“Philippine offshore gaming operators or POGOs that have been issued licenses to operate do not engage in illegal activities.”
What Vera Files found
Four POGOs in Pasay City and Pampanga found to have engaged in criminal activities had licenses from PAGCOR when they were raided last year, according Winston Casio, spokesperson of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said the two POGO hubs raided in Bamban, Tarlac – Hongsheng Gaming Technology and Zun Yuan Technology – were also licensed.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Alejandro Tengco made this claim around 13 June 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 26 June 2024, 13 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://youtu.be/cBx20339DFk
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This check was done by Vera Files, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.