Atty. Roque attends Senate hearing on illegal POGOs, denies being the lawyer for raided POGO hub
Atty. Roque attends Senate hearing on illegal POGOs, denies being the lawyer for raided POGO hub
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00:00Former Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque appeared before the Senate today for the ongoing hearing on illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators, or POGOs.
00:09Inevitably, Roque and Senator Risa Ontiveros had a heated exchange at some point during the hearing.
00:15The two argued whether Roque acted as legal counsel of LuckySouth 99, which was a POGO hub that was raided by authorities recently.
00:25Let us be fair, because you have been insinuating I am a lawyer for LuckySouth. That is why...
00:31Excuse me, the chair has not been insinuating anything.
00:35The chair and the members of the committee have been asking questions based on the testimonies, sworn testimonies of PAGCOR Chairtenko, Attorney Fernandez of PAGCOR, and other resource persons.
00:50Do you maintain that you are not a lawyer for LuckySouth 99 or any POGO for that matter?
00:56I maintain, as an officer of the courts and under oath before the Senate of the Republic of the Philippines, that I have never acted as legal counsel for LuckySouth 99 or for any other POGO.
01:10Alright, but it is true that you are holding a meeting in PAGCOR regarding POGOs in Porac.
01:18Yes, that is true. I am holding a meeting. But as I said, I am here as a World Wind Corporate Secretary.