Locsin: China’s call for POGO ban debunks ‘invasion’ claim

Before this, the Chinese Embassy in Manila already issued a statement saying a large number of Chinese citizens had been illegally recruited to work in the Philippine gambling industry with some “even lured into and cheated to work illegally with only tourist visas.”

The embassy also said a “huge amount” of Chinese funds were “illegally flown out” of China and into the Philippines through cross-border money laundering.The foreign affairs chief pointed out that other countries also have online gambling operations similar to that of POGOs.“It’s not only the Philippines. Mongolia, Kazakhstan, all of them, the countries around Vietnam, Cambodia are now — and this is the word they use — addicting the Chinese to the Chinese vice: Gambling,” Locsin explained.

President Rodrigo Duterte himself had earlier said banning online gambling in the Philippines would affect the economy and workers in the country.In July, the Bureau of Internal Revenue collected around P200 million in taxes from foreigners — mostly Chinese — who were working for POGOs.

CMRamosINQ Online shouldn't be considered since there's talk on backdoor wherein illegal connect to license POGO. Just like PCSO stl

CMRamosINQ nakapasok na sa territory natin hindi na nga sila nagpapaalam binagga na mangingisda natin kinuha ang trabaho para sa pinoy ano pa gusto nyo

CMRamosINQ Why don't China use this as condition precedent in proposed 60-40 WPS oil explo sharing? 😋

CMRamosINQ May I remind Mr. Locsin that it was National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon and Defense Sec. Delfin Lorenzana who floated the idea of Chinese spying in the guise of POGOs near our military facilities. So what is he talking about the 'yellow lie'.....

CMRamosINQ Please Mr. Locsin, do not use the color yellow to describe a lie! Just say it is a lie period! How dare you malign the color of Cory AQUINO who had given you a place of honor!!!

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