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Marcos urged anew to shut down POGOs in Philippines
Marcos urged anew to shut down POGOs in Philippines
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Published Apr 29, 2024 01:21 PM PHT
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MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is once again being urged to shut down the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) in the Philippines.
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is once again being urged to shut down the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) in the Philippines.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday said that the "very serious" social cost of POGOs outweighs the benefit.
Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday said that the "very serious" social cost of POGOs outweighs the benefit.
"Ang liit-liit ng proceeds diyan, ang laki-laki pa rin ng tax obligations nila," she told ANC.
"Ang liit-liit ng proceeds diyan, ang laki-laki pa rin ng tax obligations nila," she told ANC.
(The proceeds are small, and their tax obligations are huge.)
(The proceeds are small, and their tax obligations are huge.)
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POGOs have been linked to criminal activities including scam operations, human and sex trafficking, illegal immigration and employment, kidnapping, and other heinous crimes.
POGOs have been linked to criminal activities including scam operations, human and sex trafficking, illegal immigration and employment, kidnapping, and other heinous crimes.
Hontiveros reminded Marcos that the Senate has been "speaking for a few years already and more and more consistently" against the continued operations of POGOs in the Philippines.
Hontiveros reminded Marcos that the Senate has been "speaking for a few years already and more and more consistently" against the continued operations of POGOs in the Philippines.
The Senate Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, issued last year a report calling on the total ban of POGOs within 3 months, and several committee members supported it, according to Hontiveros.
The Senate Committee on Ways and Means, chaired by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, issued last year a report calling on the total ban of POGOs within 3 months, and several committee members supported it, according to Hontiveros.
"Kung magsalita si Presidente laban sa kanila o mag-utos na ipasara na 'yan tulad ng nagawa na ng mga past presidents sa iba pang mga malign na negosyo, industriya, that will not hurt at all, that can only help our people," she said.
"Kung magsalita si Presidente laban sa kanila o mag-utos na ipasara na 'yan tulad ng nagawa na ng mga past presidents sa iba pang mga malign na negosyo, industriya, that will not hurt at all, that can only help our people," she said.
(If the President speaks against them or orders to shut them down like past presidents have done with other malign businesses and industries, that will not hurt at all, that can only help our people.)
(If the President speaks against them or orders to shut them down like past presidents have done with other malign businesses and industries, that will not hurt at all, that can only help our people.)
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On Thursday, Gatchalian said government officials allegedly protecting POGOs now come from the "middle to higher-ups."
On Thursday, Gatchalian said government officials allegedly protecting POGOs now come from the "middle to higher-ups."
He said this a day after he and Hontiveros conducted a physical inspection of the Zun Yuan Technologies compound in Bamban, Tarlac, which was raided last March by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC).
He said this a day after he and Hontiveros conducted a physical inspection of the Zun Yuan Technologies compound in Bamban, Tarlac, which was raided last March by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC).
Gatchalian said he received the information about the supposed protectors of POGOs during their closed-door meeting on Wednesday with PAOCC officials.
Gatchalian said he received the information about the supposed protectors of POGOs during their closed-door meeting on Wednesday with PAOCC officials.
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