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Should Cebu City ban all gambling advertisements?
A proposed ordinance by Councilor Joel Garganera aims to prohibit all forms of gambling ads in the city, citing the need to protect public morals and vulnerable sectors. While the Cebu City Legal Office supports the measure's objective, it also recommends refining the proposal to ensure it complies with legal, constitutional, and territorial limits.
Join Councilor Joel Garganera as he discusses the intent behind the ordinance, the legal considerations surrounding the proposal, and what it could mean for Cebu City.
Beyond the Headlines — Look Deeper. Think Deeper.
A proposed ordinance by Councilor Joel Garganera aims to prohibit all forms of gambling ads in the city, citing the need to protect public morals and vulnerable sectors. While the Cebu City Legal Office supports the measure's objective, it also recommends refining the proposal to ensure it complies with legal, constitutional, and territorial limits.
Join Councilor Joel Garganera as he discusses the intent behind the ordinance, the legal considerations surrounding the proposal, and what it could mean for Cebu City.
Beyond the Headlines — Look Deeper. Think Deeper.
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00:22Good afternoon and welcome to Beyond the Headlines.
00:25I'm DJ Moises and today's conversation is brought to us by Coffee First.
00:30Today, we look deeper and think better about two important stories.
00:34First, the proposed Cebu City ordinance that seeks to ban gambling advertisements
00:39and what it could mean for businesses, media, and the public.
00:44Then, we will examine the growing concerns surrounding gambling addiction
00:48through the latest data and research
00:50and why many believe this has become a public health issue.
00:54Let's begin with the policy itself.
00:57What does the proposed ordinance seek to prohibit?
01:01Why does Cebu City believe gambling advertisements should be regulated?
01:05And what could this mean for businesses, media, and the public?
01:10On the phone is Counselor Joel Garganera, Cebu City Counselor and the author of the proposed ordinance
01:18that seeks to prohibit gambling advertisements in Cebu City.
01:22Hello, Cons, Joel. Good afternoon.
01:28Yes, maayong hapon, Cons, and welcome back to Beyond the Headlines.
01:38Sige, Cons.
01:39Cons, K. Today, this is also the headline for Sunstar because there's a Senate equivalent
01:45that followed after the ordinance that you also authored.
01:50So, can you tell us, Cons, about, for those who have not read the ordinance yet,
01:56can you tell us about the specific parts of the ordinance in which you think the public should know?
02:03Well, before that, perhaps, I came up with this kind of ordinance, no?
02:10First and foremost, if you notice, if you remember, last January this year, during the Synologue,
02:19wherein one of the major sponsors of our Synologue event was coming from this sector,
02:25from the gambling entertainment industry, you know?
02:28And I raised, I passed a resolution way back then, urging the mayor, asking the mayor,
02:33that this is a religious event and we cannot include gambling to be part of the sponsors.
02:42First and foremost, susama na nga ikaw sa panahon kadinoong,
02:45sa pagbalik niya sa timpulong nadaghan kayo ang nagsugal,
02:48nanghagi siya, yan ipang tumba ang mga laminsan.
02:56So, parihara, inana ba?
02:57So, but then, I did not get one response from the mayor,
03:01but I was made to believe na he needs an ordinance, he needs a law,
03:06because he cannot act on it, because he needs to be guided by the law.
03:12So, I'll share to you one experience, man.
03:18I was a young barangay captain in 1990, no?
03:23And then, I don't know how, pinaka-a-da din mo na at the time,
03:261990, I was elected in 89.
03:281990, if you read the newspaper way back then,
03:32three, four whole pages are foreigners looking for whites, no?
03:39It's a male-ordered bride, no? It's a business, no?
03:42It's not in an unused paper, it's not in an unused paper,
03:45and you have to look at things.
03:47Parang, it's very degrading on the morals of our women,
03:50and of course, kita, mapin mo ibang,
03:52our women are being treated like commodities, no?
03:56So, I passed an ordinance sa barangay,
03:58I was a barangay captain, no?
04:00Wala man tumatag at the council, I sent to the mayor,
04:03good, the mayor at that time,
04:05he's not transferred by his mayor alone,
04:07called me up, story on me,
04:09and then he said, I cannot assure you,
04:13but I will appeal to the newspapers, no?
04:18Not to print this,
04:23because morally,
04:24even Mayo, no?
04:26So, but then he appealed to the newspapers,
04:29the different publishers,
04:30and good, they hid.
04:32They hid.
04:33They hid.
04:34Right after that,
04:35in the middle of the month,
04:38of the year of 1990,
04:39that was around June or July,
04:42a law was passed,
04:43doing such practice.
04:45So, kanina,
04:45natuwa ba?
04:48I passed this way back January pa,
04:50but we failed to act on it,
04:52but look right now,
04:53if you recall,
04:56karong adlawa,
04:58there's already a Senate version
05:00of the said banning of publication
05:02kaming sugag, no?
05:04Yeah.
05:05So,
05:06para nako ba,
05:08pag-inagini ngayo,
05:09you know what,
05:10ang kanina tong,
05:11ang kanina tong,
05:13ang kanina tong,
05:14ang kanina tong,
05:15ang kanina tong,
05:15ang kanina tong,
05:16casino,
05:18you know,
05:18you cannot go there,
05:19ah,
05:20if you are,
05:20if you are minor,
05:22no?
