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President Benigno Aquino III orders campaign against smuggling, illegal gambling and other similar worsening problems.
The cleansing begins - and hopefully it's serious to the end.
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To check smuggling and billions in uncollected taxes, the country's port operations, especially that of the Manila International Container Port, will be closely looked into , says Customs Commissioner Angelito Alvarez.
Run after tax evaders and smugglers or go after RATS. They aggravate the budget deficit.
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Smuggling has worsened especially during the last elections, disclose informants, hence the need to check it now.
Plug revenue leaks together with the BIR - and fill our empty national coffers.
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''Our target is P280 billion, and I am confident that we will be able to attain the target or even exceed that,'' Alvarez, a CPA and former SGV man, adds.
Tax collection is addition and multiplication. Do it well.
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Evasion of various taxes will likewise be checked, vows BIR Chief Kim Henares as she issues new revenue regulations.
Time to check tax evasion and ''compromise'' by cheating businessmen and big-time taxpayers.
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Illegal gambling such as jueteng, unauthorized operations of small-town lottery (STL) outlets and similar activities will be stopped , vows DILG Sec. Jesse Robredo.
Violators should be charged and jailed. No more ''Mga Anak ng Jueteng''!
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Transparency and accountability will likewise be promoted within the Philippine National Police (PNP) and attached agencies like the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP)and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Lobredo adds., As P-Noy wishes: Service, integrity and ''walang tong.''
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Over-pricing of electricity and stumbling blocs to greater power investments will also be looked into, promises Energy Sec. Jose Rene Almendras.
Let there be light - cheaper and more efficient!
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The status of the North Rail Project will be also reviewed for speedy completion, says DoTC Chief Jose de Jesus.
No derailment, please. Finish it ASAP for the benefit of many.
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Operations at the NAIA will be improved, vows new GM Honrado, while irregularities in the issuance of flying course certificates, especially in Clark, will be looked into by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippine (CAAP).
Check 'em all. Time for us to fly safer and faster!
