Banning POGOs would just push workers underground — Salceda

MANILA, Philippines --- Banning Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) would only push companies and their workers underground, Albay Second District Rep. Joey Salceda said. A ban would also make displaced workers struggle for survival, Salceda, an economist, said in an interview with ABS-CBN's "Headstart" on Tuesday. It's also possible for some operators to keep running games even if made illegal because everything is digital, making it hard for the government to keep track of them, Salceda said. He noted that at the start there were some 200 POGOs, and now only 34 remain that are licensed by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor). That meant that from 376...

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