MSOpinion Time to ban POGOs pronto “Mister President, there is an imperative and urgent need to rightsize the executive branch to prevent so much waste of government resources”
THIS column has been one of the foremost crusaders against the POGOs or the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations for the simple reason that while there is revenue for the government from it in the form of taxes and permits and the fact that POGO workers, mostly Chinese occupying condominiums and houses, the social costs of their existence in the country far outweigh the revenue they contribute to government.
There were also calls for banning POGOs, but the Duterte administration had none of it because of the revenues POGOs were giving to the government. Again, I repeat, is the existence of POGOs with their contribution to the government worth it against the social costs, negative image and reputation worldwide as a magnet for criminals from Mainland China to come to the Philippines and make our country their playground to commit crimes?Are we so desperate for money to have POGOs run by Chinese from Mainland China when their own country outlaws...
Is the Philippines bereft of audiovisuals like that of the majestic perfect cone of the Mayon Volcano, Boracay and many other island beaches with white sand, centuries old churches that abound the country, Fort Santiago and heritage houses/sites, that stock footages of foreign countries have to be shown?
I don’t know what happened, but Santa Banana, it does seem that Malacanang forgot all about it because of the many threats and challenges that BBM had to face during his first year.
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