Tag: former Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima

Graft, corruption, smuggling cases filed vs. Aquino, Purisima over Shell tax anomaly

(Eagle News) A graft case and other criminal charges were filed against former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and former Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima before the Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday (September 14) . The charges were filed due to failure to collect P100 billion in taxes from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. (PSPC) from 2004 to 2009. Aquino and Purisima were charged with violation of Section 3(e) and 4 of Republic Act 3019 or […]