VP Sara's husband's firm faces tax probe amid asset declaration questions
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has launched a formal tax investigation into Cale88 Foods Corp., owned by the husband of Vice President Sara Duterte. The company is also under scrutiny for alleged underdeclaration of assets in the VP's Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) and suspicious financial inflows.
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