{"id":269749,"date":"2020-09-24T08:05:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T12:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=269749"},"modified":"2025-01-29T08:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T13:53:13","slug":"palace-denies-exodus-of-pogos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/24\/palace-denies-exodus-of-pogos\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace denies exodus of POGOs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a virtual Palace briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said only over 20 out of 60 POGOs complied with the requirements of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). (PCOO file photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Thursday denied that there was an exodus of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country.<\/p>\n

In a virtual Palace briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said only over 20 out of 60 POGOs complied with the requirements of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).<\/p>\n

\u201cWala naman pong malakihang<\/em>\u00a0exodus.\u00a0Ang nangyari po ay mga<\/em>\u00a020 plus\u00a0lang<\/em>\u00a0out of 60\u00a0ang nag<\/em>-comply\u00a0doon sa<\/em>\u00a0requirement\u00a0ng<\/em>\u00a0BIR\u00a0\u2018no<\/em>\u00a0(There is no exodus. What happened is that there are only more than 20 out of 60 complied with the requirements of BIR),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Roque said the policy of the Department of Finance requiring POGOs to settle their tax liabilities before being allowed to resume operations amid quarantine restrictions is clear.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo\u00a0hindi naman po<\/em>\u00a0exodus\u00a0iyan dahil malinaw naman po ang naging polisiya ng<\/em>\u00a0Department of Finance \u2013 pay up otherwise\u00a0hindi kayo pupuwedeng mag-<\/em>POGO operations\u00a0dito<\/em>\u00a0(That\u2019s not an exodus because the policy of the Department of Finance is clear\u2014pay up otherwise you can\u2019t operate here),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Roque said there was one POGO operator which left the country because the Chinese government suspected them of funding demonstrators.<\/p>\n

\u201cPero iyan naman po\u2019y kaisa-isahan lang kumpanya \u2018no.<\/em>\u00a0So\u00a0ang tingin ko po kung<\/em>\u00a0(But that\u2019s only one company. So I think)\u2014the word \u2018exodus\u2019 is not correct,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Since the number of POGO operators in the country decreased, he said critics must be happy.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarami pong hindi nag-<\/em>comply\u00a0doon sa<\/em>\u00a0requirement\u00a0na kinakailangan magbayad ng<\/em>\u00a0franchise tax\u00a0ang mga<\/em>\u00a0POGOs\u00a0na dapat ikatuwa noong mga tumututol sa<\/em>\u00a0POGOs (There were many POGOs which failed to comply with the requirement that they need to pay franchise tax so those who are against POGOs must be happy),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Currently, around 60 POGO operators have secured licensed to operate in the Philippines.<\/p>\n

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POGOs were ordered closed in March following Duterte\u2019s imposition of community quarantine to mitigate the spread of coronavirus disease (Covid-19).<\/p>\n

They were allowed to resume partial operations in May, provided that they settle taxes and obtain clearance from BIR, pay fees required by Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, and shoulder the Covid-19 testing of their employees.<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

The Palace recognizes POGOs as the government\u2019s tax revenue generators amid the Covid-19 crisis, but would not let them evade paying the right taxes.<\/p>\n

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III earlier said the government would continue to go after POGOs with unpaid taxes even after they decided to leave the Philippines.<\/p>\n

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Up to PHP20 billion a year in corporate and personal income taxes could be generated from POGOs, the DOF said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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