One of the former top brass of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), retired Lieutenant General Edilberto Adan, was included in the rap sheet filed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) against Mighty Corporation.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday (March 12) admitted having personal ties with the owner of local tobacco company Mighty Corporation but stressed that he never unduly favored the businessman because of their relationship.
Local tobacco products firm Mighty Corporation can’t write a check just yet to settle its supposed billion-peso tax liability from the alleged use of fake tax stamps.
Although no criminal complaints have been filed yet, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has told Prosecutor General Victor Sepulveda to carry out a speedy preliminary investigation of Mighty Corporation owner Alexander Wongchuking.
President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to let local tobacco company Mighty Corporation off the hook for faking tax stamps if it pays double the amount of money it owes the government.
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has urged three government agencies to huddle over the supposed criminal liabilities of Mighty Corporation owner Alexander Wongchuking.
No one can put the handcuffs on Mighty Corporation owner Alexander Wongchuking just yet even after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered his arrest, said Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II.
Mighty Corporation owner Alexander Wongchuking has given his assurance that he will cooperate with authorities in any investigation that will be made against him.
The lawyer of Mighty Corporation owner Alexander Wongchuking has denied that his client ever tried to bribe President Rodrigo Duterte.
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) spokesman Ferdinand Lavin clarified Tuesday (March 7) that no arrest order was issued against Mighty Corporation owner Alexander Wongchuking.
