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Lawmakers call for removal of POGOs amid rising criminality

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 27 11:48 PM

Philippine offshore gaming operators have been a controversial topic throughout 2019 with the industry being linked to rising criminality in the country. Read more »

2 Chinese na nagnakaw umano ng P1.2 milyon sa among Malaysian, timbog sa Las Piñas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 06:08 AM

MAYNILA—Arestado sa Las Piñas City Martes ng gabi ang 2 Chinese national matapos umanong magnakaw ng P1.2 milyon sa kanilang amo na Malaysian national. Read more »

'Exported jueteng': POGO taxes to raise P45-B for gov't, says lawmaker

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 19 12:20 PM

MANILA - A lawmaker defended Tuesday a bill that seeks to impose 5 percent franchise tax on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations as well as another 25 percent income tax on POGO workers. Read more »

Babaeng dinukot ng kapwa Chinese, nasagip sa Subic

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 12:45 AM

Dating empleyado ang biktima sa kompanya ng mga suspek na itinuturong sangkot sa illegal online gaming. Read more »

Condo rental tinutulak pataas ng POGO pero ilang Tsino inirereklamo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 08:40 PM

Kasabay ng paglago ng Philippine offshore gaming operation ang pagmahal ng upa sa condo unit sa ilang lugar sa bansa.  Read more »

Where PCSO funds go

ABS-CBN News Data Analytics
Posted at Jul 30 11:07 AM

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Charity Fund is used to finance health programs, medical assistance and services, and/or charities of national character. Read more »

Trabaho para sa mga Pinoy sa online casinos inihirit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 06:35 PM

Isinusulong ng isang labor group na mas bigyan ng mas maraming trabaho ang mga Pilipino kaysa sa mga Chinese sa mga online casino sa bansa. Read more »

'Bilyon-bilyong buwis nakokolekta sa POGO'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 09:57 PM

Layong maglabas ng Pagcor ng mga lisensiya para matiyak na sumusunod sa batas ang mga dayuhang nagtatrabaho roon. Read more »

Ex-opisyal ng Army, 2 iba pa timbog sa pangingikil ng P30-M sa Chinese

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 08:36 PM

Timbog ang isang dating Army captain, pinsan nito, at isang Army reservist sa pangingikil ng P30 milyon sa isang Chinese. Read more »

Offshore gaming 'here to stay' as gov't eyes P20-B haul: regulator

Bruce Rodriguez and Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 04:34 PM

The Philippines' "very good model" encouraged up to 59 POGOs to set up shop. Recent rules that were finalized cover personal and corporate income taxes, the establishment of POGO hubs and setting 3-year and 5-year licenses to operate. Read more »

Manila hosts Asian gaming expo as Chinese expats under scrutiny

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 10:25 AM

The 3-day Phil-Asian Gaming Expo or PAGE will include 30,000 gaming entrepreneurs and 200 exhibitors. It will also mark the public debut of 1,000 online games, products solutions, and peripheral products, according to a statement announcing the event. Read more »

Government now limits length of stay of foreign workers in PH

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 06:08 PM

MANILA - The Philippine government now limits the length of stay of foreigners working in the country with special working permits, as it starts to enforce stricter rules of employment on foreign nationals.  Read more »

3 Chinese na 'dinukot, ginulpi, kinikilan' sinagip; 10 arestado

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 09:49 PM

Nasagip ang tatlong Chinese na dinukot, ginulpi, at hiningan umano ng pera sa magkahiwalay na operasyon.  Read more »

Pay taxes, Chinese workers in PH told

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 05 10:33 AM

MANILA – Senate President Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto on Friday said Chinese workers in the Philippines must pay income taxes, as the government aims to raise revenues to fund vital programs. Read more »

Landlords big winners as Philippines bets on Chinese gaming boom

Karen Lema, Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 04:54 PM

Many Filipino landlords are laying out welcome mats for the surging number of Chinese coming to Manila to work in online gaming companies taking sports and casino bets, undeterred by simmering anti-China sentiment and a common perception that Chinese are taking Filipino jobs. Read more »

Online gaming boom fuels Chinese 'invasion' in PH, says BI

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 03:01 PM

MANILA - A boom in online gaming is fueling the influx of Chinese workers to the Philippines in the past couple of months, an immigration spokeswoman said Saturday.  Read more »

2 Korean fugitives arrested in Pampanga, face deportation

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 01:47 PM

MANILA - Immigration agents arrested on Thursday two South Koreans wanted by authorities in Seoul for illegally operating an online gaming firm in the Philippines that victimized many of their compatriots. Read more »

'Kita, buwis sa online gaming di nababantayan'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 12 09:01 PM

Ayon kay Sen. Joel Villanueva, walang nakakaalam kung nagbabayad ba ang mga online gaming ng buwis gayundin ang mga empleyado nito.  Read more »

'Filipino first': Senate resumes probe on Chinese workers influx

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 21 01:38 PM

Sen. Joel Villanueva said mechanisms should be in place to ensure that Filipinos get hired in emerging industries. Fast-growing offshore gaming operations in the Philippines hire Chinese nationals because they speak Mandarin. Read more »

Immigration arrests 276 foreigners in Makati raid

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 20 05:17 PM

MANILA — More than 200 foreign nationals were arrested in a raid of a network technology company in Makati City, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Tuesday. Read more »