05:22You know,
05:23layo pa na siya,
05:24and then,
05:25there are really requirements
05:26for you to get inside the room.
05:28Karong,
05:29kanina to, ah,
05:30ang gambling na to online, ah,
05:32hindi na mga bata,
05:33maka-appling na,
05:35no?
05:35Kunya,
05:36once you promote it,
05:38naging na sa publiko,
05:40and if you have a,
05:42a,
05:42an influencer,
05:43a,
05:43a blogger,
05:44or a famous, ah,
05:47actor or actress
05:48to promote this,
05:49somehow this,
05:50this give a sense
05:51of normalcy,
05:52normal na niya,
05:54normal na niya,
05:55and that is one thing
05:56that,
05:57grabe,
05:58we should,
05:58we should avoid,
05:59no?
05:59Kita,
06:00we are developing countries,
06:01kunya,
06:02karong,
06:02nag-promote na nung
06:03tansugad,
06:03Susana Ramones,
06:04panahon,
06:05panahon sa mga
06:06gladiators,
06:07onan,
06:07Roma,
06:07na nakaliso,
06:08at Roma at that time,
06:10and what they did was,
06:11entertain lah,
06:12through gladiators,
06:13dias,
06:13colosilion,
06:14in the same manner,
06:15mga toa.
06:16Look at developed countries
06:17around the world.
06:19They na-promote it,
06:20Japan,
06:21China,
06:22Korea,
06:23for that matter,
06:24gani,
06:24restrictive,
06:25gani,
06:25ang ilahang mga,
06:27casino dito,
06:28na,
06:28only for foreigners.
06:29If you are a Japanese,
06:32you cannot get inside
06:33the casino there.
06:34Or if you are a Korean,
06:36you cannot get inside
06:37the casino there.
06:37Nga karoon,
06:38ang casino na ito dali,
06:39dikana noon sa atong
06:41kasatang,
06:41sakang,
06:43kanimalay,
06:44at the same time,
06:45dikano mo,
06:45pag dikano,
06:46advertise pagin na ito.
06:48I'm fully much aware,
06:50manani,
06:50by the amount,
06:52we don't have the means,
06:53no, to enforce it,
06:54labi na,
06:54mag-easebook ka diya
06:55sa internet na,
06:58no,
06:59sa social media.
06:59Viso di siya,
07:00kaya watay kainanan niya.
07:02But at,
07:02the very least,
07:04sa atong area of jurisdiction
07:05to Sibu City,
07:06at least,
07:07ang karang mga advertisement
07:08na ma-implement na ito,
07:10enforceable na ito,
07:11na makita na ito,
07:12mahikap na ito,
07:14pwede na na ito
07:15ma-enforce it,
07:17no?
07:17Pero dagangin siyang mga challenges,
07:19dagangin siyang mga challenges,
07:21one of which,
07:22ang limitation ako sa penalty,
07:26no?
07:26Okay, we are still governed
07:28by the local government code,
07:30no?
07:30Dahil para na ako,
07:31kadatuan ni nila sa ilang negosyo,
07:34in fact,
07:34akong nabasahan,
07:35wrong,
07:35like,
07:35359 billion last year,
07:38no?
07:39Ang kanina,
07:40kanina,
07:41kanina sector,
07:42no?
07:43Ang ilang,
07:44ang ilang,
07:45na-earn,
07:46no?
07:47So,
07:47para na ako,
07:48if you are going only
07:50to impose them a penalty,
07:52which is under the ceiling
07:54of the LGU,
07:56wak,
07:56pindita,
07:58pindita niya,
07:58pindita.
07:59So,
07:59these are one of the things
08:00na among,
08:02among,
08:03among,
08:04istuduhan sa konsero,
08:05and I would like also to,
08:07masalamat po ko sa City Legal
08:09for giving,
08:10uh,
08:11an affirmative endorsement,
08:13no?
08:13of this
08:14proposed ordinance,
08:16and then,
08:17next Tuesday,
08:18there will be a public hearing
08:20on the SED issue,
08:21and then we will also,
08:22this is a two-way traffic,
08:24we would like also to hear
08:26from the stakeholders
08:28this particular issue,
08:30sector,
08:31on their side,
08:32po,
08:32kung sa,
08:32yung madang istorya man
08:34ng panggilin,
08:35isa tiba?
08:35Hmm.
08:37And then what will be covered,
08:38at least because,
08:39yeah,
08:39you've mentioned that there's
08:40already a Senate bill also,
08:42no?
08:42And that's,
08:43uh,
08:43the headline of today's
08:44Sun,
08:45uh,
08:45issue of Sunstar.
08:47But if we are to go for
08:48the ordinance that you
08:50authored,
08:51Kwan's,
08:51what would be the coverage
08:53of the ordinance?
08:55Will this include billboards
08:56and other publicly visible
08:59ka nang advertisements?
09:03Yeah,
09:03public spaces,
09:04when we talk about public spaces,
09:06that includes ka nang street,
09:07buildings,
09:08vehicles,
09:09transport,
09:09terminals,
09:10commercial establishment,
09:12and also,
09:13no?
09:14Radio,
09:15television,
09:16and then we talk about
09:17the digital platforms,
09:19yeah,
09:20na maswag sa gaya atong websites,
09:22no?
09:22Social media,
09:23mga mobile apps na to,
09:24screening services,
09:27influencer,
09:27affiliate marketing,
09:28no?
