POGO ban
DON’T look now, but majority of the Filipino people support President Marcos’ total ban on the highly-controversial Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).
Results of the latest OCTA Research survey showed that 83 percent of the people support the nationwide ban on POGOs, while only 12 percent oppose it.
Balance Luzon, or Luzon outside the heavily-populated Metropolitan Manila (MM) area, has the highest agreement rating for banning POGOs at 90 percent.
The National Capital Region (NCR) has the highest disagreement rating, with 20 percent to the total ban on POGOs.
Regarding socio-economic class, the survey showed that Class D has the highest agreement rating for banning POGOs at 85 percent.
Class ABC, on the other hand, has the highest disagreement rating, with 19 percent opposed to the ban.
In his third state-of-the-nation address on July 22, President Marcos received an standing ovation when he bared the ban.
And to think that those who attended the gathering were mostly government officials, foreign dignitaries and other special guests.
And the reality is, the Filipino people, including the ordinary citizens, are fed up with the illegal activities of POGOs in the country.
Cetainly, our lawmakers deserve the all-out support of the public as they continue to dig deeper into the nefarious activities of POGOs.
Ito ay kahit na ipinagbawal na ni Pangulong Marcos ang lahat ng POGOs sa Pilipinas.
