MANILA, April 3 -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said 63,139 vape products with an estimated total tax liability of PHP151.1 million were seized from three warehouses in Manila and Rizal province.

In a statement on Wednesday, BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said the warehouses with illicit vape products were raided by the BIR last March 27, 2024.

Lumagui said the perpetrators behind the three warehouses in Manila and Rizal will face criminal and civil charges under the National Internal Revenue Code.

"Register your vape businesses and we will help you. Pay the proper excise taxes on your vape products and we will help you. The raids and confiscation of vape businesses and products is the result of your non-registration and no...