Usaping POGO sa naging SONA ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos, hihimayin | The Mangahas Interviews
Tila naging icing on the cake ang mungkahi sa POGO ni Pangulong Bongbong Marcos sa kaniyang SONA. Dapat bang may pananagutan ang ating mga local officials, mga politiko na backer, mga protector o cuddler ng mga POGOs, kasama na pati mga barangay? Panoorin ang video. #TheMangahasInterviews
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00:00since the real icing on the cake is the POGO.
00:04But in fact, a lot of people have been waiting for almost 2-3 months since the investigation started in the Senate
00:10and the panorama that the POGOs were banned really happened.
00:15It's like the President was the last one to have a position because for the longest time, he was silent on the issue.
00:21Exactly, that's right.
00:22I would like to thank Senator Riza Ontiveros because he was the only one who was silent in his committee hearing.
00:33But there were people when the media mileage increased.
00:38I understand because it was the opposition, but at least there was recognition of what he did, but it was not recognized that he was the one who did it.
00:49The President's order was that by the end of the year, everything should be closed, although he has a policy that the POGOs are now banned.
00:59But in the discussions that took place, it seems that our local officials should be held accountable,
01:07our politicians who are backers, supporters, protectors or cuddlers of the POGOs, including the barangays.
01:15It's like, as they say, immigration is the starting point of lack.
01:19It's like they don't have a taste of what the President got.
01:25That's right, and how will you fix the system because many were revealed in the hearings that the system of registering for birth certificates is corrupt.
01:38It needs to be reformed, especially the Bureau of Immigration because our immigration act is still in the 1940s.
01:47It really needs to be reformed. So it's also a governance issue.
01:50Are there really economic returns or money that we get significantly from the POGOs?
01:57And if they disappear, is there an economic loss?
02:01Yes, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies says that there is P3B to P14B, if I'm not mistaken, in their earnings.
02:14It's like their earnings are disappearing compared to the law enforcement, the expenses of law enforcement in their operations.
02:26Then the cost due to human trafficking, right?
02:31Then there are also many who are involved in this and there is a lot of corruption.
02:41So what if we are linked to the corruption because there are many POGOs, especially the illegal ones?
02:49It means that they are able to enter because the system is corrupt.
02:53So what will happen is that the investors will also disappear if they say that there are a lot of illegal activities in the Philippines, so let's not go there.
03:01So those are the things that the economists are saying. It's not worth it.
03:07Okay. Now to be fair to the legal POGO operators, they said that there should be an executive order or law to close it.
03:16Otherwise, this would have been an order from the president that is an unfair restraint on business.
03:22What do you think about that?
03:24Yes, they are saying that because especially if they are legal.
03:30But they are saying that POGO should not be called IGL, International Gaming Licensing.
03:38It's an executive order but if the president said that, it's a policy, right?
03:46Maybe for them to wrap up their activities here, they need time.
03:53As I said, until the end of the year, I think that's enough time.
03:57Maybe they need legal procedures for the wind down of their business.
04:06Yes, and our problem is that they are saying that maybe these IGLs will just go underground.
04:14True, because if they go underground, you know that there is a demand for that kind of an activity here.
04:21If they go underground, it will be more dangerous because the authorities will not be able to see them.
04:27So maybe the police should provide enhanced tools and resources for the agencies that are monitoring the POGOs.
04:43But it seems like the order is just directed to the PAG-COR, the license provider.
04:48It means that if there is a bond, there is no new license that will be issued and those who have a license and those who are illegal will be chased.
04:57But it seems like there is no order to other agencies, especially immigration.
05:03Yes, and also to the local government units because they are the only ones who will know if there is something illegal there.
05:09I can't imagine that they won't know if there is a POGO against them because our other LGUs are very small, right?
05:18So if you are a mayor who is actively doing your job, it's impossible that you won't know if there is an illegal POGO going on there.