Bayan Muna party-list has filed a resolution asking the House of Representatives to investigate unpaid taxes of the estate of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos. READ:
Bayan Muna Reps. Ferdinand R. Gaite, Carlos Isagani T. Zarate and Eufemia C. Cullamat sought the probe in aid of legislation.
“Worse, there is a possibility that this tax deficiency may not be collected at all in the event of another Marcos presidency,” according to a copy of the resolution. The son of the late strongman Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. is leading in presidential opinion polls. The congressmen said the multibillion estate tax could fund much needed aid and social services amid a coronavirus pandemic.
In a statement, he said Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” M. Domagoso must have an “enlightened reason” for urging Vice-President Maria Leonor “Leni” G. Robredo to quit the presidential race.