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Duterte rails vs corruption anew; notes irregularities in remittance of revenues from STL, Peryahan ng Bayan ops

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Aug. 5, lamented what he said were the irregularities in the remittance of  revenues from small town lottery and Peryahan ng Bayan operations. “STL, Peryahan ng Bayan. P—-, puro nakaw. Ang i-remit nila minus ‘yung kinukunan na nila. So I had to stop it,” Duterte said. Earlier, the President said the stoppage order–which also covers keno and lotto operations–would be in effect pending a probe into the “massive corruption” […]

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JUST IN: Duterte orders all forms of gambling terminated due to “massive corruption”

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the “stoppage” of all forms of gambling including lotto. “I have ordered today the closure, stoppage of games, schemes, whatever nature, however done, that got their franchises to do so from the (Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office)” Duterte said in a video  posted on RTVM’s YouTube account. According to Duterte, the ground for the stoppage was “massive corruption.” He ordered the military and the police to implement his directive, which […]

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