June 28, 2013
BIR MEMORANDUM
| TO | : | All Revenue Officials and Employees Concerned |
| SUBJECT | : | Timely Reporting of Officials/Employees Who are Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL) and Recommended Course of Action |
It has come to the attention of this Office that a number of revenue officials and employees both in the National and Regional Offices who are on status of Absent Without Official Leave (AWOL) are not promptly reported as such or recommended for dropping from the rolls by Heads of Offices concerned. AICEDc
Notably, the matter was earlier explained by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) in the provisions of CSC Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 13, series of 2007 amending Sec. 63, Rule XVI of the Omnibus Rules on Leave, CSC MC Nos. 41 and 14, series of 1998 and 1999 respectively, pursuant to CSC Resolution No. 07-0631 dated April 10, 2007, quoted herein as follows:
"Sec. 63. Effect of absences without approved leave. — An officer or employee who is continuously absent without approved leave for at least thirty (30) working days shall be considered on absence without official...
