Manila, July 21 -- Collections of both the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) went up in June this year, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said. In a recent informal press chat, Recto said that based on preliminary data, the BIR collected a total of PHP200.52 billion, up from the PHP170.03 billion collection in the same month last year."I think, so far the BIR is doing a good job, they're growing roughly by 14 percent," he said.Recto said the higher collection was mainly driven by value added tax, excise tax, and corporate income tax.The BOC's collection, meanwhile, also went up to PHP77 billion from PHP74.6 billion in June 2024.Recto said he recently met with top officials of the BOC to discuss a catch up plan, no...