07/01/20 Philippines to cancel POGOs’ foreign workers permits The Department of Labor is waiting on confirmation from PAGCOR to automatically revoke POGOs’ foreign workers’ permits.
06/30/20 Revenue falls 14% at Philippine casinos Casino operations in the first quarter were heavily impacted by quarantine measures in the Philippines, but POGOs saw an increase in revenue.
06/30/20 PAGCOR warns POGOs leaving Philippines The body warns that two POGOs have pulled out of the Philippines due to tax battle with the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
06/27/20 Four Philippine casinos reopen with capacity limits PAGCOR has confirmed it allowed four companies outside Metro Manila to resume operations at the beginning of June.
06/24/20 Legislators insist on 5% tax for POGOs Representative Robert “Ace” Barbers says Philippines law makes no distinction between local and foreign operators and that all POGOs must pay the tax.
06/23/20 11 POGOs allowed to resume operations 11 operators have been given the green light by PAGCOR and the BIR.
06/11/20 PAGCOR expects P2.5 billion in remainder of 2020 The total for the year will be significantly less than the P5.73 billion the agency cashed last year.
06/10/20 PAGCOR promises to solve POGO issues before elections The agency will seek to avoid the problems being used as leverage during political campaigns.
06/09/20 PAGCOR: casinos to reopen by July The agency has also remitted an additional P5 billion in cash dividends to the Philippine National Treasury.
05/25/20 PAGCOR publishes reopening guidelines Regulator outlines health and safety measures for licensees preparing to reopen post Covid-19 pandemic.
05/06/20 POGOs not entitled to tax breaks Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) will not qualify for any tax incentives related to the Covid-19 outbreak.
05/04/20 POGOs allowed to partially reopen Offshore gaming operators can resume activity but with just 30 per cent of their workforce.
04/28/20 PAGCOR profits drop 50% in Q1 Profit for the period fell by 49.9 per cent to Php777.4million (US$15.3million).
04/23/20 ‘Lift POGO suspension to boost tax revenue’, says politician Eric Go Yap, joined PAGCOR Chief Andrea Domingo in arguing for offshore gaming operations to continue in the country.
04/14/20 Philippines Senate wants to privatise all PAGCOR casinos Senate Minority Leader says state-owned casinos should be sold to raise funds to help fight Covid-19.
