“Sen. Christopher Lawrence Go claims he has long been against the Philippine offshore Gaming Operators.”
What Vera Files found
Go was one of 17 senators who voted on June 2, 2021 for Senate Bill No. 2232 recognizing offshore online gaming as legal, and taxing the POGOs. In 2023, he did not sign the joint report of two Senate committees, which concluded that the social costs of POGOs outweigh its economic benefits and recommended the gradual phaseout of POGOs.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Bong Go made this claim around 9 September 2024. Vera Files (Philippines) looked into it and published its finding on 18 September 2024, 9 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uciFwY6xV_8
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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.