Marcos won't hesitate to ban PIGO if it ends up causing crimes like POGO—Palace exec

Manila Bulletin

If Philippine inland gaming operators (PIGO) turn out to be a destructive force in society, President Marcos will not hesitate to ban it like what he did with the crime-laden operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO).  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/3/6/marcos-won-t-hesitate-to-ban-pigo-if-it-ends-up-causing-crimes-like-pogo-palace-exec  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manilabulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00As of now, we have studied, well anyway continuing study, what we are doing about the PIGO.

00:13Okay, we compared now what happened to the POGO and the PIGO.

00:20In the POGO, it was banned, total ban, because there were a lot of crimes happening because of the POGO.

00:29But as of now, it appears in the studies that it does not create or cause crimes.

00:37It does not become a cause, or it does not become a reason, the PIGO, to commit crimes.

00:45Maybe if there are statistics or data, it would be better to pass it to us, so that we can consider if the PIGO should be banned.

00:54But aside from that, the POGO that they usually hire are foreigners.

01:00While in the PIGO, it is said that 90% are Filipinos working.

01:08And the POGO, when they advertise, the money comes out.

01:15But the PIGO, when they spend marketing advertisement, marketing money in the Philippines, that goes to the Philippines.

01:28And the POGO, we will notice, it did not have a good tax payment, but not all of it.

01:37Because as we said, when a license is given, sometimes there are sub-licenses.

01:42Those 10 do not pay tax.

01:45So the Philippines is stealing POGO.

01:49While in the PIGO, it also gives a very big tax to us.

01:55Well anyway, if it happens again, what happened in the POGO, here in the PIGO, the President will not hesitate to have a total ban in the PIGO.

02:08But of course, we need data about this.

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