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"May the free press win in all these cases" Rappler Holdings Corporation and its president Maria Ressa have been acquitted ...
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Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion
Philippine Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa was on Wednesday acquitted of tax evasion, among a slew of charges she has ...
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BIR files P1.2-b tax raps against five illegal vape traders
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Tuesday filed before the Department of Justice P1.2 billion tax evasion charges against ...
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Spain court orders Shakira to stand trial for tax fraud
A Spanish court has ordered Colombian music superstar Shakira to stand trial on charges of tax fraud to the tune ...
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Chinese celebrities given 10-day deadline to settle unpaid taxes
China’s tax authorities have set a 10-day deadline for entertainers and social media influencers to pay overdue taxes, part of ...
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’Non-filing of ITR, not tax evasion’
The camp of presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. said Thursday the non-filing of income tax returns was different from ...
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Actress hit with $46 million tax fine
Top Chinese actress Zheng Shuang was hit with a $46 million tax evasion fine Friday while references to film star ...
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Walk the talk, Palace dares Manny on taxes
Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao should “walk the talk,” Malacañang said Thursday after the boxer-senator’s previous tax evasion case was brought ...
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SEC supports easing of bank secrecy law to combat crimes
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Thursday it supports the proposed easing of the bank secrecy law to reinforce the ...
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Rappler boss denies tax evasion raps, blames Rody
Maria Ressa, chief executive of news website Rappler, was in court on Thursday to deny dodging taxes as authorities continue ...
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