Panukalang batas na magbabawal sa operasyon ng POGO sa Pilipinas, inihain sa Senado

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00:00Because of the number of crimes being committed against POGO, including human trafficking,

00:05Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now passing a legislation

00:09that will completely ban the operation of POGO in the country.

00:13This is Daniel Manalastas' report.

00:18Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now passing a legislation

00:22that will completely ban the operation of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGO in the country.

00:28In the midst of a series of cases and crimes,

00:32Gatchalian said based on the cost-benefit analysis of the Department of Finance in 2022,

00:38POGO's economic benefits will reach P133 to P144 billion per year.

00:45But the loss of income in the country, POGO,

00:49reached P147 billion per year

00:53due to the potential loss of housing and income from tourism.

00:58He also added expenses to police operations such as surveillance and raids.

01:03Instead of income, POGO brings per-visio to the country

01:07because expenses are higher than income.

01:11The increase in the incidence of human trafficking and online scams

01:16also affects POGO.

01:18When asked by Senate President Francis G. Escudero,

01:22At the same, the legal POGO that is doing illegal things,

01:26it will continue until it runs out.

01:28My point is,

01:32the crime, no matter who did it,

01:35whether it started legally or illegally,

01:38if it is illegal, it should be stopped.

01:41Personally, what I want the most,

01:44if we want to ban gambling,

01:46here, the Filipinos are not gambling yet,

01:50let's just ban everything,

01:52so that there will be no more gambling in the Philippines.

01:55For now, an investigation is ongoing in the Senate,

01:58regarding the illegal POGO.

02:00And a hot issue now is the discussion

02:02on the identity of Van Van Mayor, Alice Goh,

02:05even if the mayor refused that she is in the POGO business.

02:09The mayor's citizenship was also questioned,

02:12but Escudero said,

02:14The one who can question his citizenship

02:17and qualification as a mayor

02:20through a co-warrantor case,

02:23is the Solicitor General only.

02:25Let me say it this way, the burden of proof

02:27is on those saying she's not.

02:29If it is illegal and she is involved,

02:31there should be another case,

02:33and maybe, that is the stronger case

02:35to suspend her,

02:37preventive suspension only,

02:39rather than the citizenship

02:42that should be handled by the Solicitor General's Office.

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