00:00Now, we are hearing the loud cry of the people of our country.
00:10Disguising as legitimate entities, their operations have ventured into illicit areas furthest from gaming,
00:18such as financial scamming, money laundering, prostitution, human trafficking, kidnapping, brutal torture, even murder.
00:25The grave abuse of this despicable system of laws must stop.
00:30This chaos must be stopped in our society.
00:35As of today, all laws are banned.
01:36The government, in coordination with our economic managers,
01:41shall use the time between now and then to find new jobs for our countrymen who will be needed.
01:47Our men need nothing more to compass their enemies than that good men should look on and do nothing.
01:55He is not a good man.
02:05He is not a good man who, without a protest, allows wrong to be committed in his name.
02:35We will always love the Philippines. We will always love the Philippines.
02:42Long live the Philippines!
03:05I hope they find a way of banning POGO without having to affect the IGLs.
03:33The IGLs?
03:35I'll show you an IGL.
03:37Here.
03:39Anybody can play this.
03:41Here.
03:43This is an IGL.
03:51Internet gaming.
03:53Well, it's everywhere.
03:55It's still not allowed.
03:57Wait, sir. What about the stand?
03:59Ban POGO?
04:01No, no, no.
04:03I said, well, of course, IGLs are legitimate.
04:09So I just hope that they will find a way, a technical way, of differentiating
04:15POGOs and IGLs.
04:17IGLs.
04:19To differentiate the illegal from the legal POGO.
04:25The legitimate IGL and the entire POGO system.
04:31Some of which are very legitimate.
04:35Well, at least China is happy.
04:39First of all, I'm sure he clarified this to Alteno.
04:44Because it's too big. 43 billion.
04:47Second, that was really virtually societal, universal, misunderstanding of legality.
04:57Do you think the President was fed the wrong info?
04:59I don't know.
05:01But it's all over the newspapers.
05:03They actually put it in the words of BBM about the POGOs.
05:06Well, we are very overwhelmed, no?
05:08The President presented a very well-written, a very sincere, state-of-the-nation address.
05:14Which really appealed to the thoughts and minds of the people.
05:16The POGOs, we really saw the President's indecisiveness.
05:20And we'd like to congratulate the President for making such a decision.
05:23And we're hopeful, no?
05:24That all the other agencies of government will all cooperate
05:27in making sure that the President's orders are carried out.
05:30Aren't you afraid that we'll run out of funds because of using these POGOs?
05:38At the expense of what?
05:39At the expense of the welfare of our children.
05:41At the expense of security.
05:43At the expense of safety of our communities.
05:46I don't think that's a price that we're willing to pay.
05:49First of all, I'd like to thank the President.
05:51He listened to what our fellow countrymen said.
05:56That POGOs should be banned because of crime.
06:00Everything is already here.
06:01Torture, human trafficking.
06:03And he said it very well.
06:05So that our country can return to peace.
06:12Funds are not that big.
06:14POGOs will disappear when we don't feel it.
06:17And we'll replace it with smaller businesses.
06:21It's a bit shocking.
06:23Yes.
06:24What do you say about the suspicion of POGOs?
06:28Well, first of all, everything was covered.
06:32Including me, as chairman of education,
06:36we have a bill here on career progression.
06:39Which is what he, in fact, mentioned.
06:42But we also know, as you mentioned,
06:44in POGOs and the West Philippine Sea,
06:46we can see the pulse of the people.
06:51So it's funny.
06:53And that's what I'm going to talk about.
06:55And the President, at least,
06:57he's listening to the pulse of the people.
07:00And he saw what it is.
07:02And he supported it.
07:04I think it's a very important quality for a leader.
07:09Lastly, Secretary Angara is there.
07:13And of course, he also laid out plans
07:18and marching orders for Secretary Angara.
07:21What do you say about the programs of education
07:25that BBM mentioned?
07:26Do you think Secretary Angara will do this?
07:29Well, first of all, he mentioned teacher career progression.
07:32We have a bill here in Congress.
07:34It is about to pass.
07:36In fact, Secretary Angara,
07:38he's part also of EDCOM 2.
07:40He also knows that.
07:41In fact, I'm very happy that it's Secretary Angara
07:44for the simple reason that he also knows the challenges.
07:47And it would be easy now for him to implement that
07:51once it is passed into law.
07:53And the reforms that are needed,
07:55Secretary Angara also knows that.
07:57And obviously, the President,
07:59from his first sauna up to today,
08:01he keeps on speaking about, talking about education.
08:04And I think that is very important.
08:06Because at least the people can see that
08:08we are really focused on quality education.
08:11And with Secretary Angara at the helm,
08:13being part of EDCOM 2,
08:15I'm actually confident that these reforms will be implemented.
08:19So let's help each other.
08:21Reforms are not easy.
08:22That's why we have to help them.
08:24Thank you.
08:25Thank you.
08:26Take care.
08:28I knew you were going to ask that.
08:37Yes, indeed.
08:43Well,
08:51This is a major national policy.
08:58But this is a big surprise.
09:02Where we saw that our President is a listening president.
09:07And he heard the cry of the people.
09:10Most are calling that this is a ban.
09:13So I am elated.
09:15I would say I'm very, very happy that this policy was passed.
09:19I know there will be negatives about it,
09:22the fund and all.
09:24What can you say about it?
