00:00The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission asked for the help of local governments
00:06to quickly open the operation of illegal pogos.
00:09Along with the order of the DILG to separate the police and mayors
00:14the establishments within their jurisdiction.
00:17Salima Refran was there.
00:22The fight against the illegal activity of pogos
00:25will not only be carried out by the national government
00:28but also by local governments.
00:31That is after the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission of Paok
00:35turned over the intel packets of pogos to the House Committee on Public Order and Safety
00:40at Games and Amusements.
00:42We would like to submit for your examination
00:45this database of 402 cancelled pogos
00:49and former sub-licenses from PagCor
00:52as well as the identified scam farms all over the country.
00:56It needs to be closed with the help of LGUs and our BPLO heads
01:01so that at least we can be helped.
01:03So that this 402 can be closed
01:05because if we expect PaokTF, they will separate this.
01:09According to Paok, most of these are in Metro Manila.
01:14Two of the major operations of Paok last year were in Pasay.
01:18Here, aside from carrying out scammy activities
01:21torture chambers and prostitution dens were also found.
01:26That is why Pasay LGU is now cooperating with Paok
01:30to increase their capacity to investigate illegal pogos and their crimes.
01:36The Department of Interior and Local Government
01:39has issued a Memorandum Circular
01:41to visit LGUs and establishments in their areas for inspection.
01:47I am ordering the mayors and the police
01:50to isolate all the business establishments that they are in charge of.
01:56I will isolate this illegally.
01:58For all you know, this is not only against,
02:02what we call farm scams, scammers that have computers.
02:07Who knows, there might be other criminal activities related to this.
02:12It could be drugs and other things.
02:14That is what we will do in the entire Philippines.
02:18The Iloilo City Council passed a resolution yesterday
02:22prohibiting the operation of pogo in the city.
02:26It's very clear that we want to pass.
02:28We don't want pogo here in the city.
02:31In support also of the proposed bill in the house and in the city.
02:36For GMA Integrated News, Sanny Marafra, Lakatutok, 24 Hours.
02:44For more information visit www.ilo.org
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