09:29Kunya,
09:29ognasa tayong mga events,
09:31na sponsorship,
09:33partnership,
09:33and promotion,
09:34at pili sa na siya.
09:35And then,
09:37defined gambling advertisement
09:38to include all forms
09:40of promotional marketing
09:41or endorsement materials
09:43for gambling,
09:44no?
09:44So,
09:44ka na mag-display ka
09:46in public,
09:47visible private spaces,
09:49na mag-disseminate ka
09:50gambling ads online
09:52or through digital platforms,
09:53accessible sa Timo City,
09:55kaya mag-sponsor ka
09:57o mag-promote ka
09:58gambling to events.
09:59Like,
10:00for example,
10:00ka na mga pageants,
10:03cons,
10:03no?
10:03Yes,
10:04that's part,
10:04that's part,
10:05that's part,
10:06no?
10:07Kaya,
10:08if you recall,
10:10sa unang panahon,
10:11damay pa ka,
10:13ang Marlboro,
10:14this is a very big,
10:16exciting event,
10:18na ay Marlboro po,
10:19the entire country na,
10:21grabe na,
10:21that's a very strenuous
10:23ka ay yung
10:24na tournament ba.
10:25But,
10:27just look at me,
10:28how,
10:29how,
10:30baliktad ka yun ba?
10:31No?
10:32Nag-promote,
10:33pero,
10:34cigarette ang,
10:35and spoon.
10:36So,
10:37kung ikaw mag-drive ka,
10:38you're into
10:39strenuous activity
10:41or sports,
10:43somehow smoking
10:44seems to be normal.
10:46Okay lang.
10:47It is the other way around.
10:49No?
10:49So,
10:49susama sa niyan,
10:50susama sa niyan,
10:52na,
10:52ang kanang tingungha
10:54upon sa opisina
10:55ni Sen.
10:56Jesus Collero.
10:57Yeah,
10:58mas maunyo
10:59pagkuhan ng dakita,
11:00tungkol kayang ilang mga penalties,
11:03nag-gukayo,
11:03200,000,
11:05first lang,
11:06muna,
11:07natin sila,
11:07kahimanan,
11:08because,
11:09you know,
11:09they can always stop.
11:11NPI,
11:12they can always stop,
11:13kanang NPC na to,
11:15to monitor all of the things.
11:16But then,
11:17we have to be mindful of the fact,
11:19nag-gibili ni siya
11:20one-way traffic.
11:21They need also
11:24a congressional
11:29approval sa niyan.
11:30And then,
11:31you know how a bill becomes a law.
11:32It will take time.
11:34No?
11:35And then,
11:35from what I read,
11:36such a young proposed code
11:37na bill,
11:39nakita,
11:39asad na ito dito,
11:40it will take one year.
11:41Yeah.
11:42One year pa,
11:43unan niya magandang,
11:44to enforce and implement this,
11:46because,
11:46it took cognizant also
11:48of the existing contracts,
11:49perhaps,
11:50to respect ma.
11:50No?
11:51Pero,
11:52kaming atua,
11:54once ma-prove mo magandang,
11:56ma-sanitize na ito,
11:57ma-fine-tune na ito,
11:59really,
12:00hindi mo din ka
12:01sa implementing rules and regulations,
12:03okay,
12:04this is ASAP.
12:05I want that before the year ends,
12:08I want that before the year ends,
12:10ma-an-tune na ito,
12:11because everyday counts,
12:14everyday counts.
12:15Kaya daghana tayong nasuod niyan,
12:18nasuod niyan nang bisyuka,
12:20nais mo sila nag-basshole,
12:21but they have difficulty
12:22in trying to get away with it.
12:25So,
12:26labi na,
12:27labi na,
12:28labi na mga bata na ito,
12:30mga batang on karoon,
12:31no?
12:32Then,
12:32so,
12:33hope with it,
12:33no?
12:34I-reinforce pa na
12:35ang kanal mga advertisement,
12:37ah,
12:38lahit man eh,
12:39lahit man eh,
12:41huwak mang tamaging on
12:42na nagdominig niya niya
12:43niya ni Sugal,
12:43pero deep inside na ako,
12:45pahogin na siya,
12:46akong gusto,
12:47pero,
12:47at least pa si una,
12:49para,
12:50at least pa si una,
12:52ang pag-unvercise niya,
12:54at least pa siya.
12:56No?
12:57Okay na ta,
12:57at least na ka-first step sila pa niya na nag-ita.
13:00So,
13:00mora na akong timuha.
13:02Hmm.
13:03And then cons,
13:04and this is for the education lang
13:06of the general public,
13:07because,
13:08like what you mentioned,
13:09there are also proponents
13:10of those who are
13:13against gambling itself,
13:15no?
13:15Not just the
13:17advertisement,
13:18but to educate further
13:19the public cons,
13:20why are we focusing
13:21just now,
13:22no?
13:22For now,
13:22just on advertisement
13:24and not yet
13:25on gambling itself.
13:28Because for me,
13:29you have to be,
13:30you have to be practical about it.
13:32Wakan ka kahimanan niya.
13:34Wakan ka kahimanan niya.
13:35Wakan ka kahimanan niya.
13:37Wakan ka kahimanan niya.
13:39We need,
13:40we need help
13:42from the national government
13:43niya niya niya.
13:44Wakan ka kahimanan niya.
13:46Advertisement.
