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Cale88 nakabenta ng P150 milyon kahit 2 lang staff

Malou Escudero - Pilipino Star Ngayon
Cale88 nakabenta ng P150 milyon kahit 2 lang staff
anumpa ang apat na prosecution witnesses bago sumalang sa ika-35 araw ng impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte. Sila’y sina Philippine Savings Bank Branch Operations Department Head Irene Ishida; Arcy James Gonzales, branch manager ng Asia United Bank’s Davao Toril Branch; Security Bank Branch Banking Group Head Leslie Cham at Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. Anti-Money Laundering Division Head Atty. Niña Feren Aguilar.
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MANILA, Philippines — Kinuwestiyon ni Senator-Judge Joel Villanueva kung paano nakapagtala nang mahigit P150 mil­yong benta ang Caleb88 Foods Corporation kahit dalawa lamang ang empleyado nito, batay sa 2024 Audited Financial Statements (AFS) ng kumpanya.

Sa ika-37 araw ng impeachment trial ni Vice President Sara Duterte, lumitaw sa AFS ng Caleb88, na iniuugnay sa asawa ng Bise Presidente na si Atty. Manases “Mans” Carpio, na umabot sa P150.76 milyon ang benta nito noong 2024 ngunit nagtala rin ng P6.13 milyong pagkalugi.

Ayon kay ­Villanueva, nakaaalarma at mahirap ipaliwanag kung paano napatakbo ng dalawang empleyado lamang ang ganito kalaking operas­yon.

“This is alarming, Your Honor. You’re looking at a company with P150 million sales, P6.13 million ang losses, dalawa ‘yung empleyado?” tanong ni Villanueva.

Sinabi naman ni BIR Chief of Staff Anne Loraine Garcia-Marquez na tila imposible ang ganitong setup maliban kung halos awtomatiko o machine-driven ang operasyon ng kumpanya.

Sinilip din ni Senator-Judge Francis “Kiko” Pa­ngilinan na ang idinekla­rang salaries and wages ng Caleb88 na P1.227 milyon lamang noong 2024, o katumbas ng humigit-kumulang P97,000 kada buwan batay sa 13-buwang pasahod.

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