Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Charlie Mendoza outlined the agency 's planned reforms to tighten oversight on audit issuances amid the alleged misuse and weaponization of letters of authority (LOA) by its personnel. Mendoza made the remark during the Senate Blue Ribbon...
A Senate panel on Wednesday, Dec. 10, cited alleged agricultural smuggler, Chaoquin Shi, in contempt for repeatedly lying under oath about having no Philippine contacts. The motion came after Senator Erwin Tulfo, along with Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan and Senator Raffy Tulfo, pressed Shi...
The Senate on Tuesday, December 9 said it will be extending its sessions until December 23 for the passage of the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026. It was Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri who announced the adjustment in the Upper Chamber’s legislative calendar, saying...
Senator Erwin Tulfo called on authorities on Tuesday, December 9 to consider providing lifetime validity of identification cards for persons with permanent, visible disability. Tulfo, chairman of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare, and Rural Development, reiterated that providing...
Senator Erwin Tulfo renewed his call on the Department of Tourism (DOT) to strengthen efforts to lower ticket prices for domestic flights to enable the Philippines to compete with neighboring Southeast Asian countries in terms of tourist arrivals. Tulfo raised this during the Senate plenary...
A move is underway in the Senate to lower the value-added tax (VAT) imposed on purchased goods and services. Under Senate Bill No. 1552 filed by Senator Erwin Tulfo, Section 106 of the National Internal Revenue Code would be amended to bring down the current 12 percent VAT to 10 percent. The...
A Bureau of Customs (BOC) official purported to be connected to smuggling operations at the Port of Subic has been cited in contempt during the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform’s public hearing on Wednesday, December 3. Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, chairman of...
Senator Erwin Tulfo has pushed for the provision of a health card for Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel in honor of their gallantry and sacrifice for the country, particularly those assigned to safeguard the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Tulfo raised this recommendation during the Senate plenary...
Senator Erwin Tulfo vowed that he will continuously push for the release of overstaying and sick persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) as he recently delivered thousands of medical and hygiene items to over 2,000 inmates at the New Bilibid Prison’s (NBP) minimum-security facility. Tulfo, who chairs...
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, Nov. 25, expressed alarm over alleged corruption involving the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) use of Letters of Authority (LOAs), claiming that a significant portion of collections from these audits do not reach the...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said on Monday, November 24 that the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is ready to release a partial report on its investigation on the anomalous government flood control projects. “We will file a partial committee report, based on the...
The Senate is set to look into the alleged money-making scheme involving Letters of Authority (LOAs) issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), following a series of complaints from small to big businesses afflicted by such activity. Sen. Erwin Tulfo, in filing Senate Resolution No. 180 said...
