China frets over planned transfer of POGO workers to ‘self-contained’ hubs

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 04:16:57 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Chinese Embassy in Manila has expressed grave concern over the possibility that Chinese workers and Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) will be moved to self-contained communities and hubs,  which may “infringe on the basic legal rights of the Chinese citizens concerned.”

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Malacañang ‘worried’ over Chinese workers influx

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 07:08:16 +0000

Malacañang on Thursday expressed concern over the influx of Chinese nationals in the country, backing National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, Jr.’s claim that the staggering spike in the number of Chinese workers in the country is a “security threat.”

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Influx of Chinese workers ‘not yet’ a threat – Del Rosario

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:46:03 +0000

Influx of Chinese workers ‘not yet’ a threat – Del Rosario

The influx of Chinese workers in the country is “not yet” a threat to national security, former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday night at a fellowship meeting of the Philippine Bar Association in Makati.

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Pogo workers in their midst: Notes from an ‘invasion’

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 23:27:59 +0000

Pogo workers in their midst: Notes from an ‘invasion’

MANILA, Philippines — Every midnight without fail, a white van unloads five or six Chinese men in front of a convenience store in BF Homes, Parañaque City.

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BIR to Pogo firms: Pay P4.4-B unpaid taxes of Chinese workers

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 21:34:53 +0000

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Friday ordered Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogo) to pay the P3.4 billion

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Sherwin Gatchalian on warm PH-China ties: Stay on guard

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 08 May 2019 21:36:55 +0000

Sherwin Gatchalian on warm PH-China ties: Stay on guard

The Senate, Gatchalian said, was pushing for measures that would ensure greater transparency and public participation in the country’s foreign borrowings

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Palace to investigate reports on Chinese-only businesses

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 23:22:23 +0000

Palace to investigate reports on Chinese-only businesses

MANILA, Philippines — Saying Filipinos should not be discriminated against in their own country, Malacañang on Monday said it would investigate reports that some Chinese restaurants and other Chinese-owned businesses in Metro Manila were catering exclusively to Chinese nationals.

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NIA defends ‘highly skilled’ Sino workers at Chico River project

Credit to Author: ryanl| Date: Sat, 04 May 2019 21:11:08 +0000

The Chinese workers helping build the P4.37-billion Chico River Irrigation Pump Project are highly skilled and trusted by the Chinese company and they only represent a small percentage of the total work force involved in one of the Duterte administration’s major infrastructure projects, the government said on Saturday.

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Lawmaker sounds alarm on influx of Chinese workers

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 11:31:12 +0000

Bam Aquino alarmed over influx of Chinese workers in PH

CAUAYAN CITY – Senator Bam Aquino on Thursday expressed fear that many skilled Filipino workers would lose job opportunities due to the influx of Chinese nationals who have taken up jobs in the country.

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Chinese firms in Boracay required to have English trade names, employ Filipino workers

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 14:20:44 +0000

Chinese establishments on Boracay Island should have trade names primarily in English and should employ Filipino workers.

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