Mga opisyal ng PCSO at Pagcor, humarap sa pagdinig ng Kamara para sa kanilang panukalang pondo sa 2025
Mga opisyal ng PCSO at Pagcor, humarap sa pagdinig ng Kamara para sa kanilang panukalang pondo sa 2025
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00:00In the continuation of the budget deliberations in the House of Representatives, the officials of the PCSO and PAG-COR are facing each other.
00:07This is what Mela Lesmora reported.
00:11The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office assured that they have different plans to increase their earnings.
00:18In the face of the PCSO, in the budget briefing of the House Committee on Appropriations,
00:23the government's unprofitable earnings, in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr.,
00:29which completely banned the operation of all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGOs in the country.
00:35According to PCSO Chairperson Felix Reyes, before the total POGO ban,
00:40they are already thinking of ways to increase their projected revenue.
00:46In their presentation, the agency stated that they plan to add PCSO games and betting platforms.
00:53They also want to expand their offices and look at digitalization in their area.
00:59From 2022 to 2024, PCSO also sold their financial report.
01:06Their significant accomplishments range from providing medical assistance to other charity works.
01:13The government will lose P7 billion.
01:18Not to mention, the BIR will also lose.
01:23Are you thinking of other ways to prevent the loss?
01:33We really aim to increase our revenue.
01:48Our direction is to add betting platforms.
01:55In the last board meeting, we discussed corporate owned chain of business.
02:05We will look for companies that have a lot of chain of business.
02:11Aside from PCSO, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation officials also faced a budget briefing
02:18led by Paco Chairman Alejandro Tenco.
02:21Just like what was expected, the issues in POGO will also be raised.
02:25This is something that the agency is working on.
02:28In the next few days, the budget deliberations will continue in the Chamber.
02:32The congressmen also have their own issues here.
02:52I'd like to know how DBM is able to allocate funds for the final completion of the normalization process.
03:09We're talking about how the national government would be able to provide assistance for those armed combatants
03:19who are to be decommissioned.
03:22We will be questioning the DOTR time and time again.
03:25We are first termers, but for the past, this will be our third budget that we will be scrutinizing.
03:31The license plate is still a problem. The driver's license is still a problem.
03:34We will be looking into that.
03:36Mela Las Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.