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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is thinking of lowering our income taxes.

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While the con-com was created by the President last September through Executive Order No. 459, Ermita stressed its members are independent-minded and experts in their respective fields and careers.
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"Citizens assert so much of their rights but not their duties, such as paying of taxes. There should be a balance between rights and duties," said Jose Abueva, former University of the Philippines president and chairman of the 49-member consultative commission (con-com) to propose amendments to the 18-year-old Charter.
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While the con-com was created by the President last September through Executive Order No. 459, Ermita stressed its members are independent-minded and experts in their respective fields and careers.
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