Under existing revenue regulations, Lambino said POGOs are already subject to a five percent franchise tax. "They really do owe us that five percent franchise tax because they registered with PAGCOR (Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation). By virtue of registration with PAGCOR, that means they have operations here in the Philippines," he said. He noted that a POGO company was recently shut down for failure to pay franchise tax amounting to P114 million. The country has around 60 POGOs and 200 service providers with around 120,000 workers, mostly Chinese nationals, Lambino said. President Duterte earlier declared that there is no corruption in the POGOs despite the alleged irregularities such as money laundering linked to the industry. He said these offshore gaming operations are "clean" and in fact generate huge revenues and employment in the country.