13:47I am aware,
13:48we are,
13:49I fully understand,
13:51nakasabot ko,
13:53labingan ng anti-gumbling
13:54lang na sa digital platform.
13:57Pay, pay na.
13:58Pay.
13:58You know what happened
13:59during itong sabong sa una?
14:02Daghan,
14:02daghan,
14:03di niya lang kayo,
14:04mga Pinoy sa una.
14:05Daghan,
14:05overseas workers
14:07na nagprabaho,
14:07gawas,
14:08pag-uli nila,
14:09utangan pa.
14:11Ang pamilya,
14:12nagbumpa,
14:12ingat doon.
14:14Pinakaroon,
14:15nagbuminit na ng gambling,
14:16pinakaroon,
14:17gidaanan nun sa inyong
14:18pagwalingong lawak
14:19biya sa inyong
14:19pagsatang sa panimalay.
14:21That on panimong
14:22jag-asa sa napika
14:23kay naram ng Pilipino.
14:24Now,
14:24ang pangutan na,
14:25do we have the means,
14:27do we have the expertise
14:28in enforcing this?
14:30Isul?
14:30Isul.
14:31Pero,
14:32ako,
14:32I'm just being practical,
14:33pretty mentally,
14:34namanta.
14:35Namanta ay katungod,
14:36adonat ay kahimanan,
14:38na ato ay siya mag-ininkar.
14:40Dabi na ang kanimong
14:40mga physical,
14:42o sa TV,
14:43o radio,
14:44o newsbay bar na to.
14:45Pretty mentally.
14:46Inama na sa toa.
14:48No?
14:49So,
14:49ang hapok,
14:49start from there.
14:51Isul kayo nga mo,
14:53ulupad ka,
14:53o guusat,
14:54adakok kayo,
14:54yagwakay makakumplish.
14:57Wakay mayimu.
14:58Actually,
14:58this is the start.
15:00No?
15:00Hmm.
15:01And actually,
15:02Conz,
15:02before I let you go,
15:03no,
15:03I'm also with you
15:05in this,
15:06no,
15:06because I also
15:07personally think
15:08that this is
15:09at least
15:10a step forward,
15:12you know,
15:12to curb
15:13the public health
15:15risk
15:16that's also
15:16posed by gambling.
15:18But before I let you go,
15:19Conz,
15:19what would be
15:20your thoughts,
15:21Manzad,
15:21especially to the viewers
15:23who are watching,
15:23and they are among those
15:25who are gambling
15:27responsibly.
15:28So,
15:28what would you
15:29tell them,
15:30Manzad?
15:32You know,
15:32there's a very thin line
15:33between a responsible
15:35gambler
15:36and,
15:37you know,
15:38if we're responsible
15:39in a gambler,
15:46it's already a disease.
15:48It's a disease already,
15:51even a self-banned.
15:54A self-banned,
15:55no?
15:56can I go,
15:56it's a very thin line
15:57between being responsible
15:58or not?
15:59But going to this
16:01edifice
16:02kaming mga
16:04public
16:04public
16:05place
16:06na mga gambling
16:07like
16:07like sa casino
16:08or sa
16:10buangan,
16:11at least
16:12diha mo
16:12exert
16:13a different
16:13one-two
16:14ka.
16:14Grogan na,
16:15diha,
16:16nga
16:18sugal
16:19na naara
16:19sa inyong kamot,
16:20nasa inyong
16:21nasa inyong
16:22kaungaling
16:22mong lawa.
16:23At first,
16:24tinungod ba na,
16:25entertainment lang.
16:26Entertainment,
16:27pinapos ka lang
16:28ng juice,
16:28kung gawat ng juice,
16:29kung gawat ng piso.
16:31Pati ha,
16:32magsugod
16:32ang kanang krim
16:33ninyo.
16:34And then,
16:34ang uban,
16:35dagana kayang uban,
16:36diha,
16:36nasunod niya,
16:37nadiha,
16:37difficulty.
16:39Namibawa sila,
16:40pinaglampan sila
16:41o pindi,
16:41ganahansin silang
16:42mamawi.
16:43Kanin ikaw,
16:44kanin kapit pataloy
16:45yung ikaw
16:46ang naggusto
16:46ikaw
16:47na magkabawi
16:47o magkadaog.
16:48And that is
16:49something that is,
16:50that is,
16:51wala.
16:51Nahanak sa atong
16:52akaroon ka naman,
16:53ito mo sa kalisod
16:53sa panahon na.
16:55So,
16:56this is not addressed
16:57against those
16:58who are responsible
16:58gaya't,
16:59gamblers,
17:00uh,
17:00katong mga gamblers.
17:01They themselves knew,
17:03they themselves knew,
17:04kanin mga responsable
17:05nga,
17:06na masugan,
17:07they themselves knew
17:08na,
17:09ang in-effects
17:11niya ni,
17:12nantugid,
17:13nantugid mo,
17:14bagusap nito
17:14sa kinapagani.
17:16No?
17:17They're only
17:17basically new of them.
17:19And then,
17:19and they knew that.
17:20At as a both
17:21sa kila nga
17:22na napita,
17:23Sige,
17:24thank you very much,
17:25Kons,
17:25for joining us today
17:26and at least for
17:27shedding light
17:27on the urgency
17:28of this ordinance
17:30and eventually
17:31on the national scale,
17:33the passing
17:34and approval
17:34also of a,
17:35of Senate Bill
17:372347.
