Sec. Enrile, tinawag na "money laundering operation" ang mga POGO sa bansa
Sec. Enrile, tinawag na "money laundering operation" ang mga POGO sa bansa;
Total ban sa POGO, nararapat lang umano
Total ban sa POGO, nararapat lang umano
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00The Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile called for a money laundering operation of POGOs in the country.
00:08That's what Mela Lesmora said.
00:10Supported by the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile,
00:16President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr. decided to completely ban the operation of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGOs in the country.
00:25In an interview, Enrile refused to answer if he was consulted by the President regarding his stance against POGOs.
00:32But he insisted that he was the President.
00:46For Enrile, the former President Rodrigo Duterte should not have lowered the Executive Order for POGOs.
00:53Especially since there are many countries that prohibit POGOs.
01:23Is that a wise decision, wise activity?
01:27Enrile was interviewed by the media after attending the joint hearing of the House Committee on Public Order and Safety
01:35and the Committee on Games and Amusements regarding the crimes committed against POGOs.
01:40The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission under Secretary Gilbert Cruz and the former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque
01:47The Congressmen decided to discuss who are the culprits in the illegal activities of POGOs so that they can be held accountable under the law.
01:59For us in Congress, our duty is clear. We must enact legislative measures with ironclad provisions against the resurgence of POGOs in whatever nature or form.
02:11In a press conference, House Deputy Speaker David Suarez shared one of the benefits of the total POGO ban ordered by President Marcos.
02:22Haven't you noticed? Since the President announced that POGOs are bad, we haven't received any scam texts.
02:31For me, it's a bit.
02:33So I think that's just one clear example that what the President said is right, that they have already morphed into other illegal activities
02:44such as scams, prostitution, human trafficking, murder, and all sorts of other things.
02:51The Congressmen are calling for the President to amend his law and include other illegal activities in the country.
03:01It's not just POGOs. There are also many other bad scams that are spreading in our country.
03:07It has come to our attention that I know that this ISABONG should be stopped, but why now?
03:14There are still those who are protesting here. Maybe this should be called upon our police and our agencies in government to look into this matter.
03:27Once the Camera is checked, they will continue to focus on all matters affecting our countrymen for the betterment of the country.
03:37Mela Las Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.