IT expert as BIR chief; lawyer as deputy for operations

President-elect Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr. on Friday named a fresh set of nominees for the two top posts in the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).

“Marcos has chosen Lilia C. Guillermo, a former Deputy Commissioner of the BIR, to head the country’s leading tax collection agency as Commissioner-designate,” said press secretary-designate Rose Beatrix Cruz-Angeles.

Currently, an Assistant Governor at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Guillermo heads the BSP Technology and Digital Innovation Office and manages the BSP’s I.T. Modernization Roadmap of 2018-2033.

Guillermo is cited for successfully implementing the Philippines Tax Computerization Project, which established a modern tax collection system for the BIR and the Bureau of Customs (BoC).

Guillermo’s strong background in Information Technology and her almost four decades of service at the BIR complements President-elect Marcos’ objective of boosting the country’s revenue through efficient tax collection.

Cruz-Angeles said “Joining Guillermo at the BIR is Atty. Romeo “Jun” Lumagui Jr. whom the President-elect nominated as Deputy Commissioner for Operations-designate.

“Lumagui,” the press secretary-designate said, “is a tax lawyer with decades of experience who once served as the Regional Investigation Division Chief of Revenue Region No. 7B East NCR.”