Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will be tapped to help the Filipino workers who will be affected in case the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) will be banned from the country.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday said the Department of Labor and Employment will be tapped to help the Filipino workers who will be affected in case the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators will be banned from the country.
Interviewed on GMA News’ Unang Balita, the lawmaker said that providing new jobs for the 16,000 Filipino POGO workers who may possibly be displaced should be given priority by the government. “Ang importante diyan ‘yung ating mga kababayan hindi mawalan ng trabaho lalo na sa mga ganitong mga panahon. Kaya ang DOLE ay dapat atasan natin na maghanap kaagad ng kapalit na trabaho,” Gatchalian said.might no longer be worth allowingWhile admitting that his administration is still determining whether the POGOs would still be good for the country, he said that only illegal POGOs are the problem as they were the ones usually involved in the abductions and killings.
Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate ways and means panel, said Sunday that a committee report on issues surrounding the POGO operations will be
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