POGO money used as cash reward for cops during Duterte dug war, solon claims

Manila Bulletin

This claim puts a whole new spin to the phrase, "blood money".   Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. has bared that money generated by Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) during the time of former president Rodrigo Duterte was used as cash rewards for police officers who took part in the latter's bloody war on illegal drugs.   READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/7/pogo-money-used-as-cash-reward-for-cops-during-duterte-dug-war-solon-claims  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00There are exchange of money here.

00:05That means, we saw that there might be a quota system in the Philippine National Police, number one.

00:15Although this is not denied by others, but other police say this.

00:20Second, there is a reward system.

00:23That means, in that reward system, if you kill a drug pusher, you get a reward.

00:31We found out that this is a testimony of one of the police officers that we have,

00:39from 20,000 to 60,000.

00:44You see, that is the testimony.

00:46We'd like to find out why.

00:48We'd like to find out where the money comes from.

00:51We found out that it comes from POGO money.

00:54It comes from gambling money.

00:56Yes.

00:57As for drugs, we know that during the war on drugs, drug pushers were killed.

01:04Drug lords, but drug users were also killed.

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