THE government is ready to provide assistance to the estimated 25,000 workers who will be affected by the ban on all Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said Tuesday.
THE government is ready to provide assistance to the estimated 25,000 workers who will be affected by the ban on all Philippine offshore gaming operators , Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said Tuesday.The statement came after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., citing the many crimes associated with
Os would not hurt the economy 'because the costs of keeping them far outweigh the benefits.'PEZA Director General Tereso Panga said on Tuesday that they are willing to help train and employ workers who would be affected by the Os only shows that he is sensitive and listens to the public.'Criminality has a reputation risk on us, not to mention the distractions that it has caused. So it's hard to quantify that,' Recto said.Recto said he earlier submitted a cost-benefit analysis that recommended the prohibition of
Os, the President had requested data on their operations from law enforcement agencies and inputs from different sectors.The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission said it expects a 'good number' of the illegal O facility now serves as a shelter for the homeless.The repurposed
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