00:004 months after his verbal order to close down all Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or
00:06POGOs by the end of the year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. still has not issued an executive
00:12order.
00:13Thus, iterations of gaming licenses issued by Freeport and Economic Zones remain a gray
00:19area.
00:20Freeport and Economic Zones enjoy some degree of autonomy.
00:23One big economic zone having its own internet gaming license is the Cagayan Economic Zone
00:28Authority or CESA, run by Katrina Ponce-Enrile, daughter of Marcos' chief legal counsel Juan
00:34Ponce-Enrile.
00:35PACOR Chairperson Alejandro Tenco earlier told the Senate panel CESA was indeed a point
00:40of contention.
00:42On October 31, authorities raided a gaming hub licensed as a Special Class Business Process
00:47Outsourcing Company.
00:48PAOC Spokesperson Winston Caccio says the raid is tangible proof economic areas are
00:53being abused to allow activities bordering on scamming.
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