Bernie Anabo Jr.
- TAX
- February 25, 2026
No more gray areas. No more guesswork. The Department of Finance (DOF) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) have thrown down the gauntlet with Revenue Regulations (RR) No. 1-2026…
Wed. Feb 25th, 2026
Breaking News:
DOF, BIR ISSUE REVISED VAT RULES FOR RBEsTAX SHAKE-UP: DOF, BIR DROP NEW VAT BOMB ON RBEsBOC–Cebu Convenes 1st Quarter CICAC Meeting; Reforms, Compliance Take Center StageCEBU PORT TURNS UP THE HEAT: BOC, INDUSTRY FACE OFF IN HIGH-STAKES 2026 HUDDLEPOWER, DISCIPLINE & LEGACY GEN. ANDRE DIZON DRIVES PNPA FORWARD₱27.25M SHABU BUSTED AT NAIA! AUSSIE COURIER NABBED WITH 4 KILOS IN HAND-CARRYAIRPORT SHOCKER: ₱27.25M METH BUSTED AT NAIA — AUSSIE NABBED IN DRUG SMUGGLING TRYSORSOGON SALUTES ITS SON: GEN. DIZON RISES, LEADS, AND DELIVERSGo, Mendoza underscore integrity, service reformsBIR FIRES OFF 2026 CAMPAIGN: “SERVE BETTER—YOU DESERVE IT!”RACE AGAINST TIME: YAMSUAN SOUNDS ALARM ON 145,000-CLASSROOM CRISISNO EXCUSES. NO CLOSED DOORS. YAMSUAN WANTS 24/7 LEARNING FOR EVERY STUDENTBOC–MICP POSTS HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY COLLECTION IN HISTORYSMASHED AT THE PORT: MICP HAULS IN ₱1.376B IN A SINGLE DAY₱188-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES DESTROYED IN CDO; BOC WARNS ILLICIT TRADERSSMOKE CRUSHED, MILLIONS SAVED: CUSTOMS TORCHES ₱188-M ILLEGAL CIGS IN CDOGOV’T ROLLS OUT FINAL WAVE OF ABANDONED BALIKBAYAN BOXESNO MORE ABANDONED BOXES: GO & NEPOMUCENO CRACK THE WHIPEU TRADE DELEGATION VISITS HOUSE; LIBANAN CALLS FOR FAIR, RESULTS-DRIVEN DEALSEU IN MANILA: LIBANAN MAKES THE HOUSE ROARGONZALES EYES HEAVY TRUCK LIMITS TO SAVE EASTERN SAMAR HIGHWAYSHIGHWAY HEMORRHAGE: GONZALES DRAWS THE LINE AGAINST TRUCK OVERLOADGAMBLING KINGPINS STILL REIGN — AND THE NBI LOOKS CLUELESSACIDRE DRIVES EDUCATION OVERHAUL, VOWS JOBS FOR GRADUATESACIDRE DECLARES WAR ON JOBLESS DIPLOMASLIBANAN PUSHES ‘GAME-CHANGER’ SAMAR–SORSOGON BRIDGECONNECT THE NATION — OR KEEP PAYING THE PRICETulfo Exposes Ongoing Illegal E-Sabong Stream During Senate HearingTulfo Names Alleged E-Sabong Kingpins, Grills NBI in Explosive Senate HearingUSELESS — OR UNTOUCHABLE?Mendoza, PCCI Officials Tackle Cooperative Tax Concerns; BIR Chief Reaffirms Reform DriveMENDOZA MEETS CO-OPS: BIR CHIEF DRIVES REFORM, DARES TO CLEAN UP TAX SYSTEMTULFO BLASTS NBI: ‘INCOMPETENT OR PROTECTING KINGPINS?’IS THE NBI INCOMPETENT? TULFO SOUNDS THE ALARMBIR Files Cases vs 25 Personnel Over Alleged LOA Abuse; More Under ProbeBIR CLEANS HOUSE: MENDOZA DROPS THE HAMMER ON LOA ABUSERS100 DAYS. NO EXCUSES. CEBU CUSTOMS DELIVERS.Cebu Customs Marks 100 Days of Yap-Lumontad LeadershipBOC LOCKS IN GOVERNANCE REFORMS FOR 2026 UNDER NEPOMUCENO’S IAM PUSHCUSTOMS CLEANUP CONTINUES: NEPOMUCENO