The House leadership, which wants an enabling law on the President's POGO ban order, vows swift action. Bills on the matter are pending in committees, but the chamber has already launched an inquiry into illegal activities related to POGOs.
The House leadership, which wants an enabling law on the President's POGO ban order, vows swift action. Bills on the matter are pending in committees, but the chamber has already launched an inquiry into illegal activities related to POGOs.
Among the sites visited by the lawmakers were the raided Zun Yuan Technology Incorporated in Bamban, Tarlac, and Lucky South 99 Gaming Incorporated in Porac, Pampanga. “We have bills that have already been filed that we are consolidating so that we can wind up these illegal activities. It’s not just illegal gambling. We also see connections to illegal activities, so it’s good that we look at everything to see the root of all these activities,” Romualdez said in a mix of English and Filipino on Monday.As of writing, three House bills have been filed seeking to ban POGOs or declare them illegal, with one introduced after the President’s televised speech in July.
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