Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has called on the PNP to look into the possible connection of the recent abduction and murder of a Chinese-Filipino businessman to crimes involving Philippine offshore gaming operators. | BPinlacINQ
“It has long been our fear that the violence perpetrated by foreign gangs on [Pogos] will eventually graduate to violence against our own citizens, and from victims of human trafficking to Mr. Uy, these fears have very much become our alarming reality,” Zubiri said.
He vowed to join Uy’s bereaved kin in their quest for justice, urging for “stronger protection and prosecution against foreign organized crime syndicates such as this.”They called on the executive branch to make its final decision on the proposal to ban Pogo permanently, citing the industry’s long history of criminal involvement.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, who led the Senate panel on ways and means’ inquiry into the socioeconomic cost of Pogos, had earlier recommended a total Pogo phaseout through his chairman’s report.But Zubiri said he has yet to finish reviewing Gatchalian’s report before he can endorse the proposal.Your subscription has been successful.
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