MANILA -- The Philippines on Monday said it was fast-tracking a process to tax foreign online casino workers in the country, as President Rodrigo Duterte's government moves to raise revenues and fend off a local backlash against the rising number of Chinese workers.
The Department of Finance said it aims to collect at least 22 billion pesos ($418 million) annually from more than 100,000 online gaming industry staff, dominated by Chinese. Currently, many of the workers are believed to be evading income tax payments, partly due to inconsistent government records on their actual count.
