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Omega Electronics, Inc., a VAT-registered taxpayer, receives an NIRC assessment dated June 2, 2025, for deficiency in output VAT for May 2025 in the amount of PHP 8,000,000, with payment due June 25, 2025. It does not pay by the due date. On July 15, 2025, the BIR issues a separate delinquency notice for failure to pay on time for the period May 1–May 31. On August 12, 2025, Omega pays PHP 3,000,000. On September 30, 2025, Omega pays the remaining PHP 5,000,000 plus applicable interest and surcharges. (a) Distinguish whether the PHP 8,000,000 is tax deficiency or tax delinquency, and explain why. (b) Did delinquency attach in Omega’s case, and does the payment on August 12 cure the delinquency or merely extinguish the deficiency? (c) What remedies or recourses does Omega have to challenge the deficiency or the delinquency and to protect its interests going forward?