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Pagcor urged to give game to PCSO

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Congress is urging the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) to rescind its contract with a private company to run “Bingo Milyonaryo,” a numbers game which is reportedly competing with the small town lottery of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).

Negros Oriental Representative Pryde Henry Teves, chairman of the House committee on games and amusement, said that Pagcor’s Bingo Milyonaryo, which was contracted out four months before the Arroyo administration ended, was being abused by its bookies.

Bingo Milyonaro was supposed to be a lotto game where players place bets on three number combinations through their mobile phones or the Internet. But Teves said the actual game operated like the illegal numbers game “jueteng” with the illegal bookies taking 80 percent of the bet proceeds.

“If a Pagcor collector got P1,000 in bets for Bingo Milyonaryo, he would only remit P200 to the legitimate Pagcor betting outlet and place the P800 bet with the illegal bookies,” said Teves in a statement.

He said these bookies had mushroomed in his district and the police had not been able to apprehend them because of the Pagcor’s authorization.

Pagcor president Jorge Sarmiento had promised the House committee that the gaming firm would move to transfer the Bingo Milyonaryo operations to the PCSO.

Bingo Milyonaryo is currently operated by COMNET Management Corp., which obtained a five-year contract to operate the game on Nov. 10, 2009, from then Pagcor chairman Efraim Genuino. It started operations in February 2010.

Pagcor legal counsel Jay Santiago said his staff was still awaiting resolution of the issue of whether or not it was legal for Genuino to have granted such a license under Pagcor’s charter.

“Pending resolution of that legal matter we have to contend with the fact that a license was issued by Pagcor previously. Considering that this legal issue has not been resolved, it will be better if (Bingo Milyonaryo) is operated by another entity…the PCSO,” Santiago said.


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  • http://pinoy-politics.blogspot.com Monsi Serrano

    When Crisanto “Bong” Naguiat was appointed as Chairman of PAGCOR, a lot of his fellow X-men (Ex-Seminarians) rejoiced, because they believed that Bong was a good choice. Even the members of PAX (Philippine Alliance of X-Seminarians) shared the same sentiment. However, it looks like Bong fell on two traps, the Peter Principle and the Sadducees Principle.
     
    I remember in my graduate school, we discussed this topic about Peter Principle in one of our subjects in Human Resources Management. It is about a person who was promoted to a higher position but cannot handle the obligations to perform fully the position he holds. While the Sadducees Principle is the tendency to be “holy cow” or “holier than thou”. 
     
    For the record, I am not here to discredit Bong Naguiat. I hope he would realize that.  I respect him, being the (appointed) Chairman of PAGCOR by Pnoy. BUT HE MUST ALSO REALIZE THAT IT DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF MY EXISTENCE (as taxpayer and citizen of the Philippines ) IF I JUST CLOSE MY EYES AND AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT HE SAYS OR DOES.  THIS IS NOT ABOUT PERSONALITIES.  THIS IS ABOUT PRINCIPLES!
     
    While I believe in the sincerity of PNoy in eradicating corruption, people like Bong Naguiat doesn’t deserve to be in PAGCOR. Ang PAGCOR ngayon ay PARLOR na. Thanks sa kabadingan ni BOY ABUNDA who lobbied for his BOYFRIEND BONG QUINTANA. Boy made it appear that BONG QUINTANA has been an organic member of PAGCOR. No. BONG QUINTANA is not an employee of PAGCOR, maybe of PARLOR. He is from WANDERS supplier of PAGCOR. It’s about time that he should be axed — now that the truth is already known. NOW NA! Yan ang tunay na diwa ng tuwid na daan.
     
    Going back to Bong Naguiat, he lacks competency and also the morality to assume the highest position in PAGCOR.
     
    As for competency, he does not know what to do with the problems at PAGCOR. Imagine, he allowed someone like BONG QUINTANA to be hired in PAGCOR without even validating the facts and circumstances about BONG QUINTANA. Then he even bragged to Anthony Taberna that he is not using the chair/seat in his office owned by former Chairman Genuino. If you are not using it, take it out of your room. Puro ka kaplastikan, Bong.
     
    Do you know that in the Pamaskong Handog ng PAGCOR 2010 (PAGCOR’s gift giving), the organizations of Bong Naguiat’s parents were the ones who benefitted from this project. I challenge Bong Naguait to prove otherwise in the presence of media. This makes him a Sadducee, a worst form at that. He does not have moral ascendancy to lead PAGCOR.
     
    Now, here is my big question, what happened to the dealings of current PAGCOR administration with the Koreans on the operations of online gaming in Ortigas area? Gaano ka-sincere si Bong Naguiat sa pagpapatakbo ng maayos ang PAGCOR kung siya mismo ay maraming hiwaga at kabalbalan na ginagawa sa PAGCOR.
      We cannot dream with our eyes closed and walk in the straight path, if our actions betray our words or propaganda. In real life, we have to dream with our eyes wide open so we can see where we are heading to. Otherwise, we may be walking to the road that leads to damnation and not to salvation. Do you really want to walk in the straight path? KEEP THIS IN MIND: Please stop the propaganda about PAGCOR! WALK YOUR TALK!VERA MOVENT, EXEMPLA TRAHENT. (WORDS INSPIRE, ACTIONS INFLUENCE)

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