Sherwin Gatchalian and JV Ejercito Estrada<\/a> have welcomed president Marcos Jr.’s decision to ban offshore gaming operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\nGatchalian stated: “The offshore gaming operators industry has turned the country into a haven for human trafficking, scamming, kidnapping, and other criminalities that have adversely affected many of our people. I would like to thank the President for taking a decisive stand for peace and order with the issuance of an executive order prohibiting all POGO-related activities in the country. This affirms the government’s commitment to safeguard our citizens from exploitation and harm and protect the country from social ills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I would also like to commend various law enforcement agencies particularly the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, Philippine National Police, and the National Bureau of Investigation for aggressively running after illegal POGOs in our country. This is a testament that agencies working together will lead to success.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ejercito added: “The issuance of Executive Order No. 74 should no longer come as a surprise considering the President’s pronounced policy of a complete ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators in his last State of the Nation Address (SONA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I share the sentiment of the President insofar as safeguarding national security, public order, upholding the rule of law and the safety of our Filipinos <\/strong>over economic and social benefits derived from the offshore gaming operators industry.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Senator Risa Hontiveros has said Executive Order No. 74 might still permit operations in casinos and special economic zones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":15427,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Senator Risa Hontiveros has raised concerns regarding potential loopholes in Philippine Executive Order No. 74, which bans offshore gaming, suggesting it might still permit operations in casinos and special economic zones like CEZA. While other senators welcome the ban due to associated criminalities, Hontiveros emphasizes the need for clarity to prevent regulatory arbitrage. CEZA's administrator has refuted claims of allowing continued offshore gaming operations.","focusai_entities":"Risa Hontiveros, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Executive Order No. 74, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, PAGCOR, Inquirer, City of Dreams, Fontana Leisure Park, Cagayan Special Economic Zone and Freeport, CEZA, Katrina Ponce Enrile, Juan Ponce Enrile, Sherwin Gatchalian, JV Ejercito Estrada, Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, Philippine National Police, National Bureau of Investigation","focusai_location":"Philippines, Cagayan","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"EO 74 Enforcement?","query":"What specific legal interpretations and enforcement mechanisms will PAGCOR and other regulatory bodies implement to address the identified loopholes in EO 74, particularly concerning offshore gaming operations within integrated resorts and special economic zones?"},{"label":"Economic Impact & Transition?","query":"Beyond the stated reintegration program, what are the projected economic ramifications for the Philippines' GGR and NGR, and what comprehensive strategies are being developed to manage the transition for displaced POGO workers and affected B2B suppliers?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,158,16333],"tags":[4138],"class_list":["post-777020613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-online-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777020613","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777020613"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777020613\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777020621,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777020613\/revisions\/777020621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777020613"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777020613"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777020613"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}