Repeal of POGO law pushed
SENATOR Emmanuel Joel J. Villanueva on Wednesday said he would ask Congress and President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to prioritize a bill that seeks to repeal a law that legalized Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) by taxing these.
“If I’d be given a chance to talk to the President, I would appeal to him to make this a priority,” he told a news briefing.
He said he would ask the Senate president to fast-track the approval of the measure.
Mr. Marcos on July 22 ordered a total ban on POGOs, citing their links to crimes. — John Victor D. Ordoñez