Topic: gambling

Facts First: What's going on at PCSO?

Facts First: What's going on at PCSO?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 07 10:03 AM

In this edition of Facts First, Christian Esguerra breaks down the numbers game in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes office after President Rodrigo Duterte halted some of its operations due to alleged corruption. Read more »

12 arestado sa loteng sa Metro Manila

12 arestado sa loteng sa Metro Manila

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 04 01:48 PM

Arestado ang 12 katao sa magkakahiwalay na operasyon ng pulisya kontra sugal na loteng sa iba't ibang lugar sa Metro Manila nitong Sabado. Read more »

Lacson: STL might be better abolished

Lacson: STL might be better abolished

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 01 03:11 PM

MANILA - Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Thursday it might be better for the government to just abolish Small Town Lottery (STL) as its operators failed to remit their real earnings to the government. Read more »

P250 million lost during lotto shutdown: PCSO

P250 million lost during lotto shutdown: PCSO

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 04:41 PM

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is now working to plug leaks in other gaming operations, including a strict audit of the Small Town Lottery (STL), which is suspected of being used as a legal cover for “jueteng.” Read more »

Palace clarifies Duterte won’t abolish PCSO

Palace clarifies Duterte won’t abolish PCSO

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 03:43 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has no plans so far to abolish the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office even as he accused the agency of “massive corruption,” his spokesman said Tuesday. Read more »

Gambling with their lives

Gambling with their lives

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 04:59 PM

Patients' relatives wait at the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) releasing section located at the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City on Monday. Read more »

Sweepstakes office shutdown needs due process

Sweepstakes office shutdown needs due process

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 09:55 AM

While he supports President Duterte's fight against corruption, Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez says the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office should have been granted due process first before all of its gambling outlets are closed down. Read more »

New Senate probe on offshore gaming firms sought

New Senate probe on offshore gaming firms sought

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 18 10:47 AM

Some Filipino workers and call centers have been forced to leave their rented homes and offices after lease rates rose -- and in some cases doubled -- due to heavy demand from POGOs, a hearing by the Senate labor committee headed by Villanueva earlier this year found, he said. Read more »

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