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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 251 - REQUIRING
THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE TO FURNISH THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN
WITH INCOME TAX RETURNS FILED
WHEREAS,
it is the policy of the State to maintain honesty and integrity in the
public service and take positive and effective measures against graft
and corruption;
WHEREAS, graft and corruption, in any form and at whatever extent, have
deleterious effects on the individual citizens of the nation and on the
Philippine society, as a whole;
WHEREAS, the negative impact of corruption on the country’s
socio-economic and political stability as well as its moral values as a
people, has been greatly evident;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to develop an integrated government-wide
anti-corruption plan and effort to address the problem of accumulation
of ill-gotten wealth;
WHEREAS, it cannot be doubted that the use of Statements of Assets,
liabilities and Net Worth in conjunction with income tax returns,
especially in the area of graft investigation for the accumulation of
wealth manifestly disproportionate to a public official’s lawful
income, is invaluable;
WHEREAS, there is a need to strengthen current collaborative efforts
between the Office of the ombudsman and the other government agencies,
particularly the Department of Finance and the Bureau of Internal
Revenue, to introduce anti-corruption reforms in various agencies to
promote transparency and accountability in government;
WHEREAS, Sec. 71 of the National Internal Revenue Code empowers the
President of the Philippines to allow the production and inspection of
income tax returns filed with the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
NOW, THEREFORE I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of
the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby
order:
Section 1.
Sec. 2.
The request shall contain a certification that the public official
whose ITR is requested is under investigation for graft and corruption,
plunder or accumulation of ill-gotten wealth, specifying therein the
title and the docket number thereof. In cases where the ITRs of private
natural and juridical persons are also requested, other than those of
the members of the immediate family of the public officer being
investigated and his relatives within the fourth degree of
consanguinity or affinity, the request shall contain an explanation as
to its relevance or connection to the investigation.
Sec. 3.
Sec. 4.
Sec. 5.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 25th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, Two Thousand and
Three.
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