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Congress continues to unravel the web of secrets behind Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators , their deep connections in government agencies, and the illegal activities they helped fund during the Duterte Administration.
“Once we deliberate on their budgets for 2025, I will definitely ask these agencies how their intelligence funds are being spent and how they build an efficient intelligence network,” he added. “What happened to the network created by enforcement agencies? Whether there was collusion or a failure of intelligence, there should be accountability on this issue,” Gatchalian asked referencing the testimony of “Shiela Guo,” of how they managed to move around Luzon apparently undetected by local intelligence.
At the Lower House, lawmakers are not surprised that the Duterte administration could afford to offer monetary rewards to police officers for every suspected drug personality they manage to execute given the amount of money paid by POGOs. “These POGO and gambling activities are evils by themselves, but what is disturbing is that the funds from these illegal enterprises were channeled to fund incentives intended to reward law enforcement for eliminating their targets––even if this resulted in the wanton and widespread violation of human rights,” he said citing the revelations of whistleblowers.
Espenido alleged that funds were funneled through the former president’s chief aide and now Senator Bong Go.
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