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By Pam CASTRO Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted Tuesday of her final tax evasion charge, in the latest legal victory for the veteran journalist as she battles to stay out of prison. Ressa smiled as the judge delivered the verdict in the years-long case, an AFP journalist inside the courtroom said. The 59-year-old, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov in 2021, has been fighting multiple charges filed during […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Internal Revenue has filed a tax evasion case against the corporate secretary of Kapa Community Ministry International Inc. The charges against Reyna Lobitana Apolinario, also the wife of Kapa head pastor and founder Joel Apolinario, that were filed before the Department of Justice stem from her alleged willful attempt to evade or defeat tax, failure to file returns, supply correct and accurate information, pay taxes, withhold and remit taxes and refund […]
(Eagle News) – Rappler CEO Maria Ressa pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, April 3, to four tax evasion cases stemming from the failure of Rappler Holdings Corporation’s to reflect the total gains in its 2015 tax returns. “This is my first arraignment of the 11 legal cases filed against us in 14 months. Posted bail 8 times. Each of the 4 tax charges today carry max 10 yrs in prison. That’s 40 yrs! But […]
(Eagle News)—-The Court of Tax Appeals has denied the plea of Rappler Holdings Corp. and executive editor Maria Ressa for the charges of tax evasion to be junked against them. In junking their plea, the First Division ruled the four amended information against them accomplished their purpose. “The Supreme Court has ruled that an Information need only to state the ultimate facts constituting the offense and not the finer details of why and how the crime […]
(Eagle News) — The Court of Tax Appeals has acquitted former military comptroller Jacinto Ligot and his wife in a P428-million tax evasion case. In acquitting Ligot and his wife Erlinda, the third division said the prosecution failed to “prove beyond reasonable doubt” the two filed false income tax returns and Statements of Assets Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) from 2001 to 2004. “The evidence relied upon by the prosecution to prove their allegations have either […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they have granted immunity to a publisher who paid $150,000 to a Playboy model to prevent her from going public with her claim to have had an affair with Donald Trump. The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York said it had reached a “non-prosecution agreement” with American Media Inc (AMI), publisher of the tabloid the National Enquirer. Trump’s former lawyer, Michael […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Tax Appeals’ decision junking the tax evasion case against former Rep. Mikey Arroyo. In dismissing the prosecutors’ appeal of the CTA’s decision, the SC noted the existence of “procedural defects and substantive deficiencies” in their petition. The SC said the CTA also “did not act capriciously or whimsically in absolving [Arroyo] of the charges,” noting that it “fully disclosed the various reasons” why the government’s allegations do not […]
Ressa posts P60,000 bail in tax evasion case (Eagle News)–A Pasig court has ordered the arrest of Rappler’s Maria Ressa for tax evasion. Pasig Regional Trial Court Branch 265 Judge Danilo Buemio issued the arrest order on Nov. 28, after Ressa was charged for violation of Section 255 of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997. The judge set the bail for Ressa’s temporary liberty at P60,000, which she has already posted. Last week, the […]
(Eagle News) — Rappler CEO an executive editor Maria Ressa confirmed that there was an arrest warrant for her issued for the tax evasion cases she is facing. On Sunday night, Dec. 2, Ressa upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, said that she was “ready to post bail” and that she came back home to the country, “ready to face all these (cases).” “We have multiple cases and we will continue to […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Justice’s National Prosecution Service has found probable cause to indict Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC), its president Maria Ressa, and its accountant for tax evasion based on a complaint filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. The BIR complaint arose from Rappler’s failure to reflect in its 2015 tax returns “the total gains of almost P162.5 million which it realized from its issuance of Philippine Depository Receipts (PDR) to […]
Public accountant who “certified” Rappler financial statements also a no-show By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Rappler Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa and treasurer James Bitanga were no-shows in the Department of Justice hearing on the P133-million tax evasion case filed against Rappler Holdings Corporation by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, on Tuesday, April 19. Public accountant Noel Baladiang of R.G. Manabat and Company was also a no-show in the hearing that marked the start of […]
(Eagle News) — The Court of Tax Appeals has cleared former presidential son Mikey Arroyo in the P27.3-million tax evasion case filed against him. In its 69-page decision dated March 21, the First Division said this was after the prosecution failed to prove the son of former President Gloria Arroyo had underdeclared his wealth in his income tax returns in 2004 and 2006, and in 2007. According to the court, the BIR’s “net worth method” […]
