00:00The declaration of the president on the total ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators or Pogos has created a ripple
00:07And like a snowball is gaining more and more support from just about everyone as the days go on
00:14Among those who are very supportive of this decision are several lower house solons and high-ranking government officials who believe it's high-time
00:23Rerid the country of such a menace. Medales Moras has the details
00:30In compliance with President Ferdinand or Marcus jr.'s pronouncement of a total Pogo ban in his third state of the nation address
00:37House Speaker Martin Romualdez has instructed the officials of the house or
00:42representatives to prioritize the creation of a unified version or substitute bill that will
00:48Institutionalize the banning of Philippine offshore gaming
00:51operators or Pogos in the country at the joint hearing of the house committee on public order and safety and the committee on games and
00:59Amusements how senior deputy speaker Aurelio don Gonzalez jr. Announced the house speakers directive
01:05He clarified that even with a Pogo ban
01:08They will continue to conduct hearings regarding the crimes associated with Pogos to identify those involved and hold them
01:15Accountable under the law. We have to ensure that the Pogo operators will not just result to guerrilla
01:23operators or go
01:25Undercover the law must be crafted with ironclad provisions
01:30to prevent a resurrection of
01:33discriminal and illegal
01:35activities
01:36earlier Pogger chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco and
01:40Presidential anti-organized crime commission under secretary Gilbert Cruz both expressed their support for the chief executive's directive
01:47in Pagkakabana, ito
01:50Malakina
01:52Kinagalak namin ito kase at least nabiga natin ang hostesia at
01:58Kite papano ito pinapakita ng gobyerno ng ito na nakatoon tayo dito sa mga problema na to. Hindi po ganito kadali
02:06Pagpapatupad ng utos ng pangulo pero tulad ng sinabi ko na sa senado sa kongreso
02:13ako po ay
02:15Susuporta susunod kung ano man yung naging utos ng pangulong pwede ng Marcos jr
02:20According to House Committee on Ways and Means chair Joey Salceda
02:23He's confident Pagkord chairman Tengco will be able to implement the president's order
02:28While the total ban on Pogos will definitely affect government revenues
02:33Salceda said it is their job Pagkord, Dole and Congress to find alternative sources to compensate for the expected losses
02:39Alam mo pag ganito kase, nagiging opportunity yan eh. Nasa kakatawa. So may basis na kaming habulin yung ibang mga ways
02:47Yung mga measures na pangpuno doon sa
02:51Magiging kakulangan dahil sa Pogo ay nasa Senate
02:55Meanwhile, the Secretary Arsenio Balisacan also expressed his support for the chief executive
03:00The losses to our GDP is in the order of 1%. So the benefits of
03:09Banning Pogos outweigh the cost. I would like to see, you would like to see, the president would like to see
03:15Legitimate businesses
03:16Businesses that give good reputation to our country as investment destination, as tourist destination, not ones that encourage
03:25Criminality. Even Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said he believes the total Pogo ban will not significantly affect our economy
03:33Menelis Moras from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines
