In Committee Report No. 136, the panel called for the adoption of a resolution urging the Executive department to cease the operations of POGOs.Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the committee, said this is aimed at safeguarding the well-being of the Filipino people and maintaining a trajectory of growth and development in line with the administration’s economic reforms.
The Senate committee on ways and means has recommended the immediate expulsion of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators from the country in a bid to help maintain peace and order and sustain economic growth.
According to the office of Gatchalian, chairman of the committee, ten signatures already constitute the majority as the panel only has 18 members. The committee report also urged the Congress to pass legislation that would separate the functions of regulation from operation in the charter of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation .
Moreover, the Bureau of Immigration was tasked to cancel and revoke the working visas issued to foreign nationals employed in the POGO industry and implement their deportation following immigration rules and regulations.
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