ADVERTISEMENT“It is within the right of the lawmakers to talk about a ban on Pogos. “In Batangas, there are no Pogos,” Recto added, referring to his home province where he started his political career as a congressman. ‘Doing something else’“Today, a lot of Pogos are not really Pogos. In February 2020, when he was still a senator, Recto filed a bill imposing a 30-percent income tax and a 5-percent franchise tax on Pogos. In a January 2024 interview, however, Tengco rejected calls for a full ban on Pogos, saying it could put about 68,000 Filipinos out of work.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 08, 2024 09:38 UTC