Panukalang ipagbawal na ang operasyon ng POGO sa bansa, aprubado na sa House Committee Level;
POGO, e-Games, at e-Bingo outlets sa Pasig City, ipinasara sa bisa ng isang ordinansa
POGO, e-Games, at e-Bingo outlets sa Pasig City, ipinasara sa bisa ng isang ordinansa
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00:00 A committee of the Camera approved the resolution to ban the operation of Pogo in the country.
00:07 But even if it is not yet in the law, there are samples in Pasig City with a visa of an ordinance that was passed there.
00:15 Mela Lesmora in the center of the news.
00:18 The House Committee on Games and Amusements has already approved a bill and a resolution
00:25 that pushes for the banning of the operation of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGO in the country
00:32 because of the crimes committed here and other security concerns.
00:36 This includes House Bill No. 5082 of Manila 6 District Representative Bienvenido Avante Jr.
00:43 and House Resolution No. 1197 of Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez.
00:49 According to Rodriguez, based on the PNP's data, there are more than 4,000 POGO-related crimes in the country
00:56 within six months of 2023.
00:59 That is why it should be completely banned.
01:01 National security Mr. Chairman.
01:04 Second, social cost.
01:06 Crimes Mr. Chairman.
01:08 Prostitution Mr. Chairman.
01:10 All of these Mr. Chairman would now lead us to a decision on this particular issue that we have.
01:19 Let us be on the right side of the morality of our people and let's be on the right side of history.
01:25 It's about time we put a stop to this and make our country a country that values human freedom,
01:33 the rights of women, and then protect our country from China.
01:39 Pagcor is a gate that they are using to break into POGO.
01:42 As of now, they have also stopped this operation that they are now calling Internet Gaming Licensing or IGL.
01:49 It's height when it had close to 300 licenses and all these criminal activities happened through the years.
01:59 We decided because POGO was too negative.
02:04 As we were cleansing the rules and regulations and also the licenses.
02:10 We even changed the name.
02:12 In Pasig City, Mayor Vico Soto completely closed all POGO, E-games, and E-bingo outlets in their city.
02:20 According to the mayor, they gave one year for the establishment to prepare for this.
02:26 He gave an ordinance based on the law that was created because of the crimes that POGO and other gambling companies are committing.
02:34 Even though there is a buis that they are getting, it's not that big.
02:38 Melalas Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.