Mga opisyal ng PCSO at Pagcor, humarap sa pagdinig ng Kamara para sa kanilang panukalang pondo sa 2025

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00:00In the continuation of the budget deliberations in the House of Representatives, the officials of the PCSO and PAG-COR are facing each other.

00:07This is what Mela Lesmora reported.

00:11The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office assured that they have different plans to increase their earnings.

00:18In the face of the PCSO, in the budget briefing of the House Committee on Appropriations,

00:23the government's unprofitable earnings, in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marquez Jr.,

00:29which completely banned the operation of all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGOs in the country.

00:35According to PCSO Chairperson Felix Reyes, before the total POGO ban,

00:40they are already thinking of ways to increase their projected revenue.

00:46In their presentation, the agency stated that they plan to add PCSO games and betting platforms.

00:53They also want to expand their offices and look at digitalization in their area.

00:59From 2022 to 2024, PCSO also sold their financial report.

01:06Their significant accomplishments range from providing medical assistance to other charity works.

01:13The government will lose P7 billion.

01:18Not to mention, the BIR will also lose.

01:23Are you thinking of other ways to prevent the loss?

01:33We really aim to increase our revenue.

01:48Our direction is to add betting platforms.

01:55In the last board meeting, we discussed corporate owned chain of business.

02:05We will look for companies that have a lot of chain of business.

02:11Aside from PCSO, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation officials also faced a budget briefing

02:18led by Paco Chairman Alejandro Tenco.

02:21Just like what was expected, the issues in POGO will also be raised.

02:25This is something that the agency is working on.

02:28In the next few days, the budget deliberations will continue in the Chamber.

02:32The congressmen also have their own issues here.

02:52I'd like to know how DBM is able to allocate funds for the final completion of the normalization process.

03:09We're talking about how the national government would be able to provide assistance for those armed combatants

03:19who are to be decommissioned.

03:22We will be questioning the DOTR time and time again.

03:25We are first termers, but for the past, this will be our third budget that we will be scrutinizing.

03:31The license plate is still a problem. The driver's license is still a problem.

03:34We will be looking into that.

03:36Mela Las Moras for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.