SEN. Juan Miguel Zubiri on Thursday became the sixth senator to support a total ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), saying the revenue earned from taxing their operations "is not enough to justify their continued stay, which results in criminality and immorality."
Zubiri's statement dovetails with the recommendations of Finance Secretary Ralph Recto and National Economic and Development Authority Secretary Arsenio Balisacan and influential business groups to impose a complete ban on the online casinos that have been linked to crimes such as human trafficking and kidnapping.
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