President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he has ordered the arrest of Alex Wong Chu King, owner of local cigarette manufacturer Mighty Corp., for the alleged use of fake cigarette tax stamps.

"Yes. I ordered his arrest. He's the one behind the fake cigarette stamps," Duterte told reporters. Mighty Corp. is facing a P1-billion tax evasion case over the use of fake cigarette tax stamps.

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