Hakbang para sa maaapektuhang POGO workers sakaling ipagbawal ang operasyon nito, inihahanda na ng DOLE;
Mga Pinoy na nagtatrabaho sa ilegal na POGO, inaalam din ng DOLE
Mga Pinoy na nagtatrabaho sa ilegal na POGO, inaalam din ng DOLE
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00:00The Department of Labor and Employment is now meeting with the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission
00:05to find out the number of Filipinos who lost their jobs due to the closure of some POGO hubs in the country.
00:13Noel Talacay has the details.
00:18The Labor and Employment Department is now preparing to help the affected Filipino workers
00:25when it's time for the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators of POGO to leave the country.
00:31We want to profile them because some of them may only be able to do upgrading and reskilling.
00:41Those who have skills may still need to be retooled
00:45so that we can see what kind of intervention can be done by DOLE and other agencies of our government
00:52so that they won't lose their income.
00:55Here in NCR, according to the agency's statistics,
00:59more than 20,000 Filipinos work in POGO in the National Capital Region or NCR.
01:06That's why NCR has the largest number of Filipino workers in POGO.
01:11That's why we will prioritize profiling.
01:16There are areas in Region 3, Region 7, and Region 4A.
01:22But the bulk is here in the National Capital Region.
01:26But Laguasma insisted that they know the Filipinos who work in illegal POGOs in the country,
01:33especially those who are under the influence of the authorities such as Bamban, Tarlac, and Porac, Pampanga.
01:39Laguasma admitted that it's hard for them to get information from the Filipinos who work in illegal POGOs.
01:47That's why they are now cooperating with the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission for this.
01:53We don't have a radar.
01:55So those who are being raided now,
01:57most of them don't have proper documents, no license, no AEP.
02:04So that's our challenge.
02:06Several congressmen are now pushing for laws to completely ban all POGOs in the country.
02:13Noel Talacay for Pambasang TV in Bagong, Philippines.