By: Rappler.com – Joann Manabat
Katrina Ponce Enrile, administrator and CEO of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority says ‘there never was and never will be’ POGOs in the Cagayan special economic zone and freeport
PAMPANGA, Philippines – “There are no POGOs (Philippine offshore gaming operations) in the Cagayan special economic zone and freeport. There never was and never will be.”
This was part of the 20-minute opening statement of Katrina Ponce Enrile, administrator and chief executive officer of the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) during the joint hearing on Wednesday, July 31, of the House committees on public order and safety, and games and amusement.
Also in the hearing was her father, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and former senator Juan Ponce Enrile.
The Enrile patriarch authored Republic Act 7922 or the Cagayan Special Economic Zone Act of 1995. This law established CEZA as both a gaming authority and a special economic zone.
Link: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/luzon/ceza-says-no-pogos-inside-cagayan-special-economic-zone/
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