Manila, Sept. 15 -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said its month-long nationwide enforcement drive covering fuel, illicit vape products, sabong (cockfighting) operations and Cash Register Machine/Point-of-Sale (CRM/POS) compliance, yielded major seizures.

In a statement Tuesday, BIR said it inspected 11 cockpit arenas in Metro Manila and South Luzon and identified 297 machines and devices without a permit to use and not included in its records.

BIR also destroyed a total of 240,550 illicit vape with an estimated tax liability of PHP1.54 billion.

Fuel testing and marking operations were likewise conducted, covering 421 fuel stations nationwide.

Of these, 257 stations tested positive for fuel marking, while 164 failed confirmator...