BIR-AMLC joins forces in Tax Fraud Audit of Contractors, Public Officials, and Private Individuals involved in Flood Control Scandal

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Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. held a meeting together with Executive Director Matthew David of the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) last September 12, 2025. Together with auditors from the BIR and investigators from the AMLC, the two agencies discussed how tax evasion and money-laundering charges may be filed against companies and individuals involved in anomalous flood control projects.

"The BIR is in close-coordination with the AMLC in relation to the tax fraud audit of companies and individuals involved in anomalous flood control projects.  The AMLC has visibility over the bank transactions of these companies and individuals. This data is crucial in completing the tax fraud audit of the BIR because the Senate and House of Representatives investigations show that there is undeclared wealth or income. This joint BIR-AMLC investigation will ensure that all revenue streams and assets of those involved will be accounted for. No stone will be left unturned," Commissioner Lumagui stated.

The AMLC has the power to require the submission of bank reports on companies and individuals that are suspected to be engaged in money laundering. These bank reports and transactions can be analyzed with tax returns and payments in conducting a tax fraud audit. If the wealth of the contractor or individual as stated in bank records does not have corresponding tax payments, then there is a case for tax evasion.

"The BIR will conduct a tax fraud audit of all contractors, public officials, and private individuals involved in anomalous flood control projects. The BIR is already in coordination with the AMLC, DPWH, COA, LRA, LTO, and other government agencies. The BIR is also ready to cooperate with the investigation of the Independent Commission for Infrastructure, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. All available BIR personnel have been deployed for this investigation," Commissioner Lumagui stated.

The BIR has been conducting a parallel investigation since President Bongbong Marcos Jr. announced the top 15 flood control contractors in a press conference. This parallel investigation extended to companies and individuals outside the top 15 contractors due to the findings of the Senate and House of Representatives hearings. The BIR has also taken into account which contractors have Ghost Projects that were confirmed by the President and the Department of Public Works and Highways.

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐚𝐠𝐝𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐦 𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐧𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐧 𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐖𝐅 𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐠𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐲𝐨𝐧, 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐚 𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧

 

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Nagtungo ang iba’t Ibang katutubong pangkat sa Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino upang pagtibayin ang isang makasaysayang pagsasagawa ng Memorandum ng Unawaan noong 4 Setyembre 2025, sa layuning maprotektahan ang katutubong wika at ang mga banta sa karapatan ng kanilang mga lupa.

 

Pinagtibay ang Lagdaan ng Memorandum ng Unawaan ng Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF) at ng Pambansang Konseho ng Katutubong Mamamayan ng Pilipinas (PKKMP) sa Bulwagang Romualdez, KWF.

Layunin ng MOU na higit na maging aktibong magkatuwang ang KWF at PKKMP sa pagpapalaganap at pagpapaunlad ng wikang Filipino at lahat ng mga katutubong wika sa Pilipinas partikular na sa pagtatatag ng mga Bahay-Wika sa mga ancestral domain/land ng bawat pamayanang katutubo upang mapreserba ang kanilang wika at panitikan.

 

Para sa unang panig, dumalo ang mga opisyal at kawani ng KWF sa pangunguna nina Tagapangulong Barrios-Taran, Komisyoner Abdurahman, at Komisyoner Mendillo. Sa ikalawang panig naman ay dumalo ang mga opisyal at miyembro ng PKKMP sa pamumuno nina Dato Binalan Hanas, Pangulo at Bai Libun Labeh Diamante, Pangalawang Pangulo kasama ang iba pang mga katutubo.

Kasama sa mga larawan ang mga opisyal at kawani ng KWF at mga opisyal at miyembro ng PKKMP.

The AI Revolution You Haven't Heard About: Welcome to the Age of Nano Banana

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In the quiet corners of the digital world, a seismic shift is underway. It’s not happening in the headlines or on the main stage of tech conferences. Instead, it’s being whispered about by artists, designers, and content creators who have discovered a new kind of power—a creative force so subtle, yet so profound, it’s changing the very fabric of how we make things. Its name? Nano Banana.

At first glance, it seems like a quirky, almost absurd, name for a technological breakthrough. But for those who wield it, Nano Banana is no joke. It’s a tool that shatters creative limitations and transforms the mundane into the magical. This isn’t about just generating new images from scratch; it’s about a surgeon’s precision and a poet’s imagination, all rolled into one. It’s the art of digital alchemy, and here are 30 ways it’s already reshaping our world.

The World as a Canvas: Reality Reimagined

What if every street corner was a potential film set? What if you could drop your characters into any scene with a single click? This is the core promise of Nano Banana. With "Annotate the real world," creators are no longer bound by location scouting. They can simply point, click, and overlay fantastical elements onto a real-world photo. A street can become a fantastical marketplace, a building can be shrouded in mist, or a simple backyard can be transformed into a portal to another dimension.

But the real magic lies in its ability to bend reality to your will. Need to update an old family photo? "Photo restoration & colorization" breathes life back into faded memories. Want to move your dog from the sofa to a mountaintop without them ever leaving the house? "Merge photos into new scenes" stitches realities together seamlessly. It’s not just editing; it’s rewriting history, one pixel at a time.

The Art of Transformation: Objects, Subjects, and Style

The creative process is often a battle against tedium. But Nano Banana turns that struggle into a dance. "Transfer styles between images" allows artists to paint a sneaker with the brushstrokes of Van Gogh or imbue a building with the texture of an ancient fresco. It’s a direct conduit from imagination to reality, bypassing the painstaking hours of manual work.

This power extends to living subjects as well. The days of reshooting an entire scene because of a distracting background are over. With "Remove people from photos" and "Clean up crowded shots," photobombers and clutter vanish as if they were never there. And for fashion designers and stylists, the possibilities are endless. "Replace outfits" and "AI fashion lookbooks" allow for instant, high-stakes creative decisions without the need for expensive photoshoots and physical samples. The entire fashion industry is about to be turned on its head.

The Narrative Engine: Storytelling Unchained

The most powerful stories are often born from a single spark of an idea. Nano Banana is the kindling that turns that spark into a bonfire. "Meme & comic panel generation" transforms a casual photo into a viral sensation or a concise narrative. It democratizes storytelling, making it accessible to anyone with a phone and a creative impulse.

For those working on larger projects, the tool is nothing short of a revolution. "Storyboarding film scenes" allows filmmakers to convert rough sketches into professional, cinematic frames, streamlining the pre-production process and bringing abstract ideas to life in vivid detail. And for musicians, "AI art for music videos" is a game-changer, turning lyrics and moods into stunning visual overlays that move and evolve with the rhythm.

The Final Frontier: Immersive Worlds

As we move toward a future of augmented and virtual reality, Nano Banana stands ready at the gate. "Build AR-Ready scenes" generates 2D and 3D assets that can be seamlessly imported into AR/VR environments. It's the key that unlocks the door to a world where digital and physical realities merge, where the virtual is indistinguishable from the real.

This isn’t just about convenience; it’s about a new creative paradigm. It’s the realization of a dream where the barrier between thought and creation has been all but dissolved. The list of 30 uses is just the beginning. Nano Banana is not just a tool; it's a new medium, a new language, and a new way of seeing the world. The question is no longer "what can you make?" but "what will you imagine?"