Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is now eyeing amendments to the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Registration Act or Republic Act No. 11934, to combat fraud and scamming activities by perpetrators. “It is incumbent upon the government to safeguard unwary or unsuspecting Filipinos from any harm...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) stated that the electronic games (E-Games) sector can fill the gap created by the ban on offshore gaming operations imposed by President Marcos. Alejandro H. Tengco, Pagcor chairman and chief executive officer, said that the local gaming industry...
Rowena Guanzon (left), Harry Roque (Facebook) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon has told his fellow lawyer, former presidential spokesman Harry Roque to dial back on his "arrogant posture". Guanzon gave this unsolicited advice to...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A House of Representatives joint panel cited in contempt the corporate secretary of Lucky South 99—the raided Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) facility in Porac, Pampanga—for...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) should not stop its investigation on individuals and groups involved in the issuance of fake birth certificates, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Thursday, August 8. Gatchalian, who earlier discovered that Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo is a...
Former president Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) This claim puts a whole new spin to the phrase, "blood money". Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. has bared that money generated by Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators...
The Senate has amended its rules to authorize the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms (OSAA) to protect members of the Upper Chamber, Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Wednesday, August 7. Escudero said amendments to a portion of its rules was done during the plenary session on...
Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza (Facebook) Northern Samar 1st district Rep. Paul Daza is urging the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) to one day come up with an "upgraded" version of Philippine Offshore Gaming...
DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla (left), Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has welcomed Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla’s vow to comply with President Marcos' directive for a...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) What one committee can do, four can do better. It is with this notion that members of the House of Representatives is pushing for the formation of a four-committee panel that would...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has reiterated his belief that a highly-organized criminal syndicates--with its hands dipped in...
(Unsplash) Amid claims that the prohibition on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) would directly impact the property industry, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) asserts that the ban would barely make a noise in the office and residential...
