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00:00Tax Awareness Month this February, we asked some of our fellow citizens if they would like to know where they can go to pay their taxes.
00:11We will tell you on this episode of Street Hear It Live with Bam Alegre.
00:14Bam!
00:19Igan, according to a saying, there are only three types of taxes.
00:22There are life, death, and taxes.
00:24And now, it's Tax Awareness Month, we asked people on the street what they would like their fellow citizens to do.
00:32Here's Street Hear It.
00:37Now, it's Tax Awareness Month, the theme is,
00:39Face the Taxes, Let's all Succeed!
00:41It's true, if we use the right thing according to what we talked about,
00:45Ruben Cabantog once had a milestone as a vendor.
00:48But when he arrived at the hospital without money, he was barely noticed.
00:52This is where he hopes to feel what he's paying for his taxes.
00:54Like me, I'm a melter.
00:57I even ran to the hospital in Basay.
01:01If I don't have money, you won't notice me.
01:05So, I hope that our government will build a hospital for the poor.
01:12While Jamal Barautong is a driver, his wish is simple.
01:15He hopes that many people will study and benefit from the taxes paid by many Filipinos.
01:19I just want programs that will help people like those who are studying.
01:26That's all I want.
01:27In 2023, 2.52 trillion pesos were collected by the BIR.
01:32In 2024, they were able to collect 2.85 trillion pesos.
01:39This is the highest collection in two decades.
01:43More than 300,000 establishments in the country visited and were verified by the BIR.
01:48257 million pesos were collected by the BIR through compliance checks.
01:5374,000 establishments registered.
01:56Currently, 5.7 million are registered business taxpayers.
02:00The taxes collected by us should be used to improve our quality of living,
02:05such as education, health services, and infrastructure.
02:08That's why Romel Poquita wishes that this will reach all of us,
02:12and not just the pockets of the government officials.
02:15Where do you want to see that tax?
02:18In the future.
02:20We need to see that our taxes will be used for the benefit of the people,
02:29not for the benefit of others.
02:36In the program of the BIR, the President is trying to convince people
02:42to avoid or violate the laws,
02:46not just the tax collection,
02:48because the implementation of the tax law will be more restrictive.
02:51This is Street Theory from Pasay, Bamalegre for GMA Integrated News.
03:11Transcription by ESO. Translation by —

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