The Bureau of Internal Revenue has opened a one-time tax abatement program for micro taxpayers, giving small businesses and stop-filers until Dec. 31, 2026, to settle delinquent accounts and clear their records. The initiative is part of the government's efforts…
House Urged To Probe Alleged โWeaponizationโ Of BIR Audit Orders
MANILA, Philippines โ 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 โweaponizationโ of letters of authority (LOAs) and…
BIRโs Audit Freeze Exposes Deeper Crisis: Can the Agency Clean Up Its Own Ranks?
MANILA, Philippines โ When the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) abruptly suspended all field audit operations this week, it looked like a routine administrative pause. But behind the announcement lies a deeper, more troubling question: Can the countryโs most powerful…
BIRโs โLetters of Authorityโ become the new cash cow, Tulfo flags: โIf DPWH has flood control, BIR has LOAโ
MANILA, Philippines โ In the long, familiar list of agencies plagued by corruption, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has long carried the reputation of being the worst offender โ thanks largely to its flood-control projects. But on…
BIR Officer Shot Dead in Ipil; Killing Follows Slay of Two Security Guards at Same Office
Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay โ A Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) employee was shot dead on the spot by motorcycle-riding assailants on the night of November 7, 2025, just three days after two security guards assigned to the same office were…
2 BIR guards found dead in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay; police launch investigation
ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY, Philippines โ Authorities are investigating the killing of two security guards assigned to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) office in Ipil, the provincial capital of Zamboanga Sibugay, early Tuesday morning. Acting Ipil police chief Major Pocholo Rolando…
