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| Senator Nancy Binay calls out the PNP over the closure of Lotto outlets / compiled photo from Google images and GMA |
Senator Nancy Binay
has slammed the involvement of the Philippine National Police (PNP) in closing
down Lotto outlets in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to stop the
gaming operations of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), calling
it “OA”.
She said that locking the outlets were necessary since PCSO
servers were already shutdown following the President’s order.
The senator also called out the PNP for making a “misplaced sense of priority” instead of going
after crime issues.
"Instead of wasting their time in closing down lotto
outlets, bakit 'di nila pagdiskitahan habulin at hulihin ang mga nasa wanted
list nila, o 'yung mga insidente ng patayan sa Negros?" said
Binay in a statement on Sunday, July 28.
“Sa totoo lang, offline na lahat ng lotto outlets at na-shutdown
na ang main servers noong Biyernes (July 26) pa lang. Kaya, there’s no point
for police operatives to padlock non-operational betting stations that are
already out of business. Medyo overkill at OA (overacting) na ‘yun,” she said.
President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday ordered all gaming
activities operated by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), which
includes lotto, shut down due to alleged “massive corruption” in the said
agency.
Meanwhile, the PCSO is reportedly planning to ask to
President to reconsider his decision for the welfare of workers affected by the
closure.
Source: Politiko
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