The Senate will continue to investigate all the key players in the anomalous transaction between the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and Global ComRCI despite the latter’s termination of the contract as it third-party auditor for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGOs....
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, February 19 said the contract between the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) should immediately be canceled following the denial of New York-based Soleil Chartered Bank's (SCB) that it issued a bank certificate for the third party auditor...
The Philippines’ tourism industry will experience a boost once the proposed implementation of the value-added tax (VAT) refund program for foreign tourists is implemented, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Friday, February 17. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, said he...
The House Committee on Ways and Means has begun to review the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act (CREATE) and other related tax laws. Senior Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (left, standing) This, after the panel chaired by Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda took up...
The Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda-led Committee on Ways and Means will give way to another House panel regarding the chamber's inquiry on the onion price surge and agricultural smuggling. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda Salceda had this to say Monday, Feb,. 6, noting that he had "sought...
The Supreme Court's (SC) affirmation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law emboldens the House of Representatives--particularly the Committee on Ways and Means--to continue pursuing tax reform measures. Albay 2nd district Rep.Joey Salceda (Facebook) “The ruling upholding...
The price surge on onions is a big headache for Filipinos, but it's a solvable problem. (Unsplash) Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda made this assertion on Monday, Jan. 23 a few hours after the House Committee on Ways and Means held a inquiry on the state of agricultural smuggling in the...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) was conned into a P6-billion contract for a third party auditor by Global ComRCI which was tasked to audit Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Monday, January 23. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate...
The names of alleged big-time smugglers continue to reverberate in the halls of Philippine Congress, this time in the House of Representatives. Sultan Kudarat 2nd district Rep. Horacio Suansing Jr. (PPAB) Suldan Kudarat 2nd district Rep. Horacio Suansing Jr., during a House Committee on Ways and...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday, January 23 urged Philippine Amusement and gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) officials to revoke the licenses of erring Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) involved in crimes saying the government should not be afraid to exert supremacy over them....
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means, will reveal information from “top-level intelligence” about agricultural smuggling in the country “at the proper time". The House Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey...
The Senate Committee on Ways and Means’ report on its investigation on the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) industry is ready to be routed for signatures among members of the Senate, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Sunday, January 22. “May committee report na, may recommendations na...
