Panukalang ipagbawal 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 to ban the operation of Pogo in the country.

00:05 But before it was approved by the Congress, Pasig City already sampled the ordinance against Pogo.

00:12 There's a report similar to Moras.

00:14 The House Committee on Games and Amusement has already approved a resolution that pushes

00:23 to ban the operation of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGO in the country

00:28 because of the crimes committed here and other security concerns.

00:32 The House Bill No. 5082 of Manila 6th District Representative Bienvenido Avante Jr.

00:39 and House Resolution No. 1197 of Cagayan de Oro City Representative Rufus Rodriguez are included.

00:45 According to Rodriguez, based on the PNP's data, there are more than 4,000 victims of Pogo-related crimes in the country

00:52 within 6 months of 2023, so it should be completely banned.

00:57 National security, Mr. Chairman. Second, social cost. Crimes, Mr. Chairman. Prostitution, Mr. Chairman.

01:06 All of this, Mr. Chairman, will now lead us to a decision on this particular issue that we have.

01:15 Let us be on the right side of the morality of our people and let's be on the right side of history.

01:21 It's about time we put a stop to this and make our country a country that values human freedom,

01:30 the rights of women, and then protect our country from China.

01:35 The PAG-COR is a gate that they are using to ban POGO.

01:38 As of now, they have already pulled the strings on this operation, which they are now calling Internet Gaming Licensing or IGL.

01:45 It's height when it had close to 300 licenses and all these criminal activities happened through the years.

01:55 We decided because the Pogo was too negative as we were cleansing the rules and regulations and also the licenses.

02:07 I even mentioned the name.

02:09 In Pasig City, Mayor Vico Soto completely closed all Pogo, E-Games, and E-Bingo outlets in their city.

02:16 According to the mayor, they gave one year for the establishment to prepare for this.

02:23 One of his ordinances was based on a law that was based on the crimes that POGO is committing and other crimes.

02:30 Even though there are still buoys being caught, it's not that big.

02:35 Melalas Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.