17:38No?
17:39Salamat, Kons.
17:41Salamat,
17:42ang being said.
17:43Yeah,
17:43ang being said.
17:44So,
17:44that's
17:45Councillor Joel Garganera
17:47of Cebu City
17:48and he's the
17:49proponent
17:49of an ordinance
17:52that's now
17:53with the
17:54city legal
17:55office
17:56and specifically
17:57about the
17:58banning
17:59of
17:59ads
18:01or public
18:02exposure
18:03or display
18:04of ads
18:05encouraging people
18:06to actually
18:07gamble
18:07and the
18:08corresponding
18:08risk,
18:09especially to
18:10minors and
18:11adolescents
18:11who have
18:12already access
18:13to gambling
18:14just by using
18:16their mobile
18:16phones.
18:17So,
18:19we will also
18:20continue to
18:21track the
18:21development
18:22of this
18:23too.
18:24So,
18:24the Senate
18:24Bill 2347
18:26that was
18:26authored by
18:27Senator Cheese
18:29Escudero
18:29and also
18:30the ordinance,
18:32Cebu City
18:32ordinance
18:33that's also
18:34authored by
18:34Councillor
18:35Joel Garganera.
18:36So,
18:37we have
18:37discussed
18:38the policy
18:38and the
18:39proposed
18:39solution
18:40but every
18:41policy
18:42as also
18:42cited by
18:43Councillor
18:43Joel
18:44earlier
18:44begins
18:45with a
18:45problem.
18:46So,
18:46just how
18:47serious
18:48is actually
18:49gambling
18:50addiction?
18:51While the
18:51Philippines
18:52still lacks
18:53the comprehensive
18:54national data,
18:55the numbers
18:56and the
18:57trends we
18:57do have
18:58paint a
18:59concerning
18:59picture.
19:01So,
19:01let's look
19:01deeper so
19:02that we
19:02can think
19:03deeper.
19:04So,
19:04I think
19:04Councillor
19:05Joel already
19:06mentioned
19:06this earlier
19:07but online
19:09gambling,
19:10so this
19:11is what
19:12we can
19:12access already
19:13using our
19:14mobile
19:15phones or
19:16our
19:16gadgets or
19:17whatever
19:17gadgets or
19:18technology
19:19related
19:20equipment that
19:21we can
19:22access at
19:22home is
19:23already the
19:24largest
19:24segment of
19:26the
19:26Philippine
19:27gaming
19:27industry.
19:28And
19:29Councillor
19:29Joel
19:29mentioned
19:30this
19:30earlier.
19:31So,
19:31it now
19:32accounts
19:33more than
19:34half of
19:36the gambling
19:37industry
19:37revenue in
19:38the Philippines.
19:39So,
19:39what is this
19:40saying if we
19:41tie this to
19:41what Councillor
19:42Joel just
19:43said?
19:43In the
19:44past,
19:45for people
19:45to be able
19:46to gamble,
19:47they still
19:47have to
19:48go to
19:48the
19:49casino.
19:52But with
19:53technology,
19:54they already
19:55have access
19:56right in
19:56their own
19:57bedrooms,
19:58right in
19:59their living
20:00rooms.
20:01So,
20:01the barrier
20:03to entry
20:04has already
20:05been
20:06significantly
20:07decreased.
20:08and as
20:09numbers
20:09would tell
20:10us,
20:10more and
20:11more
20:11revenues
20:11are
20:12actually
20:12generated
20:13online.
20:14And if
20:15we look
20:15at the
20:16growth of
20:16online
20:17gambling,
20:18the
20:18revenue
20:19actually
20:19from
20:202024
20:20to
20:212025,
20:22online
20:23gambling
20:24revenue
20:24actually
20:25increased
20:26by about
20:2730%.
20:28So,
20:28not only
20:29is it
20:30now a
20:31little bit
20:32more than
20:32half of
20:33the overall
20:33gambling
20:34revenue in
20:35the Philippines,
20:35but it's
20:36also
20:36growing
20:37year on
20:37year
20:38by
20:3830%.
20:39Now,
20:40what about
20:40the
20:42licensed
20:42casino
20:43revenue?
20:44It
20:44actually
20:45declined
20:45by
20:45almost
20:4610%.
20:47So,
20:48casino
20:49revenue
20:49is
20:50decreasing
20:51but
20:51online
20:52revenue
20:53is
20:53increasing.
20:54So,
20:54that would
20:55tell us
20:56that more
20:56and more
20:57people
20:57truly
20:58have
20:58not
20:58just
20:59access
20:59to
21:00gambling
21:00but
21:01they
21:01are
21:02also
21:02more
21:03enticed
21:04and
21:04encouraged
21:05to do
21:06it
21:06using
21:06mobile
21:07phones
21:07and
21:08their
21:08gadgets
21:08at
21:09home.
21:09And
21:10by
21:10the
21:10way,
21:11this
21:11is
21:11also
21:12available
21:1224-7.
21:14Whenever,
21:15wherever
21:15they are
21:16available
21:17or they
21:17wish to
21:18gamble,
21:18it's
21:19completely
21:19accessible
21:20to them
21:20compared
21:21to
21:21the
21:22experience
21:22in
21:23the
21:23past.
21:24Now,
21:24what does
21:25the World
21:26Health
21:26Organization
21:27also
21:27say?
