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National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 5th Edition
There’s merit in knowing what and why things go viral on the Internet, even if you think your industry is far removed from needing to advertise on social media. Take, for example, a tweet posted back in April: a supposed HR personnel remarked how a fresh graduate declined his offer of a Php 37,000 starting salary. By itself, the tweet is unremarkable but what shot it through the height of virality is the unexpected relevance and ensuing discourse.
In recent years, Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGOs have become a household name mainly due to the noticeable rise of Chinese establishments and influx of Chinese workers. According to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR), POGOs have been discovered to be operating here as early as 2003, but it was not until 2016 when the PAGCOR clearly defined the concepts, components, operations, and regulation, among others, of offshore gaming. A POGO is defined as an entity that offers and participates in offshore gaming services by providing games to players, taking bets, and paying the winners. The gaming activities refer to online games of chance, using a network and software, exclusively for offshore-authorized players who have registered and established an online gaming account with PAGCOR-licensed POGOs. Gambling activities are considered illegal in mainland China and thus, Chinese nationals resort to playing online casino and other virtual betting games operated by the aforementioned POGOs. This is a major contributing factor to the boom in the gambling industry in the Philippines.
As President, I will devote my whole six-year term to provide a much more effective, efficient, decisive and widely focused national leadership with the primary objective of transforming the Filipino nation into a fair, just, equitable and economically well-developed society and, thus, take a big leap forward from what it is today.
In December 2019, a novel strain of the corona virus (COVID-19) was reported to have surfaced in China. The World Health Organization declared the outbreak as a “public health emergency of international concern.” COVID-19 started to spread in the Philippines in early March 2020, causing the government to declare the country in a state of public health emergency followed by the implementation of enhanced quarantine and social distancing measures and restrictions across the country.
The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) has released Memorandum Circular (MC) Nos. 2021-049 and 2021-051 to extend work-from-home (WFH) arrangements for registered business enterprises (RBEs) engaged in Information Technology – Business Process Management (IT-BPM) until March 31, 2022.
Christmas is just around the corner. This is particularly true in the Philippines where come September, the holiday spirit is very much alive and felt. Months before Christmas, Filipinos start to put up Christmas trees and spruce up their homes with decorations. Malls and retailers add to the excitement by offering big sales that are oftentimes hard to pass up.
Last month, there was a long, funny Twitter thread that reimagined “The Office” in the COVID-19 era. There can be no doubt about it — the pandemic has ushered in a new reality of work. For one, reconfigurations in the office have become so common as to become the norm.
As President, I will devote my whole six-year term to transform Philippine governance and Philippine society into an inclusive, fair and shared economy.
