 2023 PBB cycle and years thereafter. Agencies are granted a period of 20 working days upon receiving the evaluation of the PBB Agency Accountability requirements and/or the result of the agency Final Eligibility Assessment (FEA) to lodge an appeal under the following circumstances: a) the agency is ineligible for the grant of the PBB; b) the agency is eligible for the grant of the PBB but with issues on the eligibility requirements that affected the overall rating or the score received; c) the agency is eligible for the grant of the PBB but should isolate delivery units due to non-compliance with the eligibility requirements and/or Agency Accountabilities.

The content of the appeal should set forth the issues and concerns concisely and clearly. Supporting documents or evidence should be provided to substantiate the subject appeal. Among the acceptable evidence or pieces of evidence are as follows: a) proof that the agency actually met/complied with the particular requirement/s that was/were initially assessed as unmet and/or non-compliant; and b) additional supporting documents to reinforce the earlier submitted accomplishment reports that were considered during the evaluation. Documents that modify or alter the previously submitted accomplishment reports will not be accepted.

A written appeal signed by the Head of the Agency and addressed to the Chairperson of the A025 IATF Technical Working Group (TWG) must be submitted to the A025 Secretariat through channels. Appeals received by the A025 IATF shall be resolved within twenty (20) working days from the date of receipt. Response to appeals shall be deemed final upon issuance.