07/07/20 BIR commissioner continues to investigate POGOs The POGO Task Force is said to be working on calculating the final withholding tax firms owe for their foreign workers.
07/05/20 Secretary says POGOs paid under the table Two Philippine senators have asked for allegations of unoffocial payments from POGOs to be investigated after Foreign Affairs Secretary’s tweet.
07/05/20 BIR eases tax rules for POGOs Requirements to restart operations after the Covid-19 lockdown have been revised.
07/02/20 POGOs must settle bills before leaving the country The presidential spokesperson has said POGOs are liable for tax bills even if they decide to shut down operations and leave the Philippine market.
07/01/20 Warnings on economic impact of POGO “exodus” ASPAP is concerned about potential job loses, the impact on the real estate industry and the economy in general.
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.
06/26/20 Philippines: no tolerance on POGO tax evasion In an official transmission from Malacañang Palace, the presidential spokeperson has weighed into the debate on POGOs’ tax obligations.
06/25/20 The Philippines expects P20 billion from POGOs The Deparment of Finance says P20 billion is the minimum offshore operators should be giving to Philippines state coffers each year.
06/20/20 Work on Bloomberry’s new Philippines IR restarts Construction of the integrated resort has restarted after being halted for over a month due to Covid-19 measures.
06/19/20 Senator De Lima to investigate POGOs Senator Leila De Lima is proposing Congress reconsider offshore operators’ position in the Philippines.
06/17/20 POGOs boost demand for office space Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators accounted for 13% of the total demand in the first five months of 2020.
06/11/20 Plans for new Manila IR revealed International Entertainment Corp has begun the process to request a provisional license from PAGCOR.
06/05/20 Fewer than 10 POGOs approved to reopen Many applications in the Philippines have been denied or stalled, in some cases because of unpaid tax on workers’ salaries.
