00:00And the Bureau of Internal Revenue, or BIR, continues its crackdown on illicit tobacco,
00:05protecting an estimated 460.98 million pesos in government revenue.
00:10Operations in Pampanga included raids on warehouses,
00:14seizing illegal cigarettes, counterfeit excise stamps, and manufacturing equipment.
00:19BIR officials said these successive actions disrupt illegal tobacco supply chains
00:24and strengthen compliance with excise tax laws.
00:27Commissioner Charlito Martin Mendoza emphasized that enforcement safeguards public funds
00:32and protects legitimate manufacturers from unfair competition.
00:36Follow-up investigations are underway to hold warehouse owners and other parties accountable
00:42under existing tax and criminal laws.
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