Recently in the city of Parañaque, it was revealed that there still some Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hubs inside a certain village operating even though the nationwide ban came into effect, according to a GMA Network news report.
To put things in perspective, posted below is the excerpt from the GMA news article. Some parts in boldface…
A homeowners association (HOA) in Parañaque City on Wednesday said operations of some Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hubs in the gated community allegedly continued despite the ban.
Julio Templonuevo, president of the Multinational Village HOA, said POGO operations in their village were reduced following the pronouncement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
“We think partially may effect pero hindi pa 100% kasi may existence pa,” Templonuevo told Kapihan sa Manila Bay.
(We think it may have a partial effect, but not 100% yet, because some POGOs are still there.)
“Generally, malaki ang improvement ng pronouncement…Since may government directive, medyo okay na. Malakas na ang loob ng homeowners na magsumbong,” he said.
(Generally, there’s been a significant improvement after the pronouncement…Since the government issued a directive, it’s gotten better. Homeowners are now more confident to complain.)
According to Templonuevo, some Chinese previously rented residential units at the Multinational Village to use as POGO structures. Lease payments reached P500,000 per month before but dipped to P200,000 to P300,000 monthly.
“Ito educated guess, una ‘yung location napakalapit dito. Napaka-convenient. 5 minutes nasa airport ka na,” said Templonuevo.
(This is an educated guess but they might have chosen our village because of our location. It’s very convenient, you can be in the airport in five minutes.)
“Napili ‘yung sa’min na malaki ang area dahil they can accommodate more people kasi ‘yung surrounding namin basically low-cost housing ‘yan eh,” he added.
(Our area can also accommodate more people because the surrounding areas have low-cost housing.)
Let me end this post by asking you readers: What do you think about this recent development? If you are a resident of Parañaque, are you concerned that there could be POGO hubs secretly operating within your local community? Are there lots of Chinese nationals living and working in your local community? Do you consider Parañaque a hot spot of crime involving Chinese nationals?
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