{"id":5771,"date":"2020-04-20T10:34:11","date_gmt":"2020-04-20T10:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=5771"},"modified":"2026-04-24T05:57:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:57:29","slug":"philippines-lockdown-possible-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-lockdown-possible-extension","title":{"rendered":"Philippines: casinos likely to remain closed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lockdown measures in the Philippines are to be modified or extended this week, with casinos likely to remain closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Philippines.- Lockdown measures in the Philippines are to be modified or extended this week, with casinos likely to remain closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte met with health experts today (April 20) to discuss what measures should be in place once the country’s current lockdown ends on April 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of today, the country currently has 6,459 cases of Covid-19, with 428 recorded deaths<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Duterte\u2019s spokesman, Harry Roque, the President is entertaining two options: to extend the lockdown or modify it to be enforced in select local government units heavily affected by Coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The likelihood is that casinos and other gaming venues will remain closed in the country to prevent further spread of the virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, POGOs said last week that they expect to return to business<\/em><\/strong> <\/a> once April 30 has passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time, Labor Undersecretary, Dominique Tutay, said: “POGOs will continue as long they are allowed by law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We will just continue our initiative to regulate and ensure that these firms are compliant with labor and immigration laws as well as payment of taxes.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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