Ilang manggagawa na nasagip mula sa illegal POGOs, humarap sa Kamara; Total ban sa POGO, ipinanawagan ng ilang kongresista
Ilang manggagawa na nasagip mula sa illegal POGOs, humarap sa Kamara; Total ban sa POGO, ipinanawagan ng ilang kongresista
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00:00In front of the camera, some of the rescuers who are working for the illegal firefighters,
00:07using videos, they showed the atrocities and torture that they have experienced.
00:13According to the law, the criminals who are being held by the firefighters should be released before the situation gets worse.
00:22Mela Lesmora on the details.
00:31Here he is.
00:32This man is crying and screaming because of the pain.
00:36But the beating is still going on.
00:39In the last video, a woman was seen being beaten and slapped mercilessly.
00:46In another video, the man was blindfolded while being beaten.
00:52All of these were taken from the current scene of torture by some of the illegal firefighters in the country.
00:59This was presented by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission or PAOC in a joint hearing
01:05of the House Committee on Public Order and Safety and the Committee on Games and Amusements
01:09to show how serious are the crimes and illegal activities that they are discovering in Pogo.
01:16In the hearing, some of the rescued workers also appeared and told their story.
01:46And then he would tell me I need to work in there.
01:49And then I think I already got sold.
01:51Dilan, as he was telling his story, he was sold.
01:55He was sold to Sunyuan Sabao.
01:58The one who sold him was his friend.
02:01There were times when our witnesses fainted, that's why he was beaten.
02:06He was given to us by the Malaysian Embassy because he texted the company
02:12and he showed the beatings on his face.
02:15According to congressmen, Pogo crime should end as soon as possible.
02:21PAOC and DOJ also support this.
02:24We cannot deny that criminal activities occur in Pogos.
02:29We likewise cannot deny that the licenses of Pogos or IGLs have been used to create a veneer of legality for their illegal activity.
02:39We have to admit that our perspective is on the negative side, being on the justice and law enforcement sector.
02:45Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin gave us a clear and urgent directive
02:50to eradicate the scourge of human trafficking in our country and ensure the rescue of all its victims.
03:00Consequently, after extensive intelligence work and coordination with our partners
03:05from law enforcement agencies like the DOJ, IACAT, the Philippine National Police,
03:10our campaign against illegal trafficking has directly led us to the conduct of raids on numerous illegal Pogos.
03:17According to PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tenco,
03:21because of their efforts and efforts, 45 illegal Pogos have been suspended in the country.
03:29PAGCOR also gave benefits to the economy of illegal Pogos,
03:33but they are ready to follow any new administration's order regarding this matter.
03:39If you ask us about our plans for offshore gaming,
03:44this is just a small part of our plans.
03:50We want to employ 24x7 monitoring in all operating sites.
03:58And we are planning to remove the framework for the hubs.
04:04For now, we only have one hub.
04:08And we would like to impose higher fines and penalties to airing licenses and service providers.
04:17In the continuation of the investigation,
04:19several personalities will be invited by the Joint Committee,
04:22including former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque.
04:27Next week, we hope to continue hearing from the camera about Pogos
04:33before they come up with a final recommendation on this matter.
04:37Mel Alasmoras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.