MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has placed its enforcement units on heightened alert against illicit vape and tobacco products as consumer activity picks up during the “Ber” months and ahead of the Christmas season. “We are receiving intelligence and market information on the increased risk of illicit vape and tobacco products entering the market as holiday demand picks up. Our enforcement teams are already on high alert. There will be no holiday for enforcement against illicit vape and tobacco,” Commissioner Charlito Martin R. Mendoza said in a statement issued on Wednesday. Mendoza has directed regional and enforcement offices […]...

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