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MANILA, Philippines — A ranking lawmaker is pushing for a House of Representatives investigation into alarming allegations of corruption within the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). The lawmaker particularly cited the misuse and “weaponization” of letters of authority (LOAs) and…
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Negros Occidental Placed Under Red Alert As TD Basyang Threatens Province
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