Government goes after illegal recruiters of POGO workers
Malacañang said the government will run after illegal recruiters of workers for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations or POGOs. “Anything illegal, ...
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Distractions from the state of the nation
"We are overwhelmed by the immensity and weight of everything." The Bea-Gerald-Julia thing has distracted us long enough ...
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China airs ‘grave concern’ over Pagcor’s POGO hub
China on Thursday expressed “grave concern” over a proposal to transfer Chinese working in offshore gaming operators to self-contained communities ...
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Castelo wants BIR, BI to probe POGOs in QC
Quezon City Councilor Winston Castelo wants the Bureau of Internal Revenue and other concerned government to probe the employment of ...
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Pogos: New growth driver
Philippine offshore gaming operations, or Pogos, are reshaping the economy, just as the business process outsourcing sector sprang some 20 ...
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Aliens told: No permit, no work
The government is taking stringent measures to regulate the influx of illegal workers in the country, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra ...
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Tax-the-aliens scheme seen yielding P24 billion each year
The government is eying collecting at least P24 billion in taxes annually from the foreign workers employed in the offshore ...
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POGO: Boon or bane
"Allegations abound that corrupt Pagcor personnel and officials have been making a killing in ‘fixing’ the fees that POGO operators ...
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Foreigner influx
The many Chinese nationals living in condominiums and working in Philippine offshore gaming operations, or Pogos, are creating a stir ...
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Govt loses P3b in monthly tax from online gaming
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Wednesday he expects to collect P3 billion worth of income tax each month from ...
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