MANILA, Philippines — Senators challenged the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. to name the former Cabinet official who allegedly facilitated the grant of gaming licenses to Philippine offshore gaming operators so as not to cast doubt on all other former members of the Cabinet.
PAGCOR chief executive officer Alejandro Tengco said that those investigating the suspicious activities of former POGO licensees must also look into the role of former officials and their conduits in the grant of licenses to POGO applicants with dubious backgrounds.“To be fair to all former Cabinet members, PAGCOR should reveal the identity of this person, so he or she can defend self,” Pimentel said.
“They have infiltrated not only the business and gaming industries but also our government, allegedly with local and even high-ranking officials serving as their protectors,” Villanueva added. Aside from the IGLs, Tengco said PAGCOR issued 20 permits to service providers and 14 for Special Class of BPO companies.
The PAGCOR chief said there were 63 POGO licensees during the previous administration aside from 231 service providers and four Special Class BPOs. Meanwhile, the Philippine Anti-Organized Crime Commission is not discounting the possibility that someone might have leaked information about the raid they conducted at the Fontana Leisure Park POGO hub in Mabalacat, Pampanga.
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