Three senators who signed the committee report seeking a total ban on Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators (POGOs) said they will
Senators Ronald dela Rosa, JV Ejercito and Raffy Tulfo said the stop to POGO operations should be gradual, citing its negative impact on government revenues and employment.
Dela Rosa, who chairs the Senate committee on public order and illegal drugs, conducted a separate probe on POGO-related crimes. Gatchalian’s report asked the Labor department to find jobs for those who will lose their employment with the shutdown of POGOs. Just recently, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said he would recommend to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. the permanent ban of POGOs, emphasizing that “the social costs are quite high” compared to the revenues generated by the government from the industry.
Gatchalian earlier said President Marcos already expressed concern about the proliferation of crimes associated with POGOs.Aside from money laundering activities, crimes attributed to the POGO industry have expanded exponentially over the past several years and now include human trafficking, forcible abduction, homicide, illegal detention, kidnapping-for-ransom, theft, robbery-extortion, serious physical injuries, swindling, grave coercion, investment scams, cryptocurrency scams, and love scams.
“If they want to leave in three months, that is fine. I don’t have a recommendation on phasing [them] out. I just want them to go,” Diokno said.
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