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00:00Because of various issues in the Pogos, Pagcor is now prohibiting Pogo Hubs or Pogos in big compounds.

00:07Before we go to the Pogos, we will talk to Pagcor Chairman Alejandro Tenco.

00:13Chairman, good morning to you. Welcome to the first news.

00:16Good morning. Good morning.

00:19Sir...

00:20Like Ma'am Susan and Ma'am Marie.

00:23Yes. Good morning to you.

00:25Sir...

00:26Good morning.

00:27Apparently, you're making a distinction between big Pogos and small Pogos. Is that so?

00:33Please explain the downsizing.

00:38Basically, what Pogo Hub means is a big land where there are many buildings or buildings.

00:52Okay.

00:53One example is Porak.

00:59Yes.

01:00As you can see, it's a big land with 46 buildings. That's what we call a hub.

01:08Okay.

01:09Although I will clarify, it has no license since 2023.

01:14Okay.

01:15But that's the big hub that we're talking about.

01:20So how many will be affected? How many will be affected by this new law?

01:25As of now, there's no hub that is stable. There's only one in Cavite.

01:32So it will be closed?

01:34It will be closed. When there was a problem with a hub in Clark Economic Zone in Pampanga, we closed it.

01:45If I'm not mistaken, that was in 2023.

01:52Okay.

01:54Sometime in May.

01:56So what we're saying is, as you can see here, Banban and Porak, Pagcor will not issue a license for a hub.

02:11Okay.

02:12Okay.

02:13So which can we issue? Which can we issue?

02:17IGL. You can call it IGL.

02:21Yes. IGL. IGL.

02:23Internet Gaming License.

02:25As of now, it's site or location specific. If you're qualified and can pass Pagcor's regulations,

02:37we have renewed IGLs that are in buildings or offices of the lenders.

02:51Office buildings. Yes.

02:52Yes. Yes sir.

02:53So what we're limiting here, Chairman, correct me if I'm wrong, is the operating space of Pagcor, but the operations per se is continuous.

03:04Oh yes. Yes. As long as you have a legal license, it's only 43 for now.

03:13I explained to the Senate that during the administration of Pagcor, 298 licenses were issued, including the license of service providers.

03:28As of now, it's only in the 40s.

03:34Okay.

03:35This new regulation that prohibits hubs, how many Filipinos can work in Pagcor that will be affected by this regulation?

03:43I believe none.

03:46Because there are no Pagcor hubs anymore.

03:50The Pagcor hubs that were given in the past have been cancelled.

03:56Now in Cavite, they will only be building specific.

04:02Okay.

04:03Chair, according to your statements to Atty. Harry Roque, he said that his client is the World Wind Corporation,

04:12the company that owns the Pagcor building in Porac.

04:15Is it really the interest of World Wind that he brought to you?

04:20I will explain. I also mentioned this to the Senate.

04:26Former Secretary Roque told us that the case of a woman named Cassandra Lee Ong.

04:43She works for the company Lucky South 99.

04:50Okay.

04:51World Wind was not mentioned in our conversation.

04:55What she mentioned was the problem of Cassandra Lee Ong.

05:01Can you elaborate more on that sir?

05:03She said that she did not lobby Pagcor.

05:07What did you talk about in that appointment?

05:09She came to my office.

05:14She was with Cassandra Ong at that time.

05:22She explained that Cassandra Ong had a problem with a man named Dennis Conanan.

05:36Okay.

05:37Cassandra Ong did not trust her monthly payment to Pagcor to Dennis Conanan.

05:54Okay.

05:56Unfortunately, she was not paid by Pagcor.

06:01When she received a letter from Pagcor that she was short of $500,000,

06:09the past due of the company owned by Cassandra Ong, which is Lucky South 99 or whatever,

06:23she had an arrears.

06:27Cassandra Ong also said this in front of Secretary Roque.

06:34Mr. Conanan will be charged with fines and penalties for what they are paying.

06:41Pagcor did not receive anything.

06:44That's what we talked about sir.

06:46No mention of anything about the piece of land where Pagcor is located.

06:51That's not true.

06:52Let me say this.

06:54She's not pressuring us.

06:57She's talking about those incidents.

07:02Okay. At least it's clear.

07:06There was no mention about whirlwind.

07:09Yes.

07:10It's not included in your conversation.

07:12Yes. It's clear.

07:14Chairman, thank you very much for the time you gave in the first news.

07:18Thank you sir. Good morning.

07:19Thank you very much for the opportunity to explain.

07:22Good morning to all of you and to all of your listening fans.

07:28We were able to talk to Pagcor Chairman Alejandro Tenco

07:31and we will do our best to get the statement of Attorney Harry Roque

07:34about what was mentioned about him.

07:58Thank you very much.

Panayam kay Alejandro Tengco, Chairman, PAGCOR | Unang Balita

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