Senator-Judge Risa Hontiveros revealed during Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial that CALE88 Foods Corp., linked to her husband Manases Carpio, received remittances from Ukrainian firm Arkmen LLC, which is facing criminal proceedings over alleged fraud and money laundering involving 1.225 million euros.
Hontiveros said court records showed that proceedings against the Ukrainian company began in May 2025, while its last remittance to CALE88 was recorded on May 30, 2025.
She also cited court orders involving a search of Arkmen’s premises and the freezing of a suspect’s full shareholding in the company.
Bureau of Internal Revenue official Anne Loraine Garcia-Marquez said the BIR coordinates with the Anti-Money Laundering Council to deter violations but noted that bank secrecy laws limit access to bank account records.
Garcia-Marquez added that if the remittances represented sales, CALE88 should have declared them in its annual income tax return.
Source: PhilNews24 | October 10, 2026
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