BATANGAS — No room for complacency! That was the clear message as DOF Undersecretary for Revenue Operations Group Atty. Rolando T. Ligon Jr. personally visited the Bureau of Customs–Port of…
Filipino families feeling the squeeze from rising household expenses are getting a direct message from the government’s tax authorities: relief cannot wait forever. The Department of Finance (DOF) and the…
PAROL OF PAMPANGA BECOMES SYMBOL OF A ‘BRIGHTER’ BUREAU OF CUSTOMS The spotlight burned bright in Clark as the Bureau of Customs (BOC) brought together its top field officials for…
Service—not ceremony—took center stage as Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Atty. Charlito Martin R. Mendoza represented President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the Handog ng Pangulo 2026 held on…
DE VERA OPENS THE FLOOR—CUSTOMS, INDUSTRY PUT PROBLEMS ON THE TABLE No more scripted smiles. No more polite nods. No more meetings where everybody talks and nobody really listens. At…
The Philippines did not merely attend the 55th Annual Meeting of the Study Group on Asia-Pacific Tax Administration and Research (SGATAR). The Philippine tax reform agenda took center stage.…
When the numbers speak, there is nowhere to hide. And at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) Port of Cebu, the August 2026 figures are speaking loudly. Under the leadership of…
The message from the Bureau of Internal Revenue is getting louder—and harder to ignore: BREAK THE TAX LAW, AND THE BIR WILL COME KNOCKING! A month-long nationwide enforcement offensive has…
When cargo operations grind to a halt, businesses suffer, shipments pile up, and the entire supply chain feels the pressure. But at the Bureau of Customs–Ninoy Aquino International Airport, decisive…
NO MORE HIDING. NO MORE EXCUSES. NO MORE PLAYING GAMES. The Bureau of Customs’ Post Clearance Audit Group (PCAG) is turning up the heat on importers as it rolls out…
