00:00It is possible that the illegal POGO is the weakness of the regulatory agency in the Philippines
00:06that's why it was included in the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission.
00:11On the other hand, the crimes committed by the POGO
00:14will cause more problems if they are prohibited according to the PAGCORP.
00:19Tina Panganiban Perez has a report.
00:21Human trafficking, cybercrime, fraud, and violence against women.
00:32These are just a few of the crimes committed by the POGO
00:36recorded by the NBI from November 2019 to March 2023.
00:41The question is, how can the illegal POGO be proven?
00:45They saw our weaknesses that it's easy for the ID to be applied there.
00:50Non-appearance.
00:51I think this is the time that we need to go back to our processes.
00:57Defense Secretary Guilbot Chodoro
00:59considers the syndicates that claim to be POGO as a national security threat.
01:05In order to stop the crimes committed by the POGO,
01:08the Congress is now prompting a ban on them.
01:12We're opening to hearing all issues concerning the POGO.
01:17All stakeholders should follow the law.
01:22Those who violate the law, you should be punished by our law enforcers.
01:28But instead of a total ban,
01:30the House Ways and Means Committee Chairperson, Joey Salceda,
01:33recommended illegal POGO.
01:36The government is still collecting a lot of money from the illegal POGO.
01:41It increased in 2023 compared to 2022.
01:45According to the BIR, from 2018 to 2022,
01:50more than P20 billion was collected from the POGO.
01:55This is also the point of the ban.
01:57Even if the ban is lifted, the POGO may still operate illegally
02:02and it will be difficult for them to monitor it.
02:05Tina Panganiban Perez reporting for GMA Integrated News.
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