THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) filed criminal and tax evasion charges against Rappler Holdings Corp., the parent company of online news outfit Rappler Inc., and its officers before the Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday, claiming they deliberately failed to pay P133 million in taxes.

Among those charged were Maria Ressa, Rappler Holdings president and businessman and technology investor James Bitanga, treasurer.

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