EDITORIAL — Somewhere even higher up?

Who made it legal or easy for POGO’s to operate in the Philippines?

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. chief executive officer Alejandro Tengco has come out to say it was a former Cabinet official who allegedly facilitated the grant of gaming licenses to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators .

Indeed, there is a need to find out who this former Cabinet official is, not just to clear the name of other former Cabinet officials but also to determine if he or she has culpability for the mess we are in right now because of POGO’s. We don’t even have to mention the fact that many of them have become fronts for the illegal activities of criminal syndicates.

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