Former Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque To Attend July 29 Senate Hearing over POGO Issues
HARRY ROQUE – The former Presidential Spokesman said he will expose the protectors of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the Philippines on the July 29 Senate hearing.
One of the issues that are currently being tackled in the Philippine Senate is the operations of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations or POGOs in the country. The name of suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo became popular for her alleged involvement in the raided illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming operatings in her town.
Another popular personality in the Philippine politics whose name was dragged in the POGO issue is former presidential spokesperon Harry Roque. He served as the spokesman of former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte during his term.
A letter of Roque was found in a POGO hub in Porac. The former presidential spokesman who is currently in the United States was invited to attend the July 29 hearing set by the Senate.
During the meet and greet with the supporters of former Pres. Duterte in Woodside, Queens, former presidential spokesman Harry Roque said that he will expose the protectors of POGOs in the country. He is currently in abroad for the Hakbang ng Maisug events in Los Angeles, Washington D.C., and New York.
Based on a report on GMA News, Roque said that he is more than willing to face the Senate “even without an invitation”. He expressed that he wanted to appear before the Senate as he thought that Chairman Tengco will express an accusation that he is facilitating illegal POGO.
Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco said during the July 10 hearing that Roque has helped a raided POGO hub in Porac. He was named as part of the Lucky South 99’s legal department as per the PAGCOR chief.
According to former presidential spokesman Harry Roque, he knows “the real king and queen of POGO” in the country. Based on the article, the former presidential spokesperson tagged it as a very good move when the Senate invited him to be at the next hearing.
“I’ll give you a teaser, I will really expose who the protector of POGO is,” Roque said.
Roque believes that the investigation on POGOs should be stopped after Pres. Bongbong Marcos announced a ban on POGOs in the Philippines. The Chief Executive