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BIR witness confirms letter of authority for Cale88, firm of Sara Duterte's husband

By balita.fyi Newsdesk ยท Editor: Bart Sakwerda ยท ยท AI-written from the reports listed below

The Bureau of Internal Revenue has issued a letter of authority for Cale88 Foods Corp., a listed business of Vice President Sara Duterte's husband Manases Carpio, BIR official Anne Loraine Garcia-Marquez confirmed at the impeachment trial, GMA News reported. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian cited a gap between Cale88's declared sales of P208 million and P700 million in remittances found by the Anti-Money Laundering Council.

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