MANILA, Philippines — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday said the 23,000 Filipinos who will be displaced should the government ban Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos) will be given
“Hindi natin papabayaan ang 23,000 na kababayan natin na nagtatrabaho sa Pogo ,” assured Gatchalian in an interview over Super Radyo dzBB.
Gatchalian added that with only 23,000 Filipinos working in the Pogo industry, majority of the 200,000 total Pogo industry manpower is composed of foreign nationals. “Pagdating sa trabaho di pabor sa atin, dahil ang binibigyan ng trabaho ibang nationality,” Gatchalian said.
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