MANILA, Philippines — Three former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) officials face criminal tax charges after Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) uncovered years of unfiled tax returns, underreported income and tax liabilities amounting to more than P1.68 billion.
The bureau on Thursday said the Department of Justice (DOJ) approved the filing of criminal tax cases against former DPWH officials Jaypee De Leon Mendoza, Henry Alcantara, and Brice Ericson Hernandez following separate investigations that showed significant discrepancies between their declared income and actual expenditures, as well as instances of non-filing and underreporting of tax returns.
The cases involve combined tax liabilities amounting to P1.687 billion and are expected to be elevated before the Court of Tax Appeals following the DOJ's finding of probable cause.
