Witness flags exposure of BIR officers’ names after defense shows LOAs

Inquirer.net - Oct 9, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — A Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) official on Friday raised to the impeachment court her concern about the exposure of the names of their revenue officers in public after the defense team displayed confidential Letters of Authority (LOAs) on screen. Prosecution witness Anne Loraine Garcia-Marquez, chief-of-staff of the BIR Commissioner, brought up

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Police issue update in Rochdale murder investigation after John McGarry, 56, dies

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Celebrity plastic surgeon is executed in front of customers in Marbella clinic after 'threats from a disgruntled customer' as Swedish 'teen hitman' is arrested

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3 dead after landslide hits uphill village in Cebu City

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