The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) thanked senators on Tuesday “for the opportunity to clarify matters related to the country’s offshore gaming license operations [POGO]”.
THE Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation thanked senators on Tuesday “for the opportunity to clarify matters related to the country’s offshore gaming license operations [POGO]” but sought to correct “the misinformation that arose from” the Ways and Means committee’s last hearing the day before.
“There have been no reported criminal activities or kidnapping-related incidents of workers in the offshore licensing industry for over three months. This came as a result of the interagency cooperation meeting held last September 2022 involving Pagcor, the Philippine National Police , National Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice , and Department of the Interior and Local Government to combat illegal gaming operations, including offshore gaming,” said the Pagcor statement on Tuesday.
According to the state gaming regulator, it has been “closely monitoring the cases involving MOA Cloudzone Corp. and Brickhartz Technology Inc. While the former’s case was dismissed by the DOJ on November 5, 2022, the case involving Brickhartz Technology Inc. is still under investigation. We are coordinating with the PNP and other agencies regarding this matter.”
Its third-party auditor for offshore licensees , meanwhile, which had drawn attention at the Senate hearing, was awarded the contract in December 2017. “The service provider went through proper bidding process and met all the legal requirements under the Procurement law,” said Pagcor.
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