ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines The Philippine Navy seized P17.8 million worth of cigarettes smuggled aboard a motorboat off an island in Sulu. Rear Adm. Francisco Tagamolila Jr., commander of Naval Forces Western Mindanao and Joint Task Force Poseidon,
MANILA, Philippines The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has confiscated 11.5 million packs of illicit cigarettes with an estimated tax deficiency of P8.54 billion. The BIR simultaneously raided a factory in Bulacan and three warehouses in Valenzuel