Manila, Feb. 2 -- The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee will hold a hearing this week to examine the Bureau of Internal Revenue's (BIR) resumption of the issuance of letters of authority (LOAs) and mission orders (MOs), Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson said Monday.

Lacson, panel chair, said the committee has to be formally briefed on the reforms and safeguards the BIR instituted to prevent abuse of LOAs against taxpayers.

"The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee needs to be formally informed of the new reforms instituted by the BIR in relation to the issuance of LOAs and if safeguards are already in place to prevent or at least minimize abuse committed against our taxpayers, then we may have to conclude the committee hearings on the matt...