The bombshell revelation of Alejandro “Al” Tengco, chairman and chief executive officer of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. , may be likened to an improvised explosive device he triggered while he was still holding on to it. In a press statement he issued over the weekend, Tengco accused a certain former Cabinet official as allegedly “trying to intercede for POGOs,” or the Philippine Online Gaming Operators.
The Senate committee on women, children, family relations and gender equality chaired by Sen. Risa Hontiveros and the Senate committee on ways and means headed by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian started the public hearings way back May 22 this year. Gatchalian filed three of the five Senate Resolutions that sought this inquiry in aid of legislation on these reported illegal POGO hubs.As of last estimates by PAOCC executive director retired Police Gen.
The state-owned gaming firm was created during the martial law years by virtue of Presidential Decree 1067-A issued by the namesake father of PBBM, the late President Marcos Sr. “in response to calls for the Philippine government to put a stop to the growing proliferation of illegal casino operations in various parts of the country.” The law creating PAGCOR was later amended by PD 1869, otherwise known as the PAGCor Charter.
Incidentally, PAGCor has rebranded POGO now called as internet gaming licensees due to the bad publicity generated by POGO-related kidnapping, killings and other criminal cases. June 24 was the third death anniversary of former president Noynoy Aquino, popularly known as PNoy. I remember his presidency with nostalgia because he brought our nation to close to the level of being a tiger ...
It was an unexpected compliment, a note of gratitude. While exploring New York’s museums and galleries in nearby states, my children, now young adults, thanked me for always bringing them to these places of...