PAOCC invited PAWS to check condition of animals left inside compound;

PAOCC invited PAWS to check condition of animals left inside compound;  Comelec says POGO politics now a new issue in PH

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00:00The social menace consuming the nation right now is the slow and steady proliferation of illegal gambling,

00:05human trafficking, kidnapping, torture, white slavery, and a host of other undiscovered crimes

00:11perpetrated by the Philippine offshore gaming operations, otherwise known as POGOs,

00:16owned and operated by Chinese nationals. And their connections established in local government,

00:21and perhaps even in the bureaucracy, has given rise to the term POGO politics.

00:26Our Noel Talacay has more.

00:30No holiday search operation tomorrow, the official statement of the Presidential

00:36Anti-Organized Crime Commission, or PAOC, on its work status tomorrow.

00:48As the operation continued today, the PAOC has invited the Philippines Animal Welfare Society,

00:55to check the health conditions of the animals left inside the compound.

01:00The agency couldn't decide yet if they are going to remove the animals from the abandoned place.

01:17Authorities also found pieces of alleged Chinese military uniforms

01:22from one of the buildings inside the compound.

01:33On the fifth day, 23 out of 46 buildings were have been thoroughly searched for alleged being

01:40a POGO hub illegally operated or run by Lucky South 99. Operations started last week,

01:48led by PAOC and PNP-CIDG, following the rescue of more than 150 foreigners,

01:56most of whom were Chinese nationals, along with more than 30 Filipinos.

02:01Some of them showed signs of torture. Today, Police Colonel Levi Hope Basilio

02:07was already relieved from his post as Pampanga Provincial Police Director to give way to

02:13the investigation. Meanwhile, the Commission on Election, or COMELEC, the political candidates

02:19who will accept funding from their candidacy from illegal POGO operators, the Commission admits

02:25that POGO politics, this is now the new and growing issue in the country.

02:43Garcia says they will also considering to check the funding of each political candidate,

03:01just to ensure that their fund is not coming from illegal contribution.