THE government is ready to provide assistance to the estimated 25,000 workers who will be affected by the ban on all Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said Tuesday.
The statement came after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., citing the many crimes associated with POGOs, ordered the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) to wind down and cease their operations by the end of the year during his third State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.
MANILA, Philippines — TWO to three tropical cyclones may enter or form inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) in August, the state-run weather agency said on Wednesday. Weather specialist Robert Badrina of the Philippine […]
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said the government would continue to advance the country’s maritime education “to make it more responsive to the evolving needs of the nation and the global maritime industry.” The […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) has taken the lead in implementing a presidential instruction for government and private sector collaboration in expanding broadband connectivity in the country. “Internet links […]
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