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Sherrie Ann Torres

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<span data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor="" data-darkreader-inline-color="" id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(200, 195, 188);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(24, 26, 27);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;--darkreader-inline-color:#c1bcb4;--darkreader-inline-bgcolor:#131516;display:inline !important">Abra Catholic Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian was among those who cheered inside the Batasan Pambansa Session Hall, upon hearing President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.&#x27;s directive to ban POGOs.Jaucian had a big sigh of relief upon hearing the Chief Executive&#x27;s order. &quot;Para bang nabunutan ng tinik haha, hindi lang ang puso, tayong lahat. Lalong-lalo na nung sinabi nya na ban na ang POGO,&quot; Jaucian told ABS-CBN News.Even the President&#x27;s adamant stand in protecting the country&#x27;s interests in the West Philippine Sea speaks a lot for Filipinos, Jaucian said. <div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/22/marcos-urged-to-walk-the-talk-after-sona-pronouncements-1855" id="isPasted">Marcos urged to ‘walk the talk’ after SONA pronouncements </a></div> &quot;Morale booster yun na sinabi sa sambayang Pilipino. Atin ang West Philippine Sea,&quot; Jaucian stressed.&quot;Kaya mabuhay po ang ating Pangulo, at ang simbahan ay nakatingin para sa kabutihan ng mamamayang Pilipino,&quot; the Catholic bishop said.Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma agreed that the &quot;social costs&quot; in continuously keeping POGOs are clear.Laguesma said the DOLE was already preparing as early as last year how to cushion the possible impacts of POGOs&#x27; closure.He said Filipino POGO workers will get government assistace, including finding ways to offer them new job opportunities.These include TUPAD and interventions on job vacancies, plus upskilling of workers, to ensure that they will be qualified for other jobs.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/22/marcos-announces-salary-increase-for-government-employees-1833" id="isPasted">Marcos announces salary increase for government employees </a></div>Meanwhile, Makati City Mayor Abby Binay admitted that there are &quot;legal POGOs&quot; operating in their city.Binay urged the national government to closely review the steps it will take in removing POGOs.&quot;Kailangang pag-aralang mabuti... kasi siyempre kahit sabihin mong maliit lang. It&#x27;s still an amount that will fall short in our collection,&quot; Binay explained.PAGCOR&#x27;s tax collections from POGOs go to the city&#x27;s social projects, and POGOs must be replaced by another program or industry, Binay said.&quot;Dahil meron nang desisyon na ang Presidente, eh di, paghandaan natin,&quot; she said.

Abra Catholic Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian was among those who cheered inside the Batasan Pambansa Session Hall, upon hearing the President's directive to ban POGOs.

Abra Catholic Bishop Leopoldo Jaucian was among those who cheered inside the Batasan Pambansa Session Hall, upon hearing the President's directive to ban POGOs.

Labor chief, Abra bishop laud Marcos' directive to ban POGOs, fight for WPS

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Labor chief, Abra bishop laud Marcos' directive to ban POGOs, fight for WPS

Sherrie Ann Torres,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jul 22, 2024 09:07 PM PHT

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