Pili Kitot

20/02/2026

Ang mga PILIPINO ay OVERTAXED. Nasasabi na overtaxed ang mga negosyo sa Pilipinas dahil marami, paulit-ulit, at mabigat ang buwis at bayarin na kailangang pasanin—lalo na ng small at medium businesses (SMEs).

1. Maraming klase ng buwis. Hindi lang iisa ang binabayaran ng negosyo.

Income tax
Value-Added Tax (VAT) o percentage tax
Withholding taxes (sa sweldo, renta, suppliers)
Local taxes (mayor’s permit, business tax, barangay clearance)
Government contributions (SSS, PhilHealth, Pag-IBIG)

Kahit maliit ang kita, marami pa ring kailangang bayaran.

2. Double o overlapping taxes. May mga buwis na parang inuulit lang sa ibang level.

National tax + local government tax
VAT ka na, may local business tax pa
May income tax, pero may withholding pa sa bawat galaw

Resulta: isang kita, maraming bawas.

3. Mataas kumpara sa serbisyo. Ramdam ng negosyo na mataas ang buwis pero kulang ang balik (infra, logistics, power cost, red tape)

Kaya ang tanong ng marami: “Saan napupunta ang buwis kung mahirap pa rin mag-negosyo?”

4. Mas mabigat sa small businesses ang complexity Ng compliance

Ang malalaking kumpanya:
May accountants
May tax lawyers
May incentives

Pero ang maliliit: Isang mali lang sa filing, may penalty agad. Walang choice kundi sumunod kahit masakit sa cash flow

5. Madalas magbago ang rules. Nakaka-stress at dagdag gastos sa oras at tao.

Palit ng memo
New compliance
New forms
New deadlines

6. Indirect taxes ramdam din.

Mataas ang kuryente (dahil may tax din)
Mahal ang logistics
May import duties

Lahat ‘yan, cost na ipinapasa sa negosyo.

7. Isa pang dahilan kung bakit ramdam na unfair at mabigat ang buwis sa negosyo ay dahil:

👉 Ang business tax ay nakabase sa GROSS SALES, hindi sa PROFIT o KITA.

Ibig sabihin:
Kahit maliit lang ang tubo, Kahit malaki ang puhunan, Kahit break-even lang o lugi pa 👉 May business tax ka pa rin.

Lalo na sa buy and sell:
Malaki ang puhunan
Maliit ang patong
Minsan ilang porsyento lang ang kita

Pero ang buwis? 👉 Parang akala malaki ang kinikita, dahil base sa benta, hindi sa tunay na tubo.

Resulta:
Malaki ang kain ng business tax, nauubos hindi lang ang kita, kundi pati puhunan at pagod, nawawala ang chance mag-ipon o magpalago ng negosyo.

***Bottom line***

Hindi lang dahil mataas ang tax rate, kundi dahil:
✅ marami
✅ magulo
✅ paulit-ulit
✅ nakabase sa benta, hindi sa kita
✅ kulang ang balik

kaya nasasabi ng marami na overtaxed at unfair ang sistema sa negosyo sa Pilipinas—lalo na para sa small at medium businesses.

18/02/2026

Hirap mo mahalin Pilipinas 🥳

POST FOR AWARENESS

Patagal nang patagal…
pabulok nang pabulok ang sistema sa Pilipinas.

Yung mga gustong maghanapbuhay,
pinapahirapan sa requirements.
Pinapahirapan sa buwis.
Pinapahirapan sa penalties.
Kapag nagkulang ka — kulong.
Kapag na-late ka — may multa.
Kapag nalugi ka — problema mo ‘yan.

Samantalang may mga tambay na may ayuda.
May sustento.
Hindi pagod.
Hindi puyat.

Hindi ko sinasabing masama ang tumulong sa mahihirap.
Kailangan ‘yan.

Pero sana…

huwag namang parang kasalanan ang magsikap.

Ang maliliit na negosyante —
hindi kriminal.
Hindi kalaban ng gobyerno.
Hindi kalaban ng bayan.
Kami ang nagbibigay trabaho.
Kami ang nagbabayad ng renta.
Kami ang bumubuhay ng pamilya.
Kami ang nagbabayad ng buwis kahit masakit.
Dugo at pawis ang puhunan namin.
Hindi ayuda.
Kung may dapat tulungan,
‘yung mga lumalaban din sana ng patas.

Hindi lang ayuda ang kailangan ng negosyante —
kundi gabay, malinaw na sistema,
at patas na pagpapatupad ng batas.

