DOF: Duterte, Xi sure to discuss China worries on ‘illegal” online casinos in PH

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 13:09:23 +0000

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on Saturday (Aug. 10) expressed confidence China’s concerns over online casinos in the Philippines catering to Chinese gamblers, which Beijing had declared as illegal, would be resolved by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping when they meet later this month. Doiminguez said he was “certain” that the […]

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Pogo workers in their midst: Notes from an ‘invasion’

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 23:27:59 +0000

Pogo workers in their midst: Notes from an ‘invasion’

MANILA, Philippines — Every midnight without fail, a white van unloads five or six Chinese men in front of a convenience store in BF Homes, Parañaque City.

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Go: Huge losses, corruption led to lotto, STL shutdown

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 05:55:30 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Huge losses incurred during the past few months had prompted President Rodrigo Duterte to order the stoppage of all lotto and other gaming features of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).

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Over 30,000 PCSO gaming outlets shut down

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 03:39:46 +0000

Over 30,000 PCSO gaming outlets shut down

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has shut down a total of 30,284 gaming outlets operated by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) since Saturday.

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Amid PCSO lottery closure, Lapid asks public: Give Duterte a chance to act

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:06:41 +0000

Lapid seeks creation of Water Resources Authority amid recent water shortage

Senator Lito Lapid on Sunday asked the public not to criticize President Rodrigo Duterte and instead give him an opportunity to act amid issues surrounding the Phillippine Sweepstakes Charity Office (PCSO). 

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Binay calls out PNP’s ‘misplaced priorities’ in quelling STLs instead of crime

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 08:54:37 +0000

Senator Nancy Binay on Sunday said the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) move to focus on closing down small-town lottery (STL) outlets rather than chasing after criminals shows their “misplaced sense of priority,” as she called the move an “overkill and overreaction.”

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Privatize PCSO operations instead of shutting it down, says Gatchalian

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 03:30:24 +0000

The national government could privatized the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in order to stop corruption in the agency instead of putting an end to its gaming operations.

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Duterte stops all PCSO gaming activities including lotto, STL

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:53:29 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all gaming activities of the (PCSO, including lotto, stopped due to alleged “massive corruption” in the agency.

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