San Beda Red Lions vs San Sebastian Golden Stags

A funny story that the late Chino Trinidad once told was about his father Recah, a respected sportswriter and columnist now retired at 81. It was during the 1972 Olympics where the Philippines was represented by 53 athletes in 11 sports. No Philippine delegation was ever bigger in 23 participations, including the coming Paris Games.

There are two remaining main arguments for the retention of Philippine offshore gaming operator firms. One is the revenue collected from POGOs, despite finance officials saying that the government is not collecting the correct taxes and fees.

The Department of Finance doubled down on its stance to ban Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), saying that allowing the gaming hubs to continue operations is costing the country P99.52 billion a year. 

The Senate Committee on Ways and Means is leading the Tuesday joint hearing with the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on Senate bills related to Anti-Online Gambling Act and Taxing Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations.

The Department of Finance submitted a recommendation to President Marcos to totally ban POGOs “a few weeks ago,” according to Finance Secretary Ralph Recto, who added that President Marcos has yet to respond to the DoF’s recommendation.