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The House Quad-Committee’s much-anticipated hearings continue to expose how a cabal of “powerful people” connects Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators , drug trafficking, extrajudicial killings, and a host of other illegal activities.
“The fact that several key personalities of POGO corporations have managed to evade the long arm of the law speaks volumes of the power they wield and the resources at their disposal,” he added. Meanwhile, Surigao del Norte Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said the Quadcom is focused on unraveling the web of extrajudicial killings, the collusion between a well-organized syndicate and government officials in the drug trade, and the criminal activities linked to POGOs.
For Manila Rep. Bienvenido Abante, chair of the Committee on Human Rights, the testimonies gathered by the Quad Comm clearly indicate the interconnection among POGOs, illegal drugs trade and EJKs. As this developed, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation chairman Alejandro Tengco on Wednesday told the Senate Committee on Games and Amusement that five POGO-owned firms have stopped operating since last July.
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