21:28Because
21:29by virtue
21:31that the
21:31World
21:31Health
21:32Organization
21:32is
21:33also
21:33issuing
21:34pronouncement
21:35about
21:35gambling
21:36itself.
21:37So it
21:37would
21:37tell
21:37us
21:38that
21:38this
21:38is
21:39also
21:39becoming
21:40like
21:40a
21:40public
21:41health
21:41concern.
21:42So the
21:43World
21:43Health
21:44Number
21:44actually
21:45would
21:46say
21:46that
21:46around
21:471.2%
21:48of the
21:49world's
21:50adult
21:50population
21:51experience
21:52gambling
21:53disorder
21:54or
21:55problems
21:56with
21:57gambling.
21:58So
21:58if the
21:59world's
22:00population
22:00it
22:01actually
22:01looks
22:01small
22:01because
22:02it
22:02is
22:02just
22:031.2%.
22:05But if
22:06we are
22:06to
22:06translate
22:07this
22:07to
22:07the
22:07Philippines
22:08for
22:08example
22:09in
22:09which
22:09the
22:10adult
22:11population
22:11is
22:12estimated
22:13at
22:13around
22:1478 to
22:1580
22:15million
22:15this
22:16would
22:16actually
22:17tell
22:17us
22:17that
22:18if
22:18we
22:18use
22:18the
22:18same
22:201.2%
22:22that
22:23would
22:23tell
22:23us
22:24that
22:24around
22:241 million
22:25Filipino
22:26adults
22:27are
22:28actually
22:28experiencing
22:29gambling
22:30problems
22:31so
22:32that's
22:32a lot
22:33that's
22:33about
22:34a
22:34million
22:35of
22:35adults
22:36so
22:36when
22:36we
22:36say
22:36problems
22:37with
22:37gambling
22:38or
22:38experiencing
22:40gambling
22:41health
22:42concerns
22:43we're
22:44talking
22:44about
22:45depression
22:45anxiety
22:47suicide
22:48risk
22:49domestic
22:50conflict
22:51family
22:52breakdown
22:53and
22:53productivity
22:54losses
22:54so
22:55that
22:55means
22:55that
22:55instead
22:56of
22:56them
22:57being
22:58productive
22:59with
22:59their
22:59work
23:00or
23:00their
23:01duties
23:02at
23:02home
23:02and
23:03in
23:04the
23:04office
23:04or
23:04in
23:04their
23:05business
23:05they
23:05are
23:06significantly
23:06distracted
23:07and
23:08that
23:09even
23:09translates
23:09to
23:10depression
23:10and
23:11anxiety
23:12so
23:12that's
23:13why
23:13the
23:13World
23:14Health
23:14Organization
23:15is
23:15more
23:15and
23:16more
23:16addressing
23:17this
23:17as
23:18a
23:19public
23:19health
23:20concern
23:21and
23:22this
23:22is
23:22where
23:23the
23:23gambling
23:24advertisements
23:24would come
23:25because
23:27just like
23:28any forms
23:29of
23:29advertisement
23:30the
23:30objective
23:31is
23:31really
23:31to
23:32get
23:32more
23:32people
23:33into
23:34the
23:34habit
23:35because
23:35that's
23:36what
23:36advertisements
23:37are for
23:38it's
23:38enticing
23:39people
23:39it makes
23:40it more
23:41attractive
23:41it
23:42also
23:43invites
23:43people
23:44against
23:45fear of
23:46missing
23:46out
23:47so
23:47that's
23:48what
23:48advertisements
23:49do
23:49so
23:49can
23:49you
23:49imagine
23:50if
23:51gambling
23:51is
23:52also
23:52aggressively
23:53advertised
23:54as
23:55what
23:56we
23:56are
23:56also
23:56as
23:57the
23:57trend
23:57that
23:57we're
23:58seeing
23:58recently
23:58so
23:59just
23:59like
24:00any
24:00forms
24:00of
24:00advertisement
24:01it
24:02also
24:02increases
24:03gambling
24:04participation
24:05earlier
24:06initiation
24:07among
24:08the
24:08youth
24:08if
24:09they
24:09go to
24:09casinos
24:10or
24:10there's
24:11an
24:12age
24:12restriction
24:12but
24:13as
24:13we
24:13know
24:13the
24:13youth
24:14also
24:14have
24:14access
24:15in
24:15their
24:15mobile
24:16phones
24:16so
24:17that
24:17means
24:18there's
24:18also
24:18earlier
24:19initiation
24:20among
24:21the
24:21youth
24:22plus
24:22at
24:22the
24:22same
24:23time
24:23because
