Posts tagged #politics (3)
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Duterte Told Tax-Dodging POGOs to "Pay in 3 Days or Be Shot." Three Months Later, He Said "POGO Is Clean"
After the number of Chinese workers at POGO (Philippine offshore gaming operators) grew, Chinese kidnapping victims rose 71% in a year, bribes for entry were alleged, and tax figures didn't add up. President Duterte raged, later called POGO "clean," and it was President Marcos who declared the ban. I follow the sourced numbers.
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Gambling Dens Illegal in China, Built in the Philippines for Chinese Players. The Communist Party Was Furious, and Xi…
POGO (Philippine offshore gaming operators) is a business that exists because gambling is banned in China. I followed the sourced numbers: a state-run casino district, the 2016 licensing scheme, over 110,000 work permits for foreigners, Xi Jinping's 2019 remark, and what the Chinese government actually did.
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₱96 a Day and Not "Poor": Prices at 60% of Tokyo, a Weak Peso, and the Government's Broken Poverty Line
The Philippines' poverty line is about ₱96 per person per day, while prices have climbed to about 60% of Tokyo's. Official poverty is a record-low 9.7%, yet 55% of families call themselves poor. I set the line beside the minimum wage, lawmakers' pay, and the flood control scandal.
