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Quad committee’s upcoming hearings will be a ‘blockbuster’
The quad committee—made up of the panels chaired by Sta. Rosa Rep. Dan Fernandez, Surigao del Norte (2nd District) Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, Manila (6th District) Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr., and Abang Lingkod Party-list Rep. Joseph Paduano—holds a hearing in Bacolor, Pampanga. —SCREENGRAB FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VIDEO
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August 27, 2024August 27, 2024News

Quad committee’s upcoming hearings will be a ‘blockbuster’

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More witnesses want to testify and some quarters have tried to stop others from appearing at the joint public inquiry into the possible links among illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), illegal drugs, and extrajudicial killings (EJKs) during then President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs.  These are among the challenges facing the powerful quad committee...

Marcos urged to appoint ‘anti-Pogo czar’
Victims of human trafficking rescued during a police raid on an illegal POGO workplace in Las Pinas City —PHOTO COURTESY OF PNP ANTI CYBERCRIME GROUP
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August 9, 2024August 10, 2024News

Marcos urged to appoint ‘anti-Pogo czar’

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Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III wants President Marcos to name a “czar” to ensure that the government enforces his new policy to ban Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) now deemed hotbeds of crime and other illegal activities. In an interview with CoverStory, Pimentel raised the need for the President to “designate” an anti-Pogo...