DAVAO CITY – Authorities intercepted smuggled cigarettes valued at P9.8 million in a checkpoint here on Jan. 16. AUTHORITIES inspect smuggled cigarettes seized in a checkpoint in Davao City on Jan. 16. (PNP) The Police Regional Office-11 said authorities flagged down a wing van with...
BUTUAN CITY – Police seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P4.8 million in Pantar, Lanao del Norte on Jan. 8. Police Regional Office 10-Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Joann N. Navarro said two suspected smugglers were apprehended and now under investigation by arresting...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P3 million were recovered in a coastal barangay in Barangay Kamanga, Maasim, Sarangani on Dec. 8. Police Col. Deanry Francisco, Sarangani police director, said 3,000 reams of smuggled cigarettes with the brand names Red Royal, Berlin, and...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has conducted a large-scale raid against an illicit cigarette factory and three warehouses, uncovering P8.5 billion in tax liabilities. In a statement, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr., said the simultaneous raid last Nov. 6 targeted a factory in Bulacan...
BACOLOD CITY – Police confiscated smuggled cigarettes worth P1.1 million in a house in Purok Masanagon, Barangay Balintawak, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Nov. 11. SMUGGLED cigarettes worth P1.1 million were seized in Barangay Balintawak, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has once again dealt a blow to the illicit cigarette trade, this time uncovering a large-scale secret factory in Cabanatuan City. In a statement on Tuesday, Oct. 29, the BIR said the raid, conducted in cooperation with the National Bureau of Investigation...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has dealt another blow to illicit cigarette trade in the country, with the recent raid of a factory and warehouse in Cebu. BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. announced that the operation on Oct. 3 and 5 resulted in the seizure of 32,545 counterfeit internal...
Taxes to protect and fund universal health care (UHC)—such as those slapped on so-called "sin" products like cigarettes, alcoholic drinks, and sweets—still have room for further increases, according to a global task force. "Health taxes continue to be underutilized despite the...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police seized smuggled cigarettes worth P2.2 million and arrested a suspected smuggler in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday afternoon, October 15, in Barangay Biga, Calatagan, Batangas. The Police Regional Office 4-A identified the suspect as alias Alwin, 48, a resident...
ILOILO CITY – Police seized fake cigarettes valued at P1.1 million from a 57-year-old businessman before dawn here on Saturday, October 12. The Iloilo City Police Office identified the suspect as Rogel from Lapuz District. POLICE recovered fake cigarettes valued at more than P1.1 million in...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has dealt a significant blow to the illicit trade in the country by dismantling four large-scale manufacturers of counterfeit cigarettes operating in Pampanga. This operation, the largest of its kind under BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr.'s leadership,...
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has confiscated over 1.3 million packs of untaxed cigarettes valued at P838 million during two separate raids on warehouses in Quezon City and Caloocan City. BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr., who led the operations, emphasized the agency's unwavering...
