MANILA, Feb. 15 -- The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday filed 14 criminal charges against the officers and accountants of two ghost corporations before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court and Metropolitan Trial Court.

In an ambush interview after the filing, BIR Commissioner Romeo Lumagui Jr. said criminal charges were filed against five corporate officers and accountants of alleged ghost corporations, Decarich Supertrade, Inc., and Redington Corporation, for selling fake receipts and sales invoices.

"Unang bahagi pa lang ito at tuloy tuloy ang magiging pagsampa ng kaso (This is only the first part and we will continue filing case)," he said.

Lumagui said that in 2023, the BIR filed cases at the Department of Justice (DOJ)...