24:23it's
24:24just
24:24available
24:24right
24:26just
24:27by
24:27it's
24:27just
24:27one
24:28click
24:28away
24:28then
24:29it's
24:30also
24:30kind of
24:31promoting
24:31more
24:31impulsive
24:32betting
24:33that's
24:34something
24:34that we
24:34can
24:34just
24:35do
24:35while
24:35waiting
24:35on
24:36queue
24:36so
24:38that
24:39means
24:39that
24:39for
24:40impulses
24:41with
24:41respect
24:42to
24:42gambling
24:42it
24:43has
24:43also
24:43become
24:44even
24:44more
24:45prevalent
24:45or
24:46accessible
24:47so
24:47there's
24:48the
24:48Lancet
24:49public
24:50health
24:50report
24:51actually
24:51that
24:51there's
24:52an
24:52increased
24:53gambling
24:53behavior
24:54particularly
24:55among
24:56adolescents
24:56so
24:57these
24:57are
24:57already
24:58the
24:58minors
24:58and
24:59people
24:59already
25:00at
25:01risk
25:01so
25:01what
25:01is
25:02the
25:02Lancet
25:03public
25:03health
25:04journal
25:07it's
25:07a credible
25:08one
25:09and it's
25:09often cited
25:10as what
25:10we're
25:11doing
25:11today
25:11by
25:12organizations
25:12like
25:13World Health
25:14so
25:14they
25:14are
25:14actually
25:15telling
25:15us
25:15that
25:16increased
25:17gambling
25:18behavior
25:18is now
25:19observable
25:20among
25:20adolescents
25:21and then
25:23still
25:23specific
25:24to
25:24young
25:25people
25:26the
25:26same
25:26report
25:27also
25:27cited
25:28that
25:29public
25:29health
25:30found
25:31that
25:32among
25:33the
25:33adolescents
25:34who
25:34gamble
25:34online
25:35so
25:35this
25:35is
25:36a stat
25:36about
25:37what's
25:37the
25:37probability
25:38of
25:38them
25:39getting
25:39into
25:40trouble
25:40because
25:40of
25:41gambling
25:41so
25:42among
25:42adolescents
25:43who actually
25:44gamble
25:44online
25:45one
25:45out
25:46of
25:46four
25:47are
25:49casino
25:50players
25:50and
25:51one
25:52out
25:52of
25:52six
25:52sports
25:54better
25:54develop
25:55gambling
25:56disorder
25:57so
25:57again
25:57for
25:58every
25:58four
25:58adolescent
25:59ang isa
26:00nila
26:00isang
26:01nagplay
26:02o
26:02online
26:02casino
26:03gets
26:03into
26:04gambling
26:05disorder
26:06and then
26:06for
26:07those
26:07who
26:07are
26:07just
26:07doing
26:08some
26:08harmless
26:10sports
26:11betting
26:12one
26:12out
26:13of
26:13six
26:13of
26:13them
26:14the
26:14adolescents
26:15are
26:16they
26:16also
26:16develop
26:17gambling
26:17disorder
26:18so
26:18these
26:18are
26:19actually
26:19serious
26:20risks
26:21that
26:21we
26:21are
26:21addressing
26:22so
26:22earlier
26:23counselor
26:23Joel
26:23actually
26:24is
26:24also
26:25citing
26:25for
26:27casinos
26:27for example
26:28in
26:28Japan
26:28as he
26:29cited
26:29or
26:29South
26:30Korea
26:30the
26:31Japanese
26:31it's
26:32only
26:32limited
26:32for
26:32foreigners
26:33and
26:34when
26:34it
26:34comes
26:35to
26:35strict
26:36restrictions
26:37on
26:38gambling
26:39advertisements
26:39these
26:40are
26:40already
26:40in
26:41effect
26:41in
26:41countries
26:42like
26:42Italy
26:43Belgium
26:43Spain
26:44the
26:44Netherlands
26:45and
26:45Australia
26:46so
26:46the
26:47Philippines
26:47is
26:48not
26:48the
26:48first
26:48in
26:49terms
26:49of
26:49looking
26:50at
26:50the
26:50risk
26:50there
26:51are
26:51already
26:51countries
26:51with
26:52existing
26:52laws
26:53that
26:53are
26:54regulating
26:55online
26:57advertisements
26:58and
26:58with
26:58respect
26:59to
26:59psychologists
27:00we
27:00tried
27:00to
27:01invite
27:02somebody
27:02but
27:03I'm
27:03also
27:03able
27:04to
27:04uncover
27:04public
27:05information
27:06agency
27:06interview
27:07that
27:09was
27:10conducted
27:10with
27:10Dr.
