Sen. Joel Villanueva, naghain ng panukalang batas para sa permanenteng pagtanggal ng POGO at mga kaugnay nito sa bansa

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00:00Following the order of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to remove all POGOs in the country,

00:06the Senate passed a bill to support it.

00:10Here is Daniel Manalastas' report.

00:14There will be no POGOs left in the Philippines.

00:18That's what some senators want.

00:20Following the order of the President to ban POGOs,

00:24Senator Jovel Villanueva passed a bill

00:27to ensure that there will be no POGOs left in the country.

00:31Under Senate Bill 2752 of Villanueva,

00:34POGOs will be permanently revoked.

00:37There are even some that may be related to this.

00:40Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Women heard

00:42the question of Solicitor General Hingil about POGOs.

00:45Is it the opinion of SolGen that POGOs inside export processing zones,

00:53such as CESA and others, are also covered by the President's ban?

00:58Good morning, Madam Chair.

01:01In the statement made by the President of SONA,

01:08even though it is just one-liner,

01:11the policy statement he said is clear and has no qualifications

01:18that all POGOs are banned.

01:22In the Senate's investigation,

01:24the suspended Bambang Mayor, Alice Guo, still hasn't confessed.

01:29But if you ask Senate President Francis Escudero,

01:32if this is enough reason for the budget of PNP and NBI

01:36that Guo is still looking for POGOs.

01:38They won't be able to see the others.

01:41Again, again, this is not carrot and stick.

01:44You will be punished if there is a mistake,

01:46if the budget is not spent.

01:48We need to look at all the circumstances around that.

01:51My answer is yes.

01:53It is shameful for the PNP that this cannot be done.

01:57Especially that they are still here in the country,

02:01according to the Bureau of Immigration.

02:03According to SolGen Guevara,

02:04the case against Guo will continue whether he is seen or not.

02:09Guo is facing a co-oranto petition

02:12that he can remove from the public office.

02:14SolGen also said,

02:16if he is declared ineligible because of his foreign citizenship,

02:20Guo will not be allowed to run in the elections.

02:23Guo's remedy is naturalization.

02:26Daniel Manalastas for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.