The Court of Tax Appeals on Tuesday accepted and ‘approved’ the bail bond of P204,000 paid by Rappler Holdings president Maria Ressa before the CTA could issue a warrant of arrest against her.
“In view of the voluntary surrender of the accused Maria A. Ressa before the Court, the Cash bond in the amount of P60,000 posted for her provisional liberty is hereby accepted and approved,” the CTA said in a resolution penned by Presiding Justice Roman del Rosario.
Ressa herself went to the CTA First Division, where all her cases were filed, to pay the cash bond.
The CTA issued three other resolutions, one for each tax charges against Ressa and Rappler.
The bail recommended for Ressa amounts to P60,000 for each count of violation of Section 255 of the National Internal Revenue Code for incorrect and inaccurate information on income tax return for 2015, and value-added tax returns for the third and fourth quarters of 2015.
Ressa also paid a cash bond worth P24,000 for one count of violation of Section 254 of the NIRC, also known as tax evasion.
Ressa will be arraigned on January 23, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. as per the CTA ruling.