BIR chief Mendoza moves to BOC, to be replaced by DOF's Ligon

Bureau of Internal Revenue Commissioner Charlito Mendoza will move to head the country's other main revenue-collecting agency, the Bureau of Customs, while Finance Department official Rolando Ligon Jr. will take over as the country's top taxman.

In a statement on Thursday, Mendoza said he is looking forward to the new duties of "strengthening border protection, sustaining revenue collection, and facilitating legitimate trade."

"We have important work ahead of us, and I am ready to get started," he said.

Mendoza, who was appointed to head the BIR one year ago, taking over from Romeo Lumagui, now succeeds Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno at the BOC.

In turn, Mendoza will be replaced at the BIR by Ligon, who leads the Department of Finance's Revenue Operations Group as undersecretary. — BM, GMA News

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