“I was shocked by the turnaround. I was shocked by the statement of the embassy and it’s regrettable because we had several witnesses,” Zubiri said in a virtual interview with reporters. READ:
warning its nationals against visiting the Philippines over Chinese-run online gambling operations here.
He also told the Senate committees on ways and means and public order and illegal drugs that Chinese tourists were being warned against visiting the Philippines.Faced with the Chinese denial, Zubiri stood his ground and said he would not apologize. He conceded, however, that something might have been “lost in translation,” and that the ambassador may have meant that the Philippines could be blacklisted for hosting Philippine Online Gaming Operators that catered to Chinese nationals.
Danganan said their groups employ roughly 23,000 Filipino workers categorized as either directly-hired or indirectly-hired—a number that could rise in the years to come.He said the POGO industry has been a huge help in the country’s job generation program especially as economic recovery is in sight. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, who attended the Senate hearing on the budget of the Office of the President, said Malacanang has not yet decided on this issue.
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