Gatchalian: 'Don’t give us the reason that you have a new head. There’s no sense of urgency within Pagcor in so far as dealing with the crime. That’s the problem.' | DFernandezINQ
Pagcor Offshore Gaming Licensing Department Assistant Vice President Jessa Fernandez said Brickhartz was imposed with penalties and demerits while they have yet to receive a report for MOA Cloudzone.Brickhartz, according to Fernandez, was fined $10,000 or P500,000 due to criminal activity.
Still, Gatchalian lamented that not much has happened since Poe’s privilege speech was delivered in December 2022. Pagcor Legal Group Vice President Roderick Consolacion, however, noted that Fernandez was just appointed to the position in the past week and that they underwent a reorganization.“I don’t accept the reason that because Atty. Jessa is new [and] you have a reorganization, a crime that was perpetuated last month, December 14 in particular, after 30 days, more than 30 days, nothing is happening,” the senator said.“The same people are operating.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently said the issue with Pogos stem from those that were illegally operating.
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