27:11Paulo
27:11Gonzalez
27:12he's
27:13a
27:13psychiatrist
27:13at
27:14the
27:14Southern
27:14Philippine
27:15Medical
27:15Center
27:15and
27:16the
27:16Mindanao
27:17director
27:17of
27:17the
27:17Philippine
27:18Psychiatrist
27:18Association
27:19observation
27:20is
27:21online
27:22betting
27:22and
27:23easy
27:24digital
27:24access
27:25are
27:26accelerating
27:26the
27:27problem
27:27and
27:28we've
27:28covered
27:28the
27:28obvious
27:29reasons
27:30why
27:30earlier
27:32and
27:33a lot
27:34of
27:34them
27:34they
27:35only
27:35seek
27:36treatment
27:36after
27:37reaching
27:38severe
27:39death
27:39so
27:40that
27:40means
27:40the
27:41damage
27:41has
27:41already
27:42done
27:42before
27:43they
27:43seek
27:44treatment
27:45and
27:45why
27:45is
27:45this
27:46so
27:46because
27:46this
27:47is
27:47also
27:47a
27:47form
27:48of
27:48sickness
27:48visible
27:49so
27:50it
27:51remains
27:51hidden
27:51from
27:52their
27:53families
27:53especially
27:53adolescents
27:54and
27:55they
27:55are
27:56only
27:56forced
27:57to
27:57confront
27:57it
27:58or
27:58they
27:59are
27:59only
27:59discovered
27:59once
28:00a
28:00person
28:00is
28:00already
28:01in
28:01trouble
28:01and
28:01we're
28:02talking
28:02about
28:02severe
28:04death
28:04and
28:05even
28:05other
28:06risks
28:07so
28:08I
28:09don't
28:09know
28:09if
28:09we
28:09have
28:10it
28:10now
28:10but
28:11on
28:11the
28:11screen
28:11we are
28:12going
28:12to
28:12flash
28:14the
28:15Philippine
28:15National
28:15Gumbling
28:17helpline
28:18number
28:19so
28:19just in
28:20case
28:20we're
28:20not
28:21able
28:21to
28:21see
28:22it
28:22there
28:23it
28:23is
28:24so
28:24this
28:25is
28:25a
28:27line
28:28that
28:28families
28:30and
28:30those
28:31who
28:31are
28:31hooked
28:32in
28:32gambling
28:33can
28:33actually
28:34call
28:34so
28:35this
28:35is
28:35the
28:36hotline
28:37and
28:37this
28:37is
28:37available
28:3824
28:39hours
28:397
28:40days
28:41a
28:41week
28:41and
28:41by
28:42the
28:42way
28:42this
28:42is
28:42free
28:43and
28:44it's
28:44also
28:44confidential
28:45and
28:47this
28:49team
28:49is
28:50composed
28:51of
28:51trained
28:51counselors
28:52and
28:53licensed
28:54mental
28:54health
28:55professionals
28:56and
28:56this
28:57is
28:57open
28:57not
28:57only
28:58to
28:58individuals
28:59who
28:59are
29:00experiencing
29:00gambling
29:01problems
29:01but
29:02also
29:02family
29:03members
29:03and
29:04loved
29:04ones
29:04and
29:05I've
29:06actually
29:07seen
29:08at least
29:09two
29:09families
29:10that
29:10are
29:11almost
29:11broken
29:12because
29:13of
29:13gambling
29:14disorder
29:15and
29:16in
29:18these
29:18two
29:19accounts
29:19the
29:20persons
29:20involved
29:21are
29:22very
29:22good
29:23people
29:24I've
29:25known
29:25them
29:26for
29:26a
29:26long
29:26time
29:27so
29:27they
29:28don't
29:28exhibit
29:29behavior
29:31that
29:31could
29:32put
29:32finances
29:34in
29:35danger
29:35especially
29:36about
29:37funds
29:38that
29:39involve
29:40their
29:40children
29:40but
29:41for
29:41some
29:41reason
29:42because
29:42of
29:43gambling
29:43they
29:44were
29:44able
29:45to
29:45put
29:45in
29:46such
29:46a
29:46dire
29:46situation
29:47so
29:47I
29:48will
29:48have
29:48to
29:48saying
29:48gambling
29:49truly
29:49has
29:50a
29:50serious
29:51effect
29:51on
29:52the
29:53person
29:54not
29:54only
29:54on
29:54the
29:54person
29:55involved
29:55but
29:56also
29:56on
29:56the
29:56families
29:57around
29:58them
29:59so
29:59just
30:00in
30:00case
30:00you're
30:01watching
30:01and
30:02you're
30:02going
30:03through
30:03gambling
30:03challenges
30:04or
30:05you
30:05are
30:05a
30:06member
30:06of
30:06a
30:06family
30:07in
30:08which
30:08one
30:09of
30:09the
30:09members
30:09are
30:10going
30:10through
30:10that
30:11journey
30:11you
30:12can
30:12access
30:13the
30:13number
30:14that
30:15we
30:15are
30:15flashing
30:15on
30:16screen
30:16so
30:17today's
30:17discussion
30:18is
30:18about
30:19where
30:19we
30:19draw
30:19the
30:20line
30:20between
30:20personal
30:21choice
30:21commercial
30:22interest
30:23because
30:24gambling
30:25also
30:25generates
30:26revenue
30:26for
30:27the
30:27economy
30:28and
30:28the
30:28responsibility
30:29to
30:30protect
30:30the
30:31public
30:31good
30:32policies
30:32begin
30:33with
30:33good
30:33conversation
30:34and
30:35good
30:35conversations
30:36begin
30:36when
30:37we
30:37are
30:37willing
30:38to
30:38look
30:38beyond
30:39opinions
30:39and
30:40examine
30:40the
30:41facts
30:42when
30:42we
30:42look
30:43deeper
30:43we
30:44think
30:44better
30:45so
30:46I'm
30:46DJ
30:46Moises
30:47shout
30:47out
30:48to
30:48Coffee
30:48First
30:49for
30:49supporting
30:49conversations
30:50that
30:51matter
30:51this
30:52is
30:52Beyond
30:52the
30:52headlines
30:53have
30:53a
30:53good
30:53afternoon
30:59it
31:00starts
31:00with
31:01a
31:01fresh
31:01shot
31:01of
31:02espresso
31:03bold
31:04rich
31:05bold
31:06just
31:07right
31:09then
31:10comes
31:10the
31:10milk
31:11steamed
31:11smooth
31:12creamy
31:13and
31:13balanced
31:14the
31:15perfect
31:15latte
31:16is
31:16not
31:16brushed
31:17it
31:18is
31:18crafted
31:18one
31:19cup
31:20at
31:20a
31:20time
31:21your
31:22perfect
31:22latte
31:22is
31:23ready
31:23coffee
31:24first
31:25then
31:26everything
31:27else
31:27this
31:31is
31:32a
31:32one
31:32good
31:43good
31:53than
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