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.
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 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.
06/26/20 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.
06/24/20 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.
06/19/20 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 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.
