President Marcos’ godson Romeo ‘Jun’ Lumagui Jr. is no longer the commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Finance Undersecretary Charlito Mendoza will replace Lumagui.
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00:00President Marcos' godson, Romeo June Lumagi Jr., is no longer the commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
00:07Malacanang confirmed this on Wednesday evening, November 12.
00:11Finance Undersecretary Charlito Mendoza will replace Lumagi.
00:15Mendoza once headed the department's revenue operations group.
00:19Lumagi's abrupt exit was a surprise to many.
00:21Under him, the BIR reportedly exceeded its collection target for 2024.
00:25It was the first time in over two decades that the agency met its collection target, excluding 2020, the height of the pandemic.
00:33A day before his replacement was announced, Lumagi ordered a major personnel overhaul across the agency's regional offices.
00:40On November 6, he led the filing of tax evasion complaints against former DPWH engineers Henry Alcantara, Bryce Hernandez, and JP Mendoza over an alleged tax liability of 1.6 billion pesos.
00:52Hours before news of his replacement broke, Lumagi shared a post by a social media personality and lawyer praising the BIR for conducting lifestyle checks on public officials.
01:03Lumagi says in a statement on Thursday, he is confident in handing over the BIR to Mendoza in a much better state.
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