Panukalang ipagbawal na ang operasyon ng POGO sa bansa, aprubado na sa House committee level
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00:00 The committee of the Camera approved the resolution that prohibits the operation of Pogo in the country.
00:06 But before it was approved by the Congress, Pasig-Zeti used an ordinance against Pogo.
00:14 Mela Lesmora is back.
00:16 The House Committee on Games and Amusements has approved a resolution that prohibits the operation of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or Pogo in the country
00:29 because of the crimes committed here and other security concerns.
00:34 This includes House Bill No. 5082 of Manila 6 District Representative Bienvenido Avante Jr.
00:40 and House Resolution No. 1197 of Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez.
00:46 According to Rodriguez, based on the PNP's data, there are more than 4,000 victims of Pogo-related crimes in the country
00:54 within the 6 months of 2023, so this should be completely abolished.
00:59 National security, Mr. Chairman.
01:02 Second, social costs.
01:04 Crimes, Mr. Chairman.
01:06 Prostitution, Mr. Chairman.
01:08 All of this, Mr. Chairman, will now lead us to a decision on this particular issue that we have.
01:17 Let us be on the right side of the morality of our people and let's be on the right side of history.
01:22 It's about time we put a stop to this and make our country a country that values human freedom, the rights of women, and then protect our country from China.
01:36 The PAG-CORP is also proud that they are in charge of Pogo.
01:39 As of now, they have also joined the operation, which they now call Internet Gaming Licensing or IGL.
01:46 It's high when it had close to 300 licenses and all these criminal activities happened through the years.
01:56 We decided because Pogo was too negative as we were cleansing the rules and regulations and also the licenses.
02:08 I even changed the name.
02:10 In Pasig City, Mayor Vico Soto completely closed all Pogo, E-Games, and E-Bingo outlets in their city.
02:18 According to the mayor, they gave one year for the establishment to prepare for this.
02:24 One of his ordinances was based on a law that was based on crimes that Pogo and other gambling companies are committing.
02:32 And even though there are still people who get money from this, it's not that big.
02:36 Mel Alasmoras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.