In another surprise move by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, a request was sent to the NTC and ISPs to block several international websites for failure to remit proper taxes from operating within the Philippine internet domain.
A copy of the letter was sent to the National Telecommunications Commission to demand ISPs to block access to certain social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter for failure to submit tax declarations from their operations in the Philippines.
Facebook and Twitter are among the top destinations of Filipinos with the country being dubbed as the social media capital of the world.
BIR Commissioner Kim Henares estimates about Php350 million have been transacted thru Facebook and Twitter since 2009 when they became popular in the Philippines and started offering advertising.
“The Bureau has been monitoring Facebook and Twitter for the last three fiscal years. It is within our authority to look into their operation and request the proper agencies like NTC to block them if they do not cooperate…“, Comm. Henares added.
The BIR has a target collection of Php1.46 Trillion for the year 2014 and it has already missed its targets in January. Seeking out new avenues to increase their collections has been a strategy of the bureau for the past couple of years.
The NTC has yet to act on the request of BIR. PLDT and Globe refused to comment on the matter.
{ Photo credit: ManilaTimes.net }
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lol block kita sa FB ko, haha
Iclose na lang fb…dahilan pa yan ng kaliwaan e!
Nice article for April Fools! Funny!!
wahahahahaaha 2011 pala FB nya dami nya utang sa FB pag siningil sya Mark!
Tsk.. Tsk.. So obsessed with money.. The government is really stinky than all of the garbage/poop in the sewers…(even this is an April fools day thing.. But still)
SHIBA LUMA!!
its a part of game of the phillipine government
the internet doesnt have any boundaries or territories
ang tanga naman nito grabe lahat na lang!
Be Cool Guys! April Fools lang to kahapon…
so you want to control the whole world
KALA MO DI GUMAGAMIT NG FACEBOOK TONG KUMAG NA TO
HOY JAN KA MAGALING…
GAGO MATINDI TONG COMMISIONER NA TO AH. BLOCK MO RIN SIKAT NG AEAW!
April Fools!
HAHAHAHAHA… APRIL FOOLS DAY!!!! ayos din ang BIR…
Mga punyatera -_- Puro sila huthot ng pera lahat nalang ng bagay lalagyan ng tax tas sa bulsa lang nila mappunta ! Mga palusot nilang pang hikayat luma na . dati wala akong pakelam sa mga tax2 na yan pero masyado ng obvious kalokohan nila
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Itumba -__-
Pero April Fools Pa din :D
Mga buwaya talaga….NGA NGA na lang mga people!
Some people should read the fine print.
Well played YugaTech, well played. :)
Why is this government focusing on tax collection rather than focusing to change this country to be a better place? officials are all the same they don’t love our country instead they love money.
I AGREE. Our government only loves money that’s why they are into politics. Good speech to promise people.. After that, wala na. You just use your position and power for money and you don’t give a damn what is happening to our country. You only focus on money and revenge.
haha !! april fools .. im one of the victim !! xd!!lolz!!
haha…., pag ako naka blog at may income sa ads, i block din kaya ako ng ibang bansa?