Kasunod ng utos na POGO ban ng pangulo inaapela ng PAGCOR na 'wag isama sa mga isasara ang 12 POGO companies. Ipinunto rin nitong libu-libong empleyado at mga negosyo pa ang maaapektuhan.
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00:00According to the President's order, the PADCORP is appealing not to include the 12 pogo companies that will be shut down.
00:08It is believed that thousands of employees and businesses will be affected.
00:13Neda's point of view on Maki Polido's statement.
00:16In the condominium buildings in Pasay City where Chinese pogo workers live,
00:24there are businesses for the pogo workers whose income is low.
00:27The business here mostly depends on the pogo workers.
00:33Yes, because they are our first customers.
00:39That is why President Bongbong Marcos ordered the banning of pogo companies.
00:43April was nervous.
00:45The business is getting weaker, so it is possible for them to lose their jobs.
00:49It's good if we lose our jobs.
00:51Someone will apply for it right away.
00:53It's like 50-50.
00:55The income that I earn here, we can say that it is enough for our daily expenses.
01:02Especially since there are families who support us.
01:05It is not uncommon for them to be affected by the banning of pogo companies, according to the PADCORP.
01:12If you include SBPO, the minimum is 40,000 to 42,000 pesos.
01:19Because the officials who work in overseas gaming companies, or the new ones,
01:27like IGL, it is around 31,800 pesos, if I'm not mistaken.
01:33Let's say it is around 31,000 pesos.
01:37As for SBPO, it is almost 9,000 to 10,000 pesos.
01:44So if you add it up, it is around 40,000 pesos.
01:49It includes more than 31,000 Filipinos directly employed in pogo
01:54and those connected to ancillary services connected to pogo hubs, like janitorial services.
02:00They will try to get help from the Labor Department.
02:03We have to already lay down the plans, the plan of action,
02:07what kind of intervention we can help with and not wait until December.
02:12It is a bit heavy if we only plan for that time.
02:16PADCORP said that 43 pogo companies are licensed.
02:19But 12 of them were appealed by PADCORP not to include in the banning
02:23because they are just customer service agents of gaming companies.
02:27Pogo companies will just fix the exit plan, even if these companies are being chased
02:31because they have signed contracts.
02:34This is one of the things I ordered this morning to our legal department of PADCORP.
02:42You are right, because I might return.
02:47In 2023, PADCORP earned more than 5 billion pesos from pogo.
02:52This is not a big loss, said Neda.
02:54The pogo contributed less than one half of one percent of our GDP as of 2022.
03:03But I think more important than just the economic numbers,
03:07I think the social cost and reputational cost to the country
03:13of hosting this kind of businesses is not good at all.
03:17That is why the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, or PAOC,
03:20is very grateful for the President's decision,
03:22especially regarding the major crimes of some pogo hubs,
03:25such as kidnapping, human trafficking, and prostitution.
03:28Some of the last pogo workers have cases of money laundering in other countries.
03:33According to the Bureau of Immigration,
03:35because of the cancellation, they will also cancel the visas
03:38given to foreign nationals working in pogo.
03:42For GMA Integrated News, Macky Pulido, for Tutok, 24 hours.
03:58For GMA Integrated News, Macky Pulido, 24 hours.