Legal luminaries urge President Marcos to cancel the licenses granted to Philippine offshore gaming operators or POGOs.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/marcos-jr-government-faces-calls-cancel-license-chinese-pogos-july-2024/
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00:00Former Senator Laila de Lima and former Supreme Court Justices Antonio Carpio and Conchita Carpio Morales
00:07lead a group urging the Marcos administration to cancel the licenses granted to Philippine offshore gaming operators or POGOs.
00:14In an open letter to the president dated Tuesday, July 16, the group argues,
00:19the approval of licenses filed by such POGOs violates the rules of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation or PAGCOR.
00:26The group insists PAGCOR has the power to immediately cancel a license of a POGO
00:31that is later discovered to have made misrepresentations or provided false information.
00:36POGOs sprouted across the Philippines in 2016
00:39as operators took advantage of liberal gaming laws under the administration of Rodrigo Duterte.
00:44Many POGO operators are run by Chinese nationals as gambling is banned in China.
00:50Scrutiny of POGOs intensified in recent months
00:53as the Senate investigates illegal activities linked with offshore gaming operators.