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7 Chinese, Filipino arrested for murder, kidnap for ransom in Laguna

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 11:20 AM

MANILA — Police have arrested 7 Chinese nationals and their Filipino driver over their alleged involvement in murder and kidnap for ransom incidents in a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) company in Biñan, Laguna. Read more »

Real estate still 'best asset' to hold amid pandemic: property specialist

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Updated as of Jan 08 02:19 PM

Property prices in the Philippines have gone up, or at least held their ground since the coronavirus hit, a property specialist told ANC's Market Edge on Thursday. Read more »

NBI iimbestigahan ang umano'y pagbakuna sa libo-libong POGO workers

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Posted at Jan 05 06:04 PM

Iimbestigahan ng NBI ang umano'y nangyaring pagbakuna laban sa COVID-19 ng nasa 100,000 Chinese workers. Read more »

SC halts increased taxes on POGOs under Bayanihan 2

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 05 07:32 PM

The Supreme Court on Tuesday has temporarily halted the collection of increased franchise taxes from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) under the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act (Bayanihan 2), an SC source said, which would have raised billions in additional revenues for the government to address the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

Gov't urged: Probe COVID-19 vaccination of POGO workers

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Updated as of Jan 05 10:19 AM

A lawmaker is urging Philippine health authorities to investigate the unauthorized COVID-19 vaccination of some 100,000 Chinese workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in the country. Read more »

Hontiveros seeks termination of visa upon arrival for Chinese nationals

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Posted at Nov 29 11:30 AM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Sunday urged the government to suspend the visa upon arrival policy for Chinese nationals, which reportedly led to a rise in cases of foreign kidnapping and prostitution in the country. Read more »

PAGCOR says online gaming revenues drop 50 percent as pandemic shrinks POGO income

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Posted at Sep 24 05:15 PM

Online gaming revenues dropped 50 percent after the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions limited offshore gaming operations, the country's gaming regulator said Thursday.  Read more »

POGOs 'canceling' lease contracts in PH due to China's clampdown: Finance chief

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 01:37 PM

Several Chinese workers from the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) industry have "started abandoning" their leased properties in the capital due to a clampdown in China, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said on Wednesday. Read more »

NBI files raps vs 19 Immigration personnel over 'pastillas' bribery scheme

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Posted at Sep 02 07:01 PM

The National Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday said it has filed criminal charges against 19 personnel of the Bureau of Immigration over the so-called "pastillas" bribery scheme. Read more »

19 opisyal ng Immigration bureau kinasuhan dahil sa 'pastillas' scam

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Updated as of Sep 01 10:22 PM

Kinasuhan ngayong Martes ng National Bureau of Investigation ang 19 na opisyal ng Bureau of Immigration dahil sa 'pastillas' scam. Read more »

3 Chinese POGO workers, dinukot at binugbog umano ng kanilang employer

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Updated as of Aug 07 10:56 PM

Dinukot umano ang mga POGO workers matapos nilang tulungan ang kakumpitensiya nilang kompanya.  Read more »

Lalaki, arestado matapos magnakaw umano ng pinto

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Posted at Aug 07 08:52 PM

Dinukot umano ang mga POGO workers matapos nilang tulungan ang kakumpitensiya nilang kompanya.  Read more »

POGOs seek 'compromise' with gov't, office demand seen to rise: Leechiu

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Posted at Jul 31 12:16 PM

Office demand by offshore gaming operators will likely return in September, after shrinking in the first half of 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdowns, a property consultant said Friday.    Read more »

BIR chief contradicts Calida, insists POGOs need to pay 5 percent franchise tax

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Posted at Jul 27 08:46 PM

POGOs need to pay the 5-percent franchise tax before being allowed to resume operations, the BIR chief said on Monday, contradicting the position of PAGCOR and the Office of the Solicitor General. Read more »

Makati gov’t raids, closes down illegal POGO

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 09 07:41 AM

The Makati City government has issued a closure order against an illegally-operating Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) which was discovered by police and city personnel at a residential condominium last Monday.  Read more »

POGOs paid taxes 'under the table' says Locsin

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 01:33 PM

Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) did pay their taxes but "under the table” said Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. in a tweet on Thursday. Read more »

Hontiveros: Chinese POGO workers who broke law must be prosecuted before exiting PH

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 30 09:36 PM

Chinese citizens linked to illegal activities in the Philippines should be prosecuted before the Philippine offshore gaming operators' reported exodus from the country, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said Tuesday. Read more »

Don't want to pay taxes? Say goodbye to PH, Palace tells POGOs

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 05:11 PM

Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) can say goodbye if they refuse to pay taxes, Malacañang said Monday following the reported exodus of online gambling firms mostly catering to Chinese. Read more »

'Good riddance': Villanueva says reported POGO exodus 'not a loss' for Philippines

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 02:53 PM

The reported exodus of Chinese-run online gambling firms from the Philippines is "not a loss" to the country's economy, Sen. Joel Villanueva said Monday. Read more »

Palace insists: POGOs with unpaid taxes prohibited from operating

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 25 05:21 PM

Malacañang on Thursday stood by its policy that Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) need to settlet their taxes first before being allowed to operate.   Read more »