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Monday, February 13, 2017
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MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte has declared war on illegal gambling.
He signed Executive Order (EO) No. 13, strengthening the efforts of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) against illegal gambling operations.
The Order, signed Feb. 2 through executive secretary Salvador Medialdea, defined illegal gambling as “any game scheme not authorized or licensed by the government.”
The PNP and the NBI have been tasked to investigate requests of gambling regulatory authorities and curb illegal gambling in their respective jurisdiction, the order stated.
They will work closely with the Department of Justice, Department of Interior and Local Government, and Department of Information and Communications Technology.
Under EO 13, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp., Cagayan Economic Zone Authority, Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan, Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority and other regulatory entities shall submit a progress report on their anti-illegal gambling efforts within six months and every six months thereafter from the effective date of the EO.
Duterte’s executive order also prohibits the assignment, sharing, lease, transfer or selling of online gambling license to any other party.
“Online gambling operators who which to operate outside the jurisdiction of the government authority who issued the license shall apply for a separate license,” the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) said.
The PCOO said that all gambling activities conducted beyond the territorial jurisdiction of the government authority which issued the license is also considered as illegal gambling./PN
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