Illicit cigarettes.

Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. leads the 2025 nationwide destruction activities of illicit cigarettes and other goods across 12 designated sites, with Porac, Pampanga serving as the primary destruction hub. The large-scale operation is a joint effort spearheaded by the Office of the Commissioner through the Large Taxpayers Service and the Operations Group’s 19 Revenue Regions. The BIR will destroy 14.3 million packs of illicit cigarettes valued at around P2.1 billion with an estimated tax liability of P6.4 billion.