Suspected Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator raided late 2023 for allegedly maintaining prostitution dens (PNA photo by Yancy Lim)
MANILA – Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday said former Technology and Livelihood Resource Center (TLRC) director general Dennis Cunanan will be invited in the next Senate hearing to clarify his link to raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in Bamban, Tarlac and Porac, Pampanga.
Documents showed that Cunanan, who was sentenced to a 26-year jail term for his involvement in the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam, is allegedly the “authorized representative” for the Hong Sheng POGO in Bamban and the Lucky South POGO in Porac.
“We will invite Mr. Cunanan to the next hearing to clarify his involvement,” Hontiveros said in a news release.
Hontiveros said they have strong evidence against Cunanan, whom she described as a major player in the largest corruption scandal in the country.
Hontiveros is leading the inquiry into the participation of suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo in POGO scam operations.
“I call on my fellow public servants to join the growing call to ban POGOs,” Hontiveros said. (PNA)
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