BUREAU of Internal Revenue Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. announced his commitment to pursue the digitalization plans of the BIR together with Asian Development Bank after the ADB approved a $400-million loan to help the efforts of the Philippines and the BIR to modernize tax administration, systems and processes. “The…
T-129 ATAK Helicopter loitering over the target area(Photo courtesy of PAF) MANILA-The Philippine Air Force (PAF) announced the conclusion of the nine-day gunnery competition tasked to test the skills and accuracy of its strike, monitoring and detection assets. The event took place at the Col. Ernesto Rabina Air Base in Capas, Tarlac between May 16 to 24, PAF spokesperson Col. Maynard Mariano said in a statement Friday. These exercises were formally known in PAF and military circles as "SANAY-TUDLA II" and "SIMEX III". He said the gunnery competition was highlighted by the participation of the PAF's air defense, command, control, communications, computers, information/intelligence, surveillance, targeting acquisition and reconnaissance (C4ISTAR), search-and-rescue systems and surface strike-capable assets. These assets were divided into two teams supported by other PAF units corresponding to their core systems under the Integrated Air Operation System, Mariano s
MANILA, Feb. 17 Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has expressed confidence that the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) would be able to overshoot its P2.08-trillion collection target this year as it faces the “great task” of raising as much revenues as possible to fund the comprehensive effort of defeating the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting the nation’s economic recovery.
Dominguez said the digitalization initiatives put in place by the BIR under the leadership of Commissioner Caesar Dulay, along with its improved administrative systems and dedicated workforce, will enable the bureau to achieve its 2021 collection goal.
The collection performance of the revenue agencies, especially the BIR, “will greatly matter for our nation’s future, Dominguez said.
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