DRIVES IAM REFORMS FULL THROTTLE INTO 2026CUSTOMS CLEARS CRITICAL POWER EQUIPMENT, EARNS PRAISE FROM WÄRTSILÄPROOF OF PERFORMANCE: CUSTOMS CLEARS, COMMUNITIES WINBOC-NAIA SEIZES ₱10.6M WORTH OF MARIJUANA IN SERIES OF PARCEL INTERDICTIONSNAIA DRUG SMUGGLERS BURNED: CUSTOMS SMASHES ₱10.6M MARIJUANA SHIPMENTSJICA VISIT AFFIRMS GLOBAL CONFIDENCE IN NEPOMUCENO, YAP-LUMONTAD LEADERSHIP AT CEBU CUSTOMSJICA VISIT SIGNALS GLOBAL CONFIDENCE IN NEPOMUCENO–YAP LEADERSHIPBOC, DILG CRACK DOWN HARD ON PAMPANGA CIGARETTE SMUGGLERSBOC, DILG TURN THE SCREWS ON CIGARETTE SMUGGLERS IN PAMPANGAWärtsilä Philippines Commends NAIA Customs for Efficient Clearance of Critical Power EquipmentWHEN CUSTOMS DELIVERS, THE COUNTRY WINSBOC-NAIA Exceeds January Revenue Target, Posts ₱3.74B CollectionNAIA CUSTOMS HITS HARD, COLLECTS BIGCUSTOMS UNLEASHED: NEPOMUCENO’S MEN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING IN 2026CUSTOMS MEANS BUSINESS IN 2026MENDOZA PUSHES AUDIT REFORMS, VOWS FAIR, RISK-BASED TAX ENFORCEMENTMENDOZA DRAWS THE LINE: BIR CHIEFTAIN TAKES AUDIT REFORM STRAIGHT TO TAX POWERBROKERSBOC-Cebu Seizes Undeclared Mobile Phones Worth ₱1.68 MillionCustoms Cracks Down: Cebu Phone Smuggling BustedBOC-NAIA Intercepts Marijuana-Infused Candies, Cannabis Vapes at Mail FacilityCANDY-COATED DRUGS STOPPED COLD AT NAIACUSTOMS DELIVERS: BOC SPEEDS UP CARGO, FedEx SALUTES ACTION—FILIPINOS FEEL THE IMPACTBOC-NAIA Draws Hard Line vs Smuggling, Rewards Top Importers at 1st CICAC Meet for 2026CUSTOMS MEANS BUSINESS AT NAIA No fluff. No pleasantries. Just results.BOC Recognized by FedEx for Speeding Up Cargo Flow at ClarkCUSTOMS DELIVERS: BOC SPEEDS UP CARGO, FEDEx SALUTES ACTION—FILIPINOS FEEL THE IMPACTBOC-NAIA Seizes ₱43.4M Worth of Cocaine at NAIA Terminal 3P43.4-M COCAINE BUST AT NAIA: CUSTOMS SLAMS DRUG COURIER, WARNS SYNDICATESBOC, Clark Task Force Smash ₱6.16-M Kush Shipment Hidden in Rug RunnerRUG RUNNER RUSE BUSTED! Customs, Clark Task Force Smash ₱6.16M Kush ShipmentBOC-MICP Honors Top Trade Players as Nepomuceno, De Vera Drive Revenue, Border Security PushBOC-MICP Honors Power Players as Customs Revenue Engine RoarsBOC-NAIA Crushes P3.72-M Marijuana Shipment at Airport Mail HubBOC-NAIA SLAMS DRUG PARCELS AT AIRPORT GATE P3.72-M Kush Shipment Crushed as Customs Draws the LineBIR UNLEASHES TOUGHER, FAIRER AUDITS—GO, MENDOZA DRAW THE LINEBIR UNLEASHES AUDIT RESET: MENDOZA DRAWS THE LINE—NO MORE RACKET, NO MORE RANDOM SHAKEDOWNS JEANS? NO—DRUGS. BOC CLARK BLOWS THE LID OFF ₱1.068-M KUSH SMUGGLING PLOTNEPOMUCENO, MAPA SLAM DRUG SYNDICATES AT NAIA ₱40.8-M SHABU HAUL STOPPED COLD AT TERMINAL 3BOC CEBU STARTS 2026 STRONG: NEPOMUCENO’S MARCHING ORDERS, YAP-LUMONTAD DELIVERS RESULTSDIZON SHAKES DPWH: NEW BROOMS, NO EXCUSESBIR WARNS: OLD AUDIT