00:00The taxi driver was surprised.
00:03You know what?
00:04He said,
00:06Do you want to go for coffee, sir?
00:08He said,
00:09Okay, sir.
00:10We went to Cubaue.
00:14We went for coffee.
00:16He said,
00:17Sir, whatever you're going through,
00:19you can do it.
00:20I said,
00:21I'll just go home.
00:24This is where he decided to voluntarily
00:27enter a rehabilitation center.
00:30That's the way of God
00:33to give me back my humanity.
00:37I need to be humble again.
00:40I need to break my old knowledge
00:43that I thought I could do everything.
00:44No, I can't do anything.
00:46That's why I'm in recovery right now.
00:49Because I can't take my addiction.
00:52So I'm more...
00:56Attitude of gratitude.
00:58Gratitude.
00:59I'm always grateful.
01:01Ray also knows the right discipline
01:03every day
01:04so he won't go back to his addiction.
01:06Support groups.
01:08I need to attend meetings every day.
01:11We have online or face-to-face meetings.
01:14It's important.
01:15I need it every day
01:17just to remind myself,
01:18Hey, Ray, you're addicted.
01:20You can't...
01:22You have a lot of things you can't do.
01:25Even now.
01:27And even though Ray finished his program
01:29in the rehabilitation center,
01:31he still visits
01:33his so-called second home.
01:37I need to teach myself again
01:38so I can get to know myself better
01:39and I can go back
01:40or create a new me.
01:45According to PagCorn,
01:46they have a record of 4.8 billion pesos
01:48in gross gaming revenues
01:50or GGR
01:51from online gaming sites in 2022
01:54while the total earnings of the government
01:58from online gaming operators in 2023
02:00reached 32.78 billion pesos.
02:04This proves that
02:06the local gaming landscape in the Philippines
02:08has a great potential
02:10and can also help
02:12the beneficiaries of PagCorn.
02:15But according to the anthropologist
02:17Professor Nestor Castro,
02:19along with the rise of the government's earnings,
02:22it is the continuous involvement
02:24of many Filipinos here.
02:27The so-called positive side of the government
02:31is that the government also earns money.
02:35And if we can't close it,
02:39we might as well regulate it.
02:41That's the government's view.
02:43But the question is,
02:45why can't we close it?
02:47Why can't we regulate it?
02:49For people,
02:51there are a lot of gamblers.
02:55He also added that
02:56in the past,
02:57gamblers were only allowed to gamble at the right age
03:00because parents did not allow
03:02their children to gamble freely.
03:04It is now easier
03:06to access gambling
03:08even for minors
03:10because it is now online.
03:12Actually, that is the problem
03:14with online gambling
03:16because you can no longer regulate
03:18who is gambling.
03:20There is no such regulation.
03:22Even if there is,
03:24it cannot be checked if it is true
03:26because online,
03:28on the internet,
03:29you can create fake accounts.
03:31Online gambling is very accessible
03:33even for minors,
03:35for children.
03:37They can use their father's name
03:40but the child is the one who is gambling.
03:43Pagkor's brother is the one
03:45who is addicted to online gambling.
03:47That is why they see a solution
03:49in their programs
03:51in their rehabilitation centers
03:53in the country.
03:55Here, they help some clients
03:57who need professional help
03:59such as life coaching,
04:01counseling,
04:02and other welfare services
04:04for affected individuals
04:06and families.
04:08So, what is the solution
04:10to stop gambling?
04:12Ma'am,
04:14make yourself busy.
04:16Do things that are far from gambling.
04:18For example,
04:20think of a new business.
04:22Or if it is your partner,
04:24do bonding.
04:26Do bonding,
04:28do martial arts.
04:30What you will use in gambling,
04:32use it for eating out,
04:34for quality time.
04:36Don't use any products
04:38because you will be busy.
04:40You won't have time here.
04:42Recovery is also a lifestyle.
04:44That's how I am now.
04:46I have something to hold on to.
04:48If I can have a lifestyle
04:50of how I work
04:52my addiction,
04:54I should also work
04:56in my recovery.
04:58No matter how crazy I am,
05:00in my recovery,
05:02my mindset should be the same.
05:04That's also my mindset.
05:06But, it doesn't stop there.
05:08It doesn't end with my addiction.
05:10There is recovery,
05:12there is hope.
05:14There is, but it's hard.
05:16But I need to work.
05:18Ray is still
05:20in his recovery
05:22while taking his time
05:24designing inspirational shirts
05:26and painting.
05:30Part of what he earns
05:32he gives to the people
05:34in the Rehabilitation Center.
05:36While Justin,
05:38we brought him to a psychologist
05:40to help him
05:42with his addiction.
05:44No one wins
05:46in gambling.
05:48If you or your loved ones
05:50are in this condition,
05:52don't hesitate to ask
05:54for help.
06:02For more information,
06:04visit www.rehabilitationcenter.org
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