Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has reiterated his stance against the proposed total ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), saying it defies legal logic. According to Salceda, the Philippines could lose...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, April 2 called on the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to file the necessary charges against agency officials who are involved in the anomalous procurement of third-party auditor for gross gaming revenues of Philippine Offshore Gaming...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, March 28, urged local government units (LGUs) to make a stand against Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO). Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Means, noted that certain LGUS, especially those considered hubs of POGOs, have started...
“It’s game over for the POGO industry.” Senator Sherwin Gatchalian stressed this on Wednesday, March 22 as he reported the findings of his Senate Committee on Ways and Means in its investigation into the socio-economic impact of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country....
The Senate will continue to investigate all the key players in the anomalous transaction between the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and Global ComRCI despite the latter’s termination of the contract as it third-party auditor for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGOs....
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, February 19 said the contract between the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) should immediately be canceled following the denial of New York-based Soleil Chartered Bank's (SCB) that it issued a bank certificate for the third party auditor...
A New York-based commercial bank has expressed willingness to cooperate with a Senate panel investigating the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corp.’s (PAGCOR) alleged anomalous contract with a third party auditor for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). In a letter to Janice Godornes,...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian revealed that the supposed bank of third party auditor Global ComRCI contracted by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) was not authorized at any point by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to conduct...
New York-based Soleil Chartered Bank (SCB) is denying it issued a bank certification to a local firm that was procured by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) to be its third party auditor to handle financial matters of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). SCB issued the...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a resolution urging the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to conduct a separate investigation on the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.’s (PAGCOR) alleged anomalous procurement of a third party auditor in charge of determining the gross revenues of Philippine...
Deletion by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) of one’s name in its blacklist is easy if you fork over from P1 million to P5 million. This information surfaced during a public hearing by the Senate public order and dangerous drugs committee where the name of an alien, particularly Chinese, could be...
Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa is alarmed at the high-powered, hard-to-find hand guns confiscated from workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) who are allegedly involved in kidnappings. Based on the value of the guns that are not licensed and not recorded in the...
