Cebu Metropolis Appearing Mayor Hon. Raymund Alvic Garcia
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Appearing Metropolis Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia vowed to work carefully with regulation enforcement to crack down on all actions just like Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) right here.
Though he initially acknowledged that the Enterprise Processing and Licensing Workplace (BPLO) of Cebu Metropolis reported no authorized POGOs among the many 40,000 registered companies, Garcia acknowledged that the potential for such operations couldn’t be solely dominated out.
Garcia stated he couldn’t low cost the chance, significantly after Alejandro H. Tengco, chairman and CEO of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Company (PAGCOR), stated that POGO-like actions may nonetheless be occurring in Cebu Metropolis.
“I can’t low cost that chance; nevertheless, I can guarantee you that I’m working carefully with the PNP and NBI relating to this matter,” he stated in a press convention on July 25.
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He additional stated that native officers have been working diligently to resolve potential issues and famous that the town was absolutely operational.
Moreover, the appearing mayor additionally talked about that he would conduct inspections of enterprise course of outsourcing (BPO) operators, as there had been studies of POGO-like actions occurring in some BPO corporations.
“I’ll discuss to the BPLO workplace to look into that. They could must take a second have a look at all companies registered underneath BPO to find out if they’re really BPOs. We can even conduct inspections,” he stated.
In a June 2024 report by the Inquirer, a enterprise course of outsourcing (BPO) firm in San Fernando Metropolis was raided by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Fee (PAOCC).
The corporate, Fortunate South 99 Outsourcing Inc., initially utilized as a BPO in 2019.
In 2021, when renewing its enterprise permits from the native authorities, the corporate declared itself a POGO.
When it first utilized for enterprise permits in 2019, the corporate submitted Municipal Decision No. 119, which merely licensed that the native council had no objection to establishing, working, and managing BPO companies.
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Lately, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. banned all Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) through the third State of the Nation Tackle (Sona) on July 22 efficient instantly.
Marcos acknowledged that these entities, disguising themselves as professional, have ventured into illicit areas far faraway from gaming, together with monetary scamming, cash laundering, prostitution, human trafficking, kidnapping, brutal torture, and even homicide.
He emphasised that this grave abuse and disrespect for the system of legal guidelines should cease.
He instructed the state regulator, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), to “wind down and stop the operations of Pogos by the top of the yr.”
He then directed the Division of Labor and Employment (Dole), in coordination along with his financial managers, to “use the time between every now and then to search out new jobs for our countrymen who can be displaced.”
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