ABUSES ARE DEAD — MENDOZA, BAQUIRAN DRAW THE LINEWIDOWED, ROBBED, AND SILENCED?P516 MILLION SMOKE BUST: BIR CRUSHES CIGARETTE SYNDICATES IN VALENZUELABOC–Port of Batangas Tightens the Noose on Port IrregularitiesNEPOMUCENO DELIVERS: BOC HAULS ₱934.4B IN 2025 DESPITE ECONOMIC HEADWINDSBOC PORT OF CLARK CRUSHES TARGETS, PROVES RESULTSFSUPT BARRIOS: THE FIREBRAND COMMANDER BEHIND BFP PARAÑAQUE’S ZERO-CASUALTY YEARPRIVATE GIANTS MEET CUSTOMS POWER PLAYERS: TORRALBA, NEPOMUCENO PUSH NO-NONENSE TRADE GOVERNANCE AT MANILA PORTCUSTOMS UNLEASHED: TORRALBA, DE VERA LEAD A NO-NONSENSE SHAKE-UP AT THE PORTSBATANGAS CUSTOMS ON FIRE: NEPOMUCENO, TALUSAN TURN ASSESSMENT INTO A REVENUE POWERHOUSECEBU CUSTOMS DELIVERS: NEPOMUCENO’S DRIVE, LUMONTAD’S DISCIPLINE PAY OFF₱61.7 BILLION SMASHED: CUSTOMS GOES TO WAR—AND WINSMALACHITE LIE, DEADLY TRUTH: ₱114.5-M DRUG HAUL SMASHED AT NAIATHE PEOPLE PAID THE PRICE WOWEE MARKET SHUT DOWN — NO LAW, NO JUSTICE, JUST POWERMALACHITE LIE, NARCOTICS TRUTH: ₱114.5-M DRUG BUST EXPOSES TRAFFICKERS’ DESPERATION AT NAIAWarm greetingsPower Play at the Port: De Vera Tightens the Net on Fishery TradeTaong bayan ang nagdusa….. WOWEE MARKET, ISINARA, WALANG BATAS, WALANG HUSTISYA, KUNDI PANGGIGIPIT!BOC in 2025: Big Numbers, Bigger Reforms — and a Commissioner Who Meant BusinessCUSTOMS SHOCKER: NAMES NAMED, HEADS ROLL AS SMUGGLING ALLEGATIONS ROCK BOCZURBITO DELIVERS: BOC–CAGAYAN DE ORO STARTS 2026 WITH A BANG, ₱3.9B SCORE AND A CLEAR MESSAGE
Manila, Philippines
Wed. Feb 25th, 2026
Breaking News:
DOF, BIR ISSUE REVISED VAT RULES FOR RBEsTAX SHAKE-UP: DOF, BIR DROP NEW VAT BOMB ON RBEsBOC–Cebu Convenes 1st Quarter CICAC Meeting; Reforms, Compliance Take Center StageCEBU PORT TURNS UP THE HEAT: BOC, INDUSTRY FACE OFF IN HIGH-STAKES 2026 HUDDLEPOWER, DISCIPLINE & LEGACY GEN. ANDRE DIZON DRIVES PNPA FORWARD₱27.25M SHABU BUSTED AT NAIA! AUSSIE COURIER NABBED WITH 4 KILOS IN HAND-CARRYAIRPORT SHOCKER: ₱27.25M METH BUSTED AT NAIA — AUSSIE NABBED IN DRUG SMUGGLING TRYSORSOGON SALUTES ITS SON: GEN. DIZON RISES, LEADS, AND DELIVERSGo, Mendoza underscore integrity, service reformsBIR FIRES OFF 2026 CAMPAIGN: “SERVE BETTER—YOU DESERVE IT!”RACE AGAINST TIME: YAMSUAN SOUNDS ALARM ON 145,000-CLASSROOM CRISISNO EXCUSES. NO CLOSED DOORS. YAMSUAN WANTS 24/7 LEARNING FOR EVERY STUDENTBOC–MICP POSTS HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY COLLECTION IN HISTORYSMASHED AT THE PORT: MICP HAULS IN ₱1.376B IN A SINGLE DAY₱188-M SMUGGLED CIGARETTES DESTROYED IN CDO; BOC WARNS ILLICIT TRADERSSMOKE CRUSHED, MILLIONS SAVED: CUSTOMS TORCHES ₱188-M ILLEGAL CIGS IN CDOGOV’T ROLLS OUT FINAL WAVE OF ABANDONED BALIKBAYAN BOXESNO MORE ABANDONED BOXES: GO & NEPOMUCENO CRACK THE WHIPEU TRADE DELEGATION VISITS HOUSE; LIBANAN CALLS