ISINIWALAT ni Albay Rep. Joey Salceda ang muling pamamayagpag ng operasyon ng POGO sa bansa.
Sa pagdinig ng House committee on ways and means na pinangungunahan ni Salceda, kinontra niya ang pahayag ng Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) matapos sisihin ang Republic Act No. 11590, o POGO Tax Regime, na kanyang iniakda, sa mababang koleksyon ng buwis mula sa offshore gaming.
“I can’t believe that people will use one quarter of performance of a tax law as basis for amendments. Doesn’t that look a little too agenda-driven rather than evidence-driven? It’s Marites-driven policymaking,” sabi ni Salceda.
“According to property market expert Leechiu Consultants, there were 21 thousand square meters of new POGO office space leased by around Q2 of 2022. That means the POGOs have adjusted to our laws already, and they are now more comfortable with our regulatory regime. That’s what regulatory certainty does,” ayon pa kay Salceda.
