ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 66, June 26, 1967

DISQUALIFYING ANY PERSON, NATURAL OR JURIDICAL, WITH PENDING CASE WITH THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE OR BUREAU OF CUSTOMS OR CRIMINAL OR CIVIL CASE AGAINST HIM OR IT INVOLVING NONPAYMENT OF ANY TAX, DUTY OR UNDERTAKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT FROM PARTICIPATING IN PUBLIC BIDDINGS OR ANY CONTRACT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OR ANY OF ITS BRANCHES, SUBDIVISIONS OR INSTRUMENTALITIES

WHEREAS, government contracts of whatever nature should, as a matter of policy, be awarded to solvent or law-abiding persons or entities; and

WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interest of the Government that persons or entities with any pending case before the Bureau of Internal Revenue or the Bureau of Customs or criminal or civil case in court for nonpayment of tax, duty or undertaking with the Government, be disqualified from participating in public biddings or in any kind of contract with the Government until such pending case or cases are terminated in their favor;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the disqualification of any person, natural or juridical, with a pending case before the Bureau of Internal Revenue or the Bureau of Customs or criminal or civil case in court pending or finally decided against him or it involving nonpayment of any tax, duty or undertaking with the Government, to participate in public biddings or in any contract with the Government or any of its subdivisions, branches or instrumentalities, including government-owned or controlled corporations, until after such case or cases are terminated in his or its favor or unless the Secretary of Finance shall certify that such cases are pending and not decided without fault on the part of the taxpayer and the taxpayer submits bond for payment of taxes may be assessed against him.

Government offices, entities and instrumentalities and local governments shall impose this condition and shall require, in addition, the latest certified copy of BIR Letter of Confirmation Form No. 19.65-B-1 and BIR tax clearance Form No. 17.61 as prerequisites to participation in any public bidding or execution of any contract with them. Violation of this order shall be a around for administrative action.

Done in the City of Manila, this 26th day of June in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and sixty-seven.

(Sgd.) FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.) RAFAEL M. SALAS

Executive Secretary