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Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. led the agency in commemorating its 121st founding anniversary by paying tribute to the people behind the Bureau’s growing impact and performance. On a post in his official Facebook page, Lumagui said “what we’re really celebrating is not just 121 years of service — but the […]
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is accelerating its digital transformation through key modernization programs aimed at streamlining taxpayer services and enhancing transparency, as the agency builds on its strong collection performance in the first half of the year. “Approximately around 90% of the payments are now online,” BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said in […]
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has exceeded its revenue collection target for the first half of 2025, a reflection of the agency’s momentum amid a trimmed full-year goal prompted by slower-than-expected economic growth. In a recent television interview, BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said “we’re proud to say that we have achieved that 1.5 […]
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is urging the public to report pharmacies that continue to impose value-added tax (VAT) on medicines that are already exempt, following the issuance of Revenue Memorandum Circulars (RMC) Nos. 59-2025 and 62-2025, which expanded the list of VAT-exempt medicines. In a recent television interview, BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. […]
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has reported strong collection figures in the first four months of 2025, even as the country’s economic managers adjusted its full-year revenue target downward due to tempered economic growth prospects. In a video message posted on his official Facebook page, BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. announced that the agency […]
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is developing a digital track-and-trace system that will allow consumers and regulators to verify the authenticity of vape products and other excisable goods using QR codes readable by any smartphone. The initiative is part of the agency’s efforts to curb the proliferation of smuggled and unregulated vape products, which […]
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is ramping up efforts to support local and foreign investors, consistent with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s goal of making the Philippines a premier investment destination. This according to BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr., who in a post on his official Facebook page revealed that he has directed “all BIR […]
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), led by Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr., in coordination with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)-Organized and Transnational Crimes Division, has cracked down on an online-enabled illicit vape operation fronting as a legitimate business, seizing 18,811 vape products and counterfeit tax stamps in Guiguinto, Bulacan. The enforcement operation, conducted on […]
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. is among the officials retained by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. following the Chief Executive’s call for courtesy resignations from members of the Cabinet and heads of key government agencies. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, Lumagui expressed gratitude for being given the opportunity […]
With illicit vape products making up as much as 80 percent of the market, lawmakers and tax officials are calling for a “one government approach” to combat the spread of unregulated and untaxed vapor products in the Philippines. At a Senate Ways and Means Committee hearing last Monday, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) revealed […]