Manny Pacquiao’s bank accounts in the Philippines have been frozen, stopping him from fulfilling his promise to help typhoon victims in his homeland, according to his promoter.
The Associated Press in Manila first reported that Pacquiao, a congressman in the country, hasn’t proven to the country’s Bureau of Internal Revenue that he paid taxes in 2008-09 and that unless it’s clarified, he owes $50 million (2.2 billion pesos) in back taxes as of July.
Pacquiao said he paid taxes in the United States following his victories against Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya and that a treaty prevents double taxation. AP reported a criminal case was dropped by prosecutors for the boxer’s alleged unpaid taxes in 2010.

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