Tax lawyer earlier tapped to be deputy named BIR commissioner

Then-Bureau of Internal Revenue Deputy Commissioner Romeo Lumagui in a raid of a warehouse of alleged illegal vapes in Tondo, Manila on Nov. 4, 2022.

The STAR / Jesse Bustos

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has designated tax lawyer Romeo Lumagui Jr. as commissioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the Office of the Press Secretary said Tuesday.

The OPS said Lumagui, a BIR deputy commissioner prior to his new appointment, took his oath on November 15.

The Palace said that Lumagui also earlier served as technical assistant to the commissioner. He was also chief for tax fraud for Revenue Region No. 6, Manila; Revenue Region No. 4, Pampanga and Revenue Region No. 7B, East National Capital Region.

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