THE PHILIPPINE Tax Academy (PTA) is set to establish its main campus on a 10-hectare lot at the New Clark City in Tarlac, which has already been allotted by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority. PTA currently holds office at the EDPC Building at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Complex. Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltran, in a statement on Monday, said the PTA is now filling up approved positions such as administrative and educational posts. The PTA, created under Republic Act 10143, is intended to “serve as a learning institution for tax collectors and administrators of the government and selected applicants from the private sector.” All officials and personnel of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the Bureau of Customs, and the Bureau of Local Government Finance “shall be required to undergo the re-tooling and enhancement seminars and training programs to be conducted by the Philippine Tax Academy.” — Beatrice M. Laforga