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<p>MANILA — The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) on Tuesday slammed the camp of embattled Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, who said the regulator should be the one questioned over the controversial POGO site in the town.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/16/solgen-probes-bamban-mayor-alice-guo-over-shady-background-1526">• SolGen probes Bamban Mayor Alice Guo over shady background</a></div><p>&quot;We take issue with the statements of Atty. Nicole Rose Margaret Jamilla who tried to pass the blame to PAGCOR the reasons for the criminal cases filed by the Department of the Interior and Local Government against her client, Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac.</p><p>PAGCOR said their regulations are &quot;clear cut&quot; and that it has nothing to do with the issuance of local business permits and licenses.</p><p>&quot;We are also not responsible for the inspection of buildings that are not under our jurisdiction,&quot; it said.</p><p>PAGCOR said they had no access to the rest of the 8-hectare compound where Zun Yuan Technologies, Inc. — raided in March for reports of human trafficking and illegal detention — was located.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/regions/2024/6/4/49-pulis-sa-bamban-inalis-sa-pwesto-kaugnay-ng-pogo-raid-821">• 49 pulis sa Bamban inalis sa pwesto kaugnay ng POGO raid</a></div><p>&quot;Zun Yuan’s registered address was the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors of A1 Building inside the compound of Baofu Land Development Inc. We had people from the Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement Department assigned there to monitor their operations,&quot; PAGCOR said.</p><p>&quot;Outside of those premises, PAGCOR had no access to the rest of the 8-hectare compound and the 39 other buildings there, many of which were highly restricted and inaccessible to the public. Hence, our people could not have legally monitored activities there,&quot; it added.</p><p>Earlier, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said PAGCOR should also be investigated for possible negligence that allowed the proliferation of POGOs in Bamban.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/30/senate-executive-session-on-mayor-guo-set-on-june-5-1008">• Senate executive session on Mayor Guo set on June 5</a></div><p>Guo has been placed on preventive suspension by the Ombudsman after the Department of the Interior and Local Government filed graft complaints against her and other Bamban officials and local government employees.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/6/4/guo-s-camp-to-file-motion-to-lift-mayor-s-suspension-1702">• Guo&#x27;s camp to seek lifting of suspension</a></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4zDswnygd70?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" width="640"></iframe></div>

<p>PAGCOR said they had no access to the rest of the 8-hectare compound where Zun Yuan Technologies, Inc. was located.</p>

PAGCOR said they had no access to the rest of the 8-hectare compound where Zun Yuan Technologies, Inc. was located.

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PAGCOR slams Guo camp for 'passing blame' on Bamban POGO

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Published Jun 04, 2024 08:36 PM PHT

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Updated Jun 04, 2024 10:28 PM PHT

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