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Maria Ressa: 6 arrest warrants in 2 months 'not regular'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 07:28 PM

MANILA - Rappler chief Maria Ressa on Saturday said she believes she is getting "special treatment" from the government as she has had to post bail for six times in 2 months, which she said is "not regular." Read more »

Reklamong tax evasion laban kay Richard Gutierrez, ibinasura ng DOJ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 05:20 PM

Ibinasura ng Department of Justice (DOJ) ang reklamong tax evasion laban sa aktor na si Richard Gutierrez at sa kanyang RGutz Production Corp. sa resolusyon na inilabas ngayong Miyerkoles. Read more »

BIR files tax evasion raps vs 13 firms, 7 people

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 03:31 PM

The Bureau of Internal Revenue filed with the Department of Justice on Thursday tax evasion cases against 13 companies and 7 individuals based in Quezon City and Manila for over P600 million in alleged tax liabilities.   Read more »

DOJ junks Ressa, Rappler Holdings’ plea to reconsider tax fraud indictment

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 10:04 PM

The DOJ is standing by its earlier decision indicting journalist Maria Ressa and her company, Rappler Holdings Corp. (RHC), over tax evasion charges. Read more »

Tax court acquits Ligots of P428-million tax deficiency case

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 16 04:40 PM

The Ligots were accused of tax evasion for the years 2002, 2003, and 2004 and failure to supply correct information in their joint income tax return for 2001. Read more »

BIR files raps vs. 2 companies, 4 individuals over P2.8-B unpaid taxes

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 06:41 PM

A Pampanga-based couple may face possible jail time and billions in fines after the Bureau of Internal Revenue found that they manufactured cigarettes using fake tax stamps. Read more »

BIR files tax raps against 20 firms, 4 businessmen

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 04:42 PM

Charged along with the corporations were their responsible officers. Read more »

Rappler chief Maria Ressa posts P204,000 bail for tax cases at CTA

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 04:09 PM

MANILA - Rappler president Maria Ressa on Tuesday posted a P204,000 bail at the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) for three cases of failure to file tax returns and one case of tax evasion filed by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Read more »

UN rapporteur calls on PH govt to drop cases vs Ressa, Rappler

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 07 02:18 AM

MANILA - A day before journalist Maria Ressa is set to be arraigned on tax evasion charges, a United Nations expert has called on the Philippine government to drop the criminal cases filed against her and her company.   Read more »

Palace denies Duterte hand in Rappler boss' looming arrest

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 04:39 PM

The looming arrest of online news site Rappler's chief executive officer for alleged tax evasion is not political persecution, Malacañang said Monday.   Read more »

Ressa returns to Manila facing possible arrest

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 03 01:49 AM

Amid fears of her being arrested due to multiple tax evasion cases filed by the government, journalist Maria Ressa arrived in Manila saying she was ready to face these charges. Read more »

DOJ files 5 tax evasion cases vs Rappler Holdings, Maria Ressa

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 04:31 PM

MANILA - The Department of Justice has filed 5 separate tax evasion cases against Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC) and its president Maria Ressa before a Pasig court and the Court of Tax Appeals. Read more »

BIR files 24 tax evasion cases vs 3 individuals, 18 companies

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 07:47 PM

MANILA - The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday filed before the Department of Justice (DOJ) 24 tax evasion cases against 3 individuals and 18 companies based in Makati and Quezon City for over P1.1 billion in alleged tax liabilities. Read more »

DOJ indicts Rappler for tax evasion

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 07:15 PM

The Department of Justice has found probable cause to indict the holding company of news website Rappler for tax evasion.   Read more »

BIR sues businesswoman for P13.48M in unpaid taxes

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 23 02:53 PM

MANILA - The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Tuesday filed two criminal complaints against a businesswoman for willful failure to pay P13.48 million worth of taxes. Read more »

BIR accuses 2 couples of evading P150,000 in taxes in property sale

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 05:51 PM

Two couples face imprisonment if they are found to have evaded payment of more than P150,000 in taxes in the sale of a piece of land, as alleged by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) in its complaint filed Friday. Read more »

BIR files charges vs. 9 companies over tax evasion

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 05:30 PM

The Bureau of Internal Revenue on Friday filed tax evasion charges against 9 companies and their officers for failure to pay income, withholding, value-added and other taxes cumulatively amounting to around P439 million. Read more »

BIR files tax raps vs real estate firm, 2 businessmen

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 03:29 PM

The Bureau of Internal Revenue on Friday filed tax evasion charges against two businessmen and a corporation based in Northern Luzon over about P16 million in total deficiencies. Read more »

China hits movie star Fan Bingbing with huge fines for tax evasion

Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 03:29 PM

The 37-year-old actor, whose June disappearance touched off wild speculation about her whereabouts, has appeared in the "X-Men" and "Iron Man" film franchises, attracting more than 62 million online followers in China. Read more »

Trump helped parents shield millions from taxes -New York Times

Reuters
Posted at Oct 03 08:17 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump engaged in tax schemes that included cases of fraud in which he and his siblings helped their parents dodge taxes, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Read more »