Windows26: Anti-Pogo clamor grows for President Marcos’ action

July 18, 2024

Hi, reader! This Thursday, we're covering the growing anti-Pogo clamor for President Marcos' action, concerns over Guo's possible departure from the Philippines, and the approval of the 'landmark' Maritime Zones Bill.

Anti-Pogo clamor grows for President Marcos' action

The chorus of opposition to Philippine-based Chinese-run offshore gaming operations is growing louder with business associations, economic think tanks and political groups joining calls for a ban on the industry that thrived during the Duterte administration.

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BIR: Buyers need not worry over e-seller tax

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Wednesday said the directive for digital marketplace operators, such as Shopee and Lazada, to collect a 1-percent withholding tax on the sales of merchants using their online platforms should not result in price increase as this is a tax that should be incorporated into the sellers' income.

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Gatchalian worried Alice Guo may have already left PH

While there are no Bureau of Immigration (BI) records showing that suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo has left the country, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian is not discounting the possibility that she might have already done so using a Chinese passport.

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NKTI: No basis yet to sanction nurse linked by NBI to organ trafficking

Officials of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) maintained on Wednesday that no illegal organ donations were taking place in the state-run specialty hospital despite allegations linking one of its nurses to a kidney trafficking scheme.

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'Landmark' Maritime Zones Bill approved in bicam

The congressional bicameral conference committee on Wednesday approved the proposed Maritime Zones Bill, which specifies the rights and entitlements of Filipinos over the country's maritime zones.

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EDITORIAL: Challenge to Comelec's credibility

With nine months to go before the 2025 midterm elections, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is beset by allegations of corruption in its award in February to Miru System Co., a South Korean voting technology company, of the contract for the provisioning of vote counting machines.

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