In Quezon province, STL bet collector Corazon Jaime said, “We were all shocked. Some of us were crying when we heard the news.”
“The ground is massive corruption involving all, including the courts who repeatedly issued injunctions to paralyze government and to allow corruption to thrive,” the President said.
The PCSO was last rocked by controversy when the President fired Alexander Balutan as the agency’s general manager on March 8.He replaced Balutan with former Cebu police chief Royina Garma who assumed office last week. A news report quoted her as saying that the President told her “to do what is right … for the PCSO.”A large group of STL operators met with Garma on the night the President announced his order.
In Quezon province, STL bet collector Corazon Jaime said in an interview, “We were all shocked. Some of us were crying when we heard the news.” Juan Bandola, an operator of two lotto outlets in Legazpi City, Albay, said: “Just last week, I paid the fees for another franchise, it should be refunded. How will we pay for the rental of space for our outlets if we will not operate anymore. How can we get the return of our investment especially the franchise fee?”
Just last month, the President said of the illegal numbers game that, “for as long as the economy does not really provide food on the table for so many families, hayaan mo na lang ’yan. …. Kasi hindi ko talaga rin kaya. At pagka sinira ko ’yan, ang papalit sa apparatus niyan droga. So choose between the lesser evil.”
Last year, PCSO recorded an estimated profit of P64 billion. Thirty percent of this profit goes to the agency’s Individual Medical Assistance Program, which is also one of the identified sources for the universal health care program.
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