1. Barangay officials involve in shooting incident
Two persons were killed by two identified persons as Barangay officials of San Andress, Malvar and a bodyguard of Barangay Berinayan, Laurel, Batangas in Malvar, Batangas.
The fatalities were identified as Gaudencio Magabo and Ernesto Valencia and the suspects identified as Barangay Chaiman Hedelito Morcilla and bodyguard Vladimir Canuso.
Belated reports reaching Camp Crame that the incident happened at about 9:45 PM last Tuesday in Barangay Santiago, Malvar, Batangas.
Initial investigation revealed that the victims were walking together with their other companions heading towards LIMA Land Corp in the said Barangay were shot by the suspects numerous times with no clear reason.
Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) declined the issuance of temporary restraining order (TRO) filed by other courts apart from Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) concerning their tax collections as conveyed by BIR Commissioner Joel Tan-Torres in a press conference held on Friday.
Judges from Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Makati and Davao City have questioned the collection activities done by the BIR and had issued them with TROs.
In the said conference, BIR, as stated by Commissioner Tan-Torres, has just issued a Revenue Memorandum Order No. 42-2010 referring to the Tax Code that only CTA has the authority to prohibit BIR from their activities regarding tax collections.
Prohibitions other than orders from CTA must be cancelled and annulled, Commissioner Tan-Torres added.
BIR also affirmed that they are capable of filing an administrative case against the illegal acts perpetrated by judges in the said areas.
“We have duly notified them of the illegality of their action and are preparing the necessary steps to prevent the occurrence of these acts in the future. We are warning all parties, including RTC judges, to desist from doing these illegal acts,” commented by BIR Commissioner Tan-Torres. (Camille Marie Ponce and Rose Anne Valledo)
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