09:25Well, of course,
09:26just like the sectors that are saying not to ban,
09:31because they have justification.
09:35That's what we're talking about, the fund.
09:37But the fund that we are running here cannot meet the social cost.
09:45Where crime is increasing,
09:47drug incidents are increasing,
09:52kidnapping,
09:53and all kinds of crimes related to the existence of POGO.
09:59The criminal acts that were committed.
10:04The ramifications of the POGO ban is, of course, the economy.
10:09Some are saying to boost the economy.
10:11What can you say about it?
10:12That's not true.
10:13We're just talking about seven buildings.
10:15The people who are dying are heavier.
10:18The people who are poor are heavier.
10:20If you look at the POGO facility,
10:23more than 80% of the people who work there are not Filipinos.
10:25They're all mindsick.
10:26So, it's not a big loss to our economy.
10:29But what about the Filipinos who work there?
10:32It's just a few.
10:33They'll find a way.
10:34Are you sure the PDM will find a way?
10:36I'm very sure they'll find a way.
10:39Define SONA 2024 in one word.
10:41Very good.
10:42Very good.
10:44Thank you, sir.
10:45What's your decision?
10:48Well, of course,
10:50the ramifications are still there.
10:52Let's start with the ramifications
10:54regarding the value of the political system.
10:56The government's income comes first.
10:59What do you say about this one?
11:00Well, I think the decision there
11:02shows that the income is not that big
11:06compared to the damage to the youth
11:10and the image of the country.
11:12So, I think that's the real factor.
11:15And if there are thousands of people
11:17who will be displaced,
11:18let's say 20,000 or 30,000,
11:20the President said that he'll find a solution.
11:23It can be BPO or other aspects.
11:27I'm confident that it can be fixed
11:30if there's a loss of jobs.
11:31But if there's a loss of jobs,
11:34the image of the country
11:37that we'll get from different sectors
11:41when we make a wrong decision,
11:43that's a good thing
11:44because I think we'll have more investors
11:47because of his decision.
11:51What do you think of his decision?
11:55West Philippine Sea,
11:57Farm to Market Holds,
12:00what do you think of his decision?
12:03For me, 9 out of 10.
12:06First of all,
12:08he discussed the price of rice.
12:11That's what people are waiting for.
12:13He's head-on discussing the price of rice.
12:17Then, in the middle and the end,
12:19he's still talking about rice.
12:20He's assuring that he'll make women do everything.
12:23He feels the need of the people
12:25when it comes to raising the price
12:26because raising the price
12:27has a world market effect.
12:29But as a President,
12:30he's trying to find a way.
12:31So, for me, 9 out of 10.
12:32You can see the standard of vision
12:34that it's not just ordinary
12:36since the West Philippine Sea
12:37is owned by the Philippines.
12:41If we're going to fight this,
12:43as a Filipino,
12:45it's a good feeling to be a Filipino.
12:49So, in terms of your vision,
12:51what do you think of his vision
12:53and what the best strategy is?
12:55Well, what he said,
12:57if it's a campaign promise,
12:58it's a good goal.
13:01But in order to reach that goal,
13:03I think it needs to be lowered.
13:05From what he said,
13:06from P50 to P60,
13:08lower it by P50,
13:09less than P40,
13:10then later, less than P30.
13:12I think that's on track.
13:14I'd like to ask,
13:15what's your reaction to this?
13:18It's good that the President knows the problems.
13:21The problems in agriculture
13:23are good because he knows what he's doing.
13:26Even though we're hoping
13:28that the plan is more comprehensive
13:30in the fishing industry,
13:32in the fishermen,
13:34especially since our secretary
13:36is from there,
13:37but he mentioned the fishing port
13:39and the fingerlings.
13:41So, this is a potential.
13:43But it's good because he said
13:46that the Kadiwa Center,
13:48which we're really fighting for,
13:50that it can be established,
13:52institutionalized,
13:53he mentioned this.
13:55The post-harvest facility,
13:57I'm hoping that he mentioned
13:59that he will give a condo,
14:01but even though he mentioned
14:03the 900,000 farm machineries
14:05that were given by the government,
14:07our dream is for all cooperatives
14:09to have their own farm equipments.
14:11I just hope that it's simplified,
14:13streamlined,
14:15the availability of these.
14:17What he said about POGO,
14:19we're 10 over 10 there.
14:21That should be a total ban.
14:24In the West Philippine Sea,
14:25we agree with him
14:27that this is really ours.
14:29The POGO, they're saying goodbye.
14:32Thank you.
14:40Ma'am, but going forward,
14:42do you think
14:44the six months transition
14:46would be enough
14:47for us to, you know,
14:49totally without the POGOs?
14:51Well, I think we should
14:52take the next steps.
14:54I think we should decide
14:55that, hey, why can't we
14:56use the POGOs?
15:07I think it's a very popular decision.
15:10In my district,
15:11there's a POGO facility there
15:13because in my district,
15:15it's a very popular facility.
15:21Do you think the losses
15:22will be offset by gains?
15:26You know, what gains are there
15:27in human trafficking?
15:29What gains are there
15:30in prostitution,
15:31with misdemeanors,
15:32with the internet scam?
15:34Why don't we have POGOs?
15:38Thank you, ma'am.
15:39Thank you.
15:51Thank you.