Hindi kami umaasa sa libre.
Ang gusto lang namin:
huwag pahirapan ang gustong umasenso.

Sa dulo, hindi kami titigil.
Kahit pabulok ang sistema,
lalaban pa rin kami ng patas.







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13/02/2026

Grabe ka BIR😡
May business ka 10% ang patong mo sa mga items. Tapos mag VaVAT ka ng 12%. Paano ka pa kikita? Di ka naman pwede magpataas kasi masyado na mahal sa market and wala na din bibili sau kasi mahal ka na masyado, so nasa 10% lang talaga ang pwede mo ipatong. Haaays! Pilipinas! Ang hirap mo mahalin!😡

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BIR Revenue District Office 043 - Pasig City

"You may not see it from your desks, but on the ground, we are breaking.”

That line appears in an open letter written by a Filipino entrepreneur using the name Small Business Owner PH, addressed to the Bureau of Internal Revenue Philippines. The letter was shared in the Facebook group BIR Tax Updates, Tax Problems, & Business Concerns: CPADavao.com. It is not a manifesto against taxes. It is a plea from someone who says the system is “slowly taking the life out of us.”

The letter speaks of owners covering salaries when sales are down, borrowing money just to stay open, and living in fear of penalties that arrive without clear explanation. “We are not billion-peso companies with accountants and lawyers at arm’s reach,” the business owner says. “We are mothers, fathers, breadwinners.”

Business owners describe anxiety at the sight of BIR letters, repeated submissions for minor errors, and inspections that feel more like threats than guidance. Some admit to closing shop. Others talk about under-declaring income just to survive. That is what happens when compliance feels punitive instead of supportive.

The letter’s clearest demand is fairness. “We dream of a BIR that can see the difference between honest small business owners and those who abuse the system. We dream of a process that guides instead of terrifies, that mentors instead of punishes, that treats us like partners — not targets.”

It ends with a reminder often repeated but rarely acted on. Small businesses are the backbone of this nation.

If you’re a small business owner, what has your experience with the BIR really been like so far?

Report by Kenneth M. del Rosario

10/02/2026

With Anti-Red Tape Authority – I just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

10/02/2026

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02/02/2026

BOSS? O STRESS? 😡

i-rant ko lang ang BOSS dito sa Sorsogon.
Ang mahal na ng binayaran sa Mayor’s Permit, tapos may extra bayad pa sa Barangay Clearance.

Pagdating sa PINAKAHULI na step—akala mo makukuha na ang permit—may pahabol pa rin.

👉 “Punta na lang po kayo sa barangay, hindi po namin ma-print kasi di naibigay signature.”

Ha??? 🤯
Kami pa ang mag-a-adjust?

Sa Irosin naman, lalo na sa SANITARY—
👉 pirmi late
👉 pag abot mo, sasabihun madamo pa daw ingigibu
👉 tapos dahilan pa may in-attendan daw

Kung on-time lang sana, edi hindi nagkakapatong-patong ang papeles!

Ganito ba ang Business One-Stop Shop?
Nasaan ang “ease” kung pahirap pa rin?

Paki-check naman po ito.
Anti-Red Tape Authority

👇 Mga naka-experience din, mag-comment po.

03/12/2025

Kaipuhan may pakiaram kita. Pashare.
🎵 “Puno nin Sorsogon” (Sorsoganon Version)

03/12/2025

Kaipuhan may pakiaram kita. Pashare.
🎵 “Puno nin Sorsogon” (Sorsoganon Version)

30/11/2025

🌳 WHY ALLOW THIS, DENR? 🌳
An Open Question from the People of Sorsogon

We are deeply concerned about the recent approval to cut down the trees in Sorsogon Capitol Park — a place that has been part of our city’s identity, history, and daily life.

Capitol Park isn’t just land.
It’s where families gather, where children play, where students rest, and where our community finds shade, peace, and heritage. 🌿

So we ask, DENR, with all respect:
👉 What is the basis for approving the cutting of these trees?
👉 Was there a full environmental impact assessment?
👉 Why was the community not properly informed?
👉 What alternatives were considered before deciding to remove them?

In a time when we should be protecting green spaces, why are we losing one of the few we have left? 😔

We urge Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and our local leaders:
📢 Please explain this decision to the people.
📢 We deserve transparency and accountability.
📢 Save our trees. Save our park. Save our heritage.

🌱

23/10/2025

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