How will Bongbong address estate tax issue? Spokesperson says, ‘We've answered that many times’

"We've answered that many times."

This was the response of Attorney Vic Rodriguez, spokesman of presumptive President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., when asked how would the former senator deal with the family's tax liabilities amounting to P203.819 billion.

Rodriguez assured the public that Marcos, as the incoming president, would implement and follow Philippine laws.

"What about the estate tax? We've answered that many times," Rodriguez said at a press briefing.

"The President-elect Bongbong, once he is president and even before he assumes officially as president, siya ay manunumpa sa ating Saligang Batas, siya ay manunumpa sa ating watawat so susundin niya bilang Chief Executive Officer, ipapatupad niya ang batas at tutupadin niya ang isinasaad ng ating Saligang Batas at 'yung mga batas na naayon doon sa ating Constitution," he added.

(He will swear before the Constitution and the Philippine flag; therefore, he will implement and follow the laws stated under our Constitution.)

A Supreme Court document showed that the ruling to affirm the Court of Appeals decision on the Marcos estate tax in 1994 was final and executory and that the deficiency income was unappealable.

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) sent a demand letter to the Marcoses last year regarding their tax deficiencies.

The Department of Finance said the BIR continues to demand the settlement of the estate tax debt of the Marcos family.

Rodriguez has maintained that the properties, which were the subject of the tax case, were still under litigation. — DVM, GMA News