PCSO intel funds bigger than AFP and PNP intel funds!!!

[ricoy69]

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PCSO--- Pa Car Sa mga Obispo. lol. saw this in a tv show

[street_of_no_return]

sus ato man ning mga kwartaha oe.. paeta gyd ani a2ng mga leaders oe.. ge.waldas.waldas lng nila.. T_T

[benchanx]

sus maryosep dakoa sa kwartang nakawat daghan naman ta pobre natabangan adtong kwartaha...

[vipvip68]

Asa naman mga pro GMA? Defend your embattled idol...

Afaik, the pcso intelligence fund was requested by pgma for election but wala gyud ni niya gi gamit ang fund... So to those who campaigned for Gibo, you have PGMA to thank for the lack of funds during the campaign.

[7DMM]

UP FOR GRABS... Daghan mag laway..

Drilon calls for immediate privatization of PCSO, Pagcor
09-Jul-11, 12:57 AM | Jelly F. Musico, Philippine News Agency

MANILA, Philippines - In the wake of allegations involving the misuse of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) intelligence funds, Senator Franklin Drilon on Friday reiterated his long-standing proposal to privatize the PCSO and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor).

He said the government should not be directly involved in lottery and casino operations and should limit itself to being a regulatory body that protects the interests of the betting public.

In a radio interview, Drilon said lotto and casino operations now being undertaken by PCSO and Pagcor should be bid out to the private sector in an open and transparent process and that the government should retain its licensing and regulatory functions over these operations.

“The government only becomes a regulatory agency. The government should not be directly involved in gambling operations. Leave that to the franchisee. The franchise holder will pay a definite amount to the government not based on sales but on the amount of the bid. That is the fee regardless or whether or not the franchise holder makes money,” Drilon said.

With this set-up, he said, government would now collect fixed and definitive franchise fees that could be used to implement a wider, better-financed and more comprehensive health care program for poor Filipinos.

“I am calling for the immediate privatization of the operations of PCSO and Pagcor so that these allegations of misuse of funds and resources can be avoided,” said Drilon, noting that government intervention in lotto and casino operations was no longer necessary.

“What government must do is bid out these PCSO and Pagcor operations properly and collect fixed franchise fees that go directly to the national treasury,” Drilon said. “That way, Congress can allocate these funds to implement a universal PhilHealth program that actually falls under the mandate of the PCSO to provide medical assistance to indigent Filipinos.”

Drilon suggested that the privatization of PCSO and Pagcor can now be done through the implementation of Republic Act 10149, or the GOCC Governance Act of 2011, which he authored and was signed by President Benigno Aquino III into law last Month.

Under the new law, a soon-to-be-created Governance Commission on GOCCs (GCG) will recommend to the President, after careful study and evaluation, the possible abolition, merger or privatization of state-owned and controlled corporations such as PCSO and Pagcor.

Drilon said once PCSO and Pagcor were privatized, government could concentrate on seeing to it that operations were done properly “in order to protect the interest of the betting public and ensure that government gets a fair share of the income generated.”

Drilon, who is the Senate finance chief, had earlier said he was in favor of the proposed privatization of casino operations in the country but said the Pagcor should retain its licensing and regulatory functions.

Drilon said that the present set up where Pagcor serves as both the licensor and operator of casinos was anomalous because of conflict of interests.

He cited other jurisdictions such as in Las Vegas and in Macau, where the government agency concerned only issues the necessary licenses and regulates the gambling operations.

@ drilon: yeah right.....you're only good at grandstanding

[colby]

@ drilon: yeah right.....you're only good at grandstanding

Name one senator na hindi mahilig sa grandstanding..

[YellowSubmarine]

Para unsa d.i nang intelligence fund sa PCSO?

[RonIvs]

all this madness makes me want to have this country destroyed. no politicians no government. just total chaos. at least, its fair for everyone. unhon jud ni nako ug rape ang mga anak aning mga politikoha

[reptoid]

I still don't understand why the national lottery even needs a fund for intelligence. Furthermore why should the budget for this highly dubious expense suddenly need to be doubled?

Have there been any plausible explanations regarding the necessity of this fund?

[Saint_hard]

misused of funds ra diay problema niya mao iya daung eh privatize....tsk tsk tsk tsk...iyaha ra dyung kaauyahan iyang g tan aw ani niya for sure usa ni siyas stock holder kung ma privatize ni siya...saon nalang ang mga pobre nga walay lain kaduolan...