Palace hails BIR move to track down Chinese workers

Malacañang on Mondaywelcomed as a “good measure” the plan of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to ask the help of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. in requiring the registration of all Chinese employed by online gambling companies that operate in the country. “That’s a good measure to determine exactly how many Chinese nationals … are here in violation of our laws,” presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. The BIR, he said, apparently wants to determine the number of Chinese workers here for taxing purposes. Some lawmakers have raised concerns over big number of Chinese working in the country.