Senate ways and means panel chairman Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday said that a committee report on issues surrounding the operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) will be released this week.
Senate ways and means panel chairman Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday said that a committee report on issues surrounding the operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators will be released this week.
“Marami kasi mga bagay sa loob ng RA 11590, ito 'yung batas na may saklaw sa mga POGO pagdating sa tax payment, sa governance,” he explained. “Sa batas, ang PAGCOR, dapat kumuha ng third party auditor para may check and balance... Ito 'yung magche-check sa kita ng mga POGO. So ang ibig sabihin ‘yung PAGCOR ginagawa nila ang regulatory function nila, mino-monitor ang kita at yung third party auditor ito naman ang magche-check ng kita ng mga POGO,” the Senator explained.
“Sa mga unang pagdinig, nakita na ang mga POGO hindi nagbabayad ng buwis kahit ligal... hindi accurate ang binabayaran nila... mayroon talagang tendency ang mga POGO na hindi magbayad ng buwis,” he pointed out.Meanwhile, Gatchalian said that they will give “good reasons” to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to ban POGOs, stressing that the industry will not affect the country’s economy.
Leechiu Property Consultants earlier said the country stands to lose over P100 billion should the POGO industry be forced out of the country.However, Gatchalian said that the government will provide jobs for Filipinos if POGO operations are halted.
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