“2025 national budget the only case to reach SC”
FactRakers rated this: Partly false
FactRakers says: Petitions challenging the national budget have been filed and decided by the tribunal in the past
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“ABS-CBN employed a dubious subsidiary, Big Dipper, to operate like a tax shield to evade the payment of billions of [pesos in] taxes due to the government.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: During a congressional hearing in 2020, both the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Philippine Export Processing Zone Authority cleared ABS-CBN of any tax liabilities.
“ABS-CBN is using its subsidiary, Big Dipper, to hide the right amount of taxes it should pay.”
Vera Files rated this: False
Vera Files says: Big Dipper and ABS-CBN have been paying their taxes correctly over the years, according to officials from the BIR and Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) who testified in a congressional hearing on ABS-CBN’s franc…