Mikey, wife attend preliminary hearing on tax evasion case

MANILA, Philippines—Ang Galing Pinoy Representative Mikey Arroyo and his wife Angela Montenegro-Arroyo arrived at the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday to attend the preliminary hearing on the P73.85-million tax evasion case filed against them by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

Accompanied by their lawyer Ruy Rondain, the couple arrived at the DOJ some 15 minutes earlier than the scheduled 2 pm proceeding.

The Arroyos personally subscribed to their joint counter-affidavit before a panel of prosecutors led by Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Lagrimas Agaran.

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