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asked Due Diligencer in an email whatever happened to the tax case of Golden Donuts Inc.

“Would you know if the case has progressed lately, considering that PRRD has made it known to all that said corporation owes the government money?” the reader asked.

In my response, I told the reader that President Prresident Duterte has been talking about Dunkin’ Donuts, but has not made any effort to collect the right taxes.

In asking me about the alleged non-payment of correct taxes by Golden Donuts Inc., the reader cited a Due Diligencer piece titled, “Who is afraid of Dunkin’ Donuts?” The piece appeared on Dec. 10, 2013.

Well, I thank the reader for including Due Diligencer in reading Honestly, I don’t know what had happened since 2013 when I wrote the column about Dunkin’ Donuts. It is up to the BIR’s present leadership to collect what should be collected. Period.

There is no sense in tolerating non-payment of taxes. It is up to the BIR people to collect what they must collect. No ifs and buts.

Due Diligencer’s take

I am surprised that some of the more concerned public investors prefer to email newspapers such as to express their complaints. Have they lost trust in the government, even when President Duterte has been trying his best to bring his administration closer to the people? PRRD, after all, is the President of this Republic, since he ceased to be mayor of Davao City.

Why not write PRRD instead? He might be interested, too, in knowing what you feel about certain government department executives who, to say the least, may be “sleeping on the job.”

As used here, “sleeping on the job” should mean “forgetting to read your emails” or “ignoring the ordinary citizens.”

If you are among the public or ordinary citizens who still remain hopeful about the future of this country, then you are and should be in good company. Nothing is wrong with being optimistic.

taxes from Golden Donuts? If the company is liable to pay P1.51 billion for taxable year 2007, why should the agency’s collectors be afraid to apply the law in this case, regardless of who gets hurt?

*** By the way, the listing of Philippine Depositary Receipts by ABS-CBN Holdings Corp. and GMA Holdings Inc. did not make the two companies public. The issue here is not about listing but about ownership. If the PDRs issued by the two broadcast companies are partly owned by foreigners, what could have made from Rappler Inc.? Just asking.