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INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS: FREE “TAX KOMIKS” IN NEGOSYO CENTERS SOON. The first Tagalog comic text released as a guide on time-efficient business registration and tax filing will be available for free in Negosyo Centers soon. Tax advocate and Center for Strategic Reforms (CSR) Founding President Mon Abrea (left) and Bank of the Philippine Islands Foundation Executive Director Faye Corcuera (right) met recently (30 January) with Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez (center) for the ceremonial turnover of Tax Komiks: ‘VAT Ganun? Bakit Ako May Tax?’, a material that aims to empower the public and aspiring entrepreneurs by providing reader-friendly guidelines and information on time-efficient business registration and responsible tax payment. The partnership is in line with DTI’s thrust towards entrepreneurship education, highlighting the active role of entrepreneurs as nation-builders. The trade chief has always emphasized the relevance of pursuing an entrepreneurial nation as key towards economic prosperity of every Filipino. (END)