By Anna Leah Gonzales ILLICIT TOBACCO. The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Revenue Region No. 13–Central Visayas, together with the Bureau of Customs Port of Cebu, destroyed seized illicit tobacco products and manufacturing materials on Aug. 13, 2026, in an activity led by Finance Secretary Frederick Go. The destruction covered 170,052 packs of illicit cigarettes, 1,567 boxes and sacks of cigarette raw materials, and two production machines sei…
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