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BIR request to block Facebook, Twitter over tax issues

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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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

163 Responses

  1. Avatar for Jacki Jacki says:

    I visit day-to-day a few sites and websites to read content, however this blog presents
    feature based content.

  2. Avatar for Mark Mark says:

    lol block kita sa FB ko, haha

  3. Avatar for trish de leon trish de leon says:

    Iclose na lang fb…dahilan pa yan ng kaliwaan e!

  4. Avatar for Fred Fred says:

    Nice article for April Fools! Funny!!

  5. Avatar for padrig padrig says:

    wahahahahaaha 2011 pala FB nya dami nya utang sa FB pag siningil sya Mark!

  6. Avatar for I hate you I hate you says:

    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!!

  7. Avatar for emerito legaspi emerito legaspi says:

    its a part of game of the phillipine government

  8. Avatar for BOLSYET BOLSYET says:

    the internet doesnt have any boundaries or territories

    ang tanga naman nito grabe lahat na lang!

  9. Avatar for AB AB says:

    Be Cool Guys! April Fools lang to kahapon…

  10. Avatar for Windoors Windoors says:

    so you want to control the whole world

  11. Avatar for OPLOK OPLOK says:

    KALA MO DI GUMAGAMIT NG FACEBOOK TONG KUMAG NA TO
    HOY JAN KA MAGALING…

  12. Avatar for OPLOK OPLOK says:

    GAGO MATINDI TONG COMMISIONER NA TO AH. BLOCK MO RIN SIKAT NG AEAW!

  13. Avatar for Abel Abel says:

    April Fools!

  14. Avatar for AprilBoyRegino AprilBoyRegino says:

    HAHAHAHAHA… APRIL FOOLS DAY!!!! ayos din ang BIR…

  15. Avatar for John John says:

    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
    .
    .
    Itumba -__-

  16. Avatar for Lezaj Lezaj says:

    Mga buwaya talaga….NGA NGA na lang mga people!

  17. Avatar for Kitten Poesje Kitten Poesje says:

    Some people should read the fine print.

    Well played YugaTech, well played. :)

  18. Avatar for DIE DIE says:

    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.

    • Avatar for Neo Neo says:

      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.

  19. Avatar for Karen M Karen M says:

    haha !! april fools .. im one of the victim !! xd!!lolz!!

  20. Avatar for bert bert says:

    haha…., pag ako naka blog at may income sa ads, i block din kaya ako ng ibang bansa?

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