Congressman Eric Yap proposed to resume POGO operations to help raise funds for the #COVID19PH response, saying that the government has raised P6B in annual revenue from license taxes of POGOs.

This year, reports say POGOs& #39; unpaid taxes is at P50B.

READ: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/04/22/2008901/let-pogos-resume-crisis-response-funds">https://www.philstar.com/headlines...
CONTEXT: While PAGCOR annually collects two percent of the total gross profits from POGOs as fees, the Bureau of Internal Revenue said in February 2020 that the industry still owes the gov& #39;t P50B in the form of franchise, corporate and other taxes.

READ: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/02/12/1992486/pogos-unpaid-taxes-hit-p50-billion">https://www.philstar.com/headlines...
CONTEXT: Back in March 2020, the operations of the Philippine offshore gaming operators, which sparked controversy because of their alleged links to unlawful activities, was suspended due to the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/03/18/2001859/palace-no-pogo-operations-during-luzon-quarantine">https://www.philstar.com/headlines...
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