BIR Adds 9 Medicines for Cancer, Diabetes, Hypertension, Kidney Disease & Tubercolosis in List of VAT-Exempt Medicines

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The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), under the leadership of Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui, Jr., has issued Revenue Memorandum Circular (RMC) No. 59-2025 dated June 11, 2025, to circularize the latest list of medicines now exempt from Value-Added Tax (VAT), as endorsed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Department of Health (DOH).

The said issuance updates the list of VAT-exempt products to include additional medicines for the treatment of cancer, diabetes, hypertension, kidney disease, and tuberculosis, specifically:

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The VAT exemption of the specified medicines is in accordance with Republic Act No. 10963 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law, and Republic Act No. 11534 or the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act. The exemption takes effect upon the issuance and publication of the corresponding FDA Advisory.

“The BIR stands in full support of the DOH and FDA in advancing health equity. The tax system should never be a barrier to medical treatment, no Filipino should have to choose between their health and their basic needs. This VAT exemption is a concrete step toward ensuring that life-saving and life-sustaining medicines are within reach for all,” said Commissioner Lumagui.

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A Lawyer, Yes. But the Law Should Be a Shield for the People—Not for Pride.

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Sara, you are a lawyer. But a diploma means nothing when the law is used to shield arrogance instead of uphold justice.

₱125 million. Spent in just 11 days as “confidential funds.”

According to the Commission on Audit, ₱73.9 million of that is flagged with a Notice of Disallowance—no clear purpose, incomplete documentation, and reportedly spent on office supplies.

All while teachers scramble for chalk.

Students crowd into classrooms like sardines.

And tricycle drivers suffer through soaring fuel prices.

But instead of explaining, you hid behind your Senate allies—who forced the case back to the House. A move that directly contradicts our Constitution, which mandates the Senate to try impeachment cases, not to dismiss or remand them. There is no such thing as a “remand” in the Constitution. This is not a neighborhood dispute. This is impeachment. And impeachment is sacred.

You face seven articles of impeachment:

Unexplained confidential fund spending

Statements perceived as threats to Marcos and others

Unexplained wealth

Violations of anti-graft laws

Links to the drug war and extrajudicial killings

Acts of destabilization and sedition

Gross betrayal of public trust

This is not petty political drama.

This is the people's demand for truth.

Don’t say this is just “politically motivated.” Because let’s be honest—everything in politics is politically motivated. That’s not the point.

The real question is: Are you guilty or not?

You can’t point to other people’s faults to erase your own. If others are also guilty, investigate them too. But today, you are the one being questioned.

You are the one who must answer.

And if your hands are truly clean—why run from trial?

Why not respect the constitutional process?

Proverbs 28:1 says, “The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.”

If you have nothing to hide, then stand up.

Prove you serve the people, not just your own name.

The impeachment trial is the path to truth.

Let it proceed. Let the evidence speak.

Let justice, not politics, prevail.

Because in the end, politicians come and go.

But our democratic institutions—the Senate, the Constitution, the process of accountability—must endure.

They are what we must protect. For today. For tomorrow.

Fellow Filipinos, this government does not belong to any politician or dynasty.

And if the powerful protect each other—who will protect us?

We will.

We, the people, are the true sovereign.

And anyone unwilling to be held accountable does not deserve the public’s trust.

We cannot stay silent while our democratic institutions are trampled.

We cannot sit idle while the Constitution is defiled.

So today, we rise.

For the dignity of our government.

For the rule of law.

For the future of our children.

The Philippines belongs to its people—not to lawyers who twist the truth, not to leaders who fear investigation.

Hold the guilty accountable.

Defend our institutions.

Awaken the nation.