10/22/20 More POGO workers leave Subic Bay About 85 per cent of the Chinese workers hired by POGOs in the freeport area have been retrenched since March.
10/19/20 PAGCOR says POGOs must pay new tax Rodrigo Duterte’s government has approved a new economic relief package that changes the way POGOs are taxed.
10/13/20 POGO exodus: number of foreign worker applications halves There were 49 per cent fewer requests for permits between January and September compared to the same period last year.
09/20/20 26 POGOs found in violation of Philippine law Almost half of POGOs listed the same addresses as those of their service providers despite being required to hire Philippine sevices.
09/16/20 BIR ordered to return income tax to POGO The Bureau will have to return over US$2.37 million to a gaming company located in City of Dreams Manila.
09/15/20 Philippines seeks to double tax income from POGOs The government will tax turnover instead of revenue, and expects to take about US$361 million a year.
09/08/20 29 POGOs have resumed operations POGOS will now be concentrated in hubs, with two already in construction.
09/06/20 Immigration officers face prosecution over POGO scandal Nineteen officers are suspected of having been involved in a scheme to bring in illegal workers for POGOs.
08/27/20 New bill to regulate POGOs’ foreign workers Foreign nationals would not be able to be employed without the Department of Labor’s authorisation.
08/23/20 Philippines wants US$2.87bn from POGOs A new law could regulate a 5 per cent franchise tax that would be charged on all bets made within the country.
08/13/20 Less than 100 POGOs active during lockdown Philippine offshore operators have not been successful in obtaining the necessary permits for foreign workers to return.
07/28/20 BIR tells PAGCOR: 5% tax was set in 2017 BIR Commisioner Caesar Dulay has cited a revenue memorandum from 2017 to contradict Pagcor’s claim that the tax is new.
07/12/20 Whistleblower claims POGOs using app to pay lower taxes A software developer says she was asked to build an app to allow POGOs to keep parallel books and pay lower taxes.
07/10/20 POGOs won’t voluntarily leave the Philippines A law firm representing POGOs says the slowdown during lockdown is the reason some POGOs haven’t applied for BIR clearance.
07/08/20 ASPAP: separate registered and illegal POGOs ASPAP has called on the government to distinguish more carefully between registered and illegal operators.
