THE cities of Manila and Caloocan have filed multiple criminal complaints on Thursday against 19 entities owing hundreds of millions in taxes to the government.
The city of Manila, in particular, filed a dozen separate criminal complaints with the Department of Justice against ten corporate taxpayers and one single proprietor for “Willful Failure to Pay Taxes” totaling P 239.2 million. One company is charged with two separate complaints, according to documents from the city.
The papers cited that Gulfoss International Corp., a domestic corporation engaged in importing, exporting, buying, selling, trading and distributing of goods, is being sued for a total deficiency tax liability amounting to P3,428,171.20.
Freight handling and logistics services firm Fiesta Cargo and Logistics Inc. is also being sued for a total deficiency tax liability amounting to P3,748,757.14.
The local government is also running after 690 Food Corp. for a total deficiency tax liability for taxable year 2016 amounting to P2,100,583.36.
The papers said that Cox Trucking Corp. and Haleiwa International Corp. had total deficiency tax liability of P12,913,773.13 and P26,465,787.92, respectively. It cited another firm, Phil. Shoe Expo Mktg. Corp., as having tax liability amounting to P47,471,801.91.
Other entities the local government of Manila sued are: Powerphil Trade and Logistics Corp. (tax liability at P44,567,615.40; Professional Cleaners and Manpower Services Inc. (P10,631,156.93 owed in taxes); and, Quartas Ninas Enterprises Inc. (P2,422,431.24 in total deficiency tax liability).
Meanwhile, Micro Quadkeys Corp. faces two separate criminal complaints having being sued for a total deficiency tax liability amounting to P22,774,191.96 and P18,780,863.20.
Cecille Paner Braza, the proprietor of Uhe Trading, is being sued for a total deficiency tax liability amounting to P43,902,022.91, inclusive of increments.
In Caloocan, eight delinquent taxpayers were also sued for “Willful Failure to Pay Taxes” totaling P61.2 million.
Among those the Caloocan government said they charged were: D’ibex Advertising owner Jeffrey So Dela Paz for total deficiency tax liability of P6,956,885.51; R. E. Auto Supply owner Ma. Eliza Santos Yap for a total deficiency tax liability of P4,178,474.34; Lambino Enterprises owner Jonnel Marcial Lambino for a total deficiency tax liability of P3,797,021.89; and, Han San Lumber and Construction Supply owner Jin Xu Cai for a total deficiency tax liability amounting to P1,937,209.75.
Also charged were: Danilo Bernardo Perez for a total deficiency tax liability amounting to P2,710,428.83; Robert Alicna Ong, the sole proprietor of Ongson Builders, for a total deficiency tax liability amounting to P5,179,250.72; and, Gerard Padua Munda for a total deficiency tax liability amounting to P2,208,247.96.
Jobill Best Agri Seeds Co, a partnership duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is also being charged for a total deficiency tax liability amounting to P34,219,764.77.