FOR FAIR, RESULTS-DRIVEN DEALSEU IN MANILA: LIBANAN MAKES THE HOUSE ROARGONZALES EYES HEAVY TRUCK LIMITS TO SAVE EASTERN SAMAR HIGHWAYSHIGHWAY HEMORRHAGE: GONZALES DRAWS THE LINE AGAINST TRUCK OVERLOADGAMBLING KINGPINS STILL REIGN — AND THE NBI LOOKS CLUELESSACIDRE DRIVES EDUCATION OVERHAUL, VOWS JOBS FOR GRADUATESACIDRE DECLARES WAR ON JOBLESS DIPLOMASLIBANAN PUSHES ‘GAME-CHANGER’ SAMAR–SORSOGON BRIDGECONNECT THE NATION — OR KEEP PAYING THE PRICETulfo Exposes Ongoing Illegal E-Sabong Stream During Senate HearingTulfo Names Alleged E-Sabong Kingpins, Grills NBI in Explosive Senate HearingUSELESS — OR UNTOUCHABLE?Mendoza, PCCI Officials Tackle Cooperative Tax Concerns; BIR Chief Reaffirms Reform DriveMENDOZA MEETS CO-OPS: BIR CHIEF DRIVES REFORM, DARES TO CLEAN UP TAX SYSTEMTULFO BLASTS NBI: ‘INCOMPETENT OR PROTECTING KINGPINS?’IS THE NBI INCOMPETENT? TULFO SOUNDS THE ALARMBIR Files Cases vs 25 Personnel Over Alleged LOA Abuse; More Under ProbeBIR CLEANS HOUSE: MENDOZA DROPS THE HAMMER ON LOA ABUSERS100 DAYS. NO EXCUSES. CEBU CUSTOMS DELIVERS.Cebu Customs Marks 100 Days of Yap-Lumontad LeadershipBOC LOCKS IN GOVERNANCE REFORMS FOR 2026 UNDER NEPOMUCENO’S IAM PUSHCUSTOMS CLEANUP CONTINUES: NEPOMUCENO DRIVES IAM REFORMS FULL THROTTLE INTO 2026CUSTOMS CLEARS CRITICAL POWER EQUIPMENT, EARNS PRAISE FROM WÄRTSILÄPROOF OF PERFORMANCE: CUSTOMS CLEARS, COMMUNITIES WINBOC-NAIA SEIZES ₱10.6M WORTH OF MARIJUANA IN SERIES OF PARCEL INTERDICTIONSNAIA DRUG SMUGGLERS BURNED: CUSTOMS SMASHES ₱10.6M MARIJUANA SHIPMENTSJICA VISIT AFFIRMS GLOBAL CONFIDENCE IN NEPOMUCENO, YAP-LUMONTAD LEADERSHIP AT CEBU CUSTOMSJICA VISIT SIGNALS GLOBAL CONFIDENCE IN NEPOMUCENO–YAP LEADERSHIPBOC, DILG CRACK DOWN HARD ON PAMPANGA CIGARETTE SMUGGLERSBOC, DILG TURN THE SCREWS ON CIGARETTE SMUGGLERS IN PAMPANGAWärtsilä Philippines Commends NAIA Customs for Efficient Clearance of Critical Power EquipmentWHEN CUSTOMS DELIVERS, THE COUNTRY WINSBOC-NAIA Exceeds January Revenue Target, Posts ₱3.74B CollectionNAIA CUSTOMS HITS HARD, COLLECTS BIGCUSTOMS UNLEASHED: NEPOMUCENO’S MEN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING IN 2026CUSTOMS MEANS BUSINESS IN 2026MENDOZA PUSHES AUDIT REFORMS, VOWS FAIR, RISK-BASED TAX ENFORCEMENTMENDOZA DRAWS THE LINE: BIR CHIEFTAIN TAKES AUDIT REFORM STRAIGHT TO TAX POWERBROKERSBOC-Cebu Seizes Undeclared Mobile Phones Worth ₱1.68 MillionCustoms Cracks Down: Cebu Phone Smuggling BustedBOC-NAIA Intercepts Marijuana-Infused Candies, Cannabis Vapes at Mail FacilityCANDY-COATED DRUGS STOPPED COLD AT NAIACUSTOMS DELIVERS: BOC SPEEDS UP CARGO, FedEx SALUTES ACTION—FILIPINOS FEEL THE IMPACTBOC-NAIA Draws Hard Line vs Smuggling, Rewards Top Importers at 1st CICAC Meet for 2026CUSTOMS MEANS BUSINESS AT NAIA No fluff. No pleasantries. Just results.BOC Recognized by FedEx for Speeding Up Cargo Flow at ClarkCUSTOMS DELIVERS: BOC SPEEDS UP CARGO, FEDEx SALUTES ACTION—FILIPINOS FEEL THE IMPACTBOC-NAIA Seizes ₱43.4M Worth of Cocaine at NAIA Terminal 3P43.4-M COCAINE BUST AT NAIA: CUSTOMS SLAMS DRUG COURIER, WARNS SYNDICATESBOC, Clark Task Force Smash ₱6.16-M Kush Shipment Hidden in Rug RunnerRUG RUNNER RUSE BUSTED! Customs, Clark Task Force Smash ₱6.16M Kush ShipmentBOC-MICP Honors Top Trade Players as Nepomuceno, De Vera Drive Revenue, Border Security PushBOC-MICP Honors Power Players as Customs Revenue Engine RoarsBOC-NAIA Crushes P3.72-M Marijuana Shipment at Airport Mail HubBOC-NAIA SLAMS DRUG PARCELS AT AIRPORT GATE P3.72-M Kush Shipment Crushed as Customs Draws the LineBIR UNLEASHES TOUGHER, FAIRER AUDITS—GO, MENDOZA DRAW THE LINEBIR UNLEASHES AUDIT RESET: MENDOZA DRAWS THE LINE—NO MORE RACKET, NO MORE RANDOM SHAKEDOWNS JEANS? NO—DRUGS. BOC CLARK BLOWS THE LID OFF ₱1.068-M KUSH SMUGGLING PLOTNEPOMUCENO, MAPA SLAM DRUG SYNDICATES AT NAIA ₱40.8-M SHABU HAUL STOPPED COLD AT TERMINAL 3BOC CEBU STARTS 2026 STRONG: NEPOMUCENO’S MARCHING ORDERS, YAP-LUMONTAD DELIVERS RESULTSDIZON SHAKES DPWH: NEW BROOMS, NO EXCUSESBIR WARNS: OLD AUDIT ABUSES ARE DEAD — MENDOZA, BAQUIRAN DRAW THE LINEWIDOWED, ROBBED, AND SILENCED?P516 MILLION SMOKE BUST: BIR CRUSHES CIGARETTE SYNDICATES IN VALENZUELABOC–Port of Batangas Tightens the Noose on Port IrregularitiesNEPOMUCENO DELIVERS: BOC HAULS ₱934.4B IN 2025 DESPITE ECONOMIC HEADWINDSBOC PORT OF CLARK CRUSHES TARGETS, PROVES RESULTSFSUPT BARRIOS: THE FIREBRAND COMMANDER BEHIND BFP PARAÑAQUE’S ZERO-CASUALTY YEARPRIVATE GIANTS MEET CUSTOMS POWER PLAYERS: TORRALBA, NEPOMUCENO PUSH NO-NONENSE TRADE GOVERNANCE AT MANILA PORTCUSTOMS UNLEASHED: TORRALBA, DE VERA LEAD A NO-NONSENSE SHAKE-UP AT THE PORTSBATANGAS CUSTOMS ON FIRE: NEPOMUCENO, TALUSAN TURN ASSESSMENT INTO A REVENUE POWERHOUSECEBU CUSTOMS DELIVERS: NEPOMUCENO’S DRIVE, LUMONTAD’S DISCIPLINE PAY OFF₱61.7 BILLION SMASHED: CUSTOMS GOES TO WAR—AND WINSMALACHITE LIE, DEADLY TRUTH: ₱114.5-M DRUG HAUL SMASHED AT NAIATHE PEOPLE PAID THE PRICE WOWEE MARKET SHUT DOWN — NO LAW, NO JUSTICE, JUST POWERMALACHITE LIE, NARCOTICS TRUTH: ₱114.5-M DRUG BUST EXPOSES TRAFFICKERS’ DESPERATION AT NAIAWarm greetingsPower Play at the Port: De Vera Tightens the Net on Fishery TradeTaong bayan ang nagdusa….. WOWEE MARKET, ISINARA, WALANG BATAS, WALANG HUSTISYA, KUNDI PANGGIGIPIT!BOC in 2025: Big Numbers, Bigger Reforms — and a Commissioner Who Meant BusinessCUSTOMS SHOCKER: NAMES NAMED, HEADS ROLL AS SMUGGLING ALLEGATIONS ROCK BOCZURBITO DELIVERS: BOC–CAGAYAN DE ORO STARTS 2026 WITH A BANG, ₱3.9B SCORE AND A CLEAR MESSAGE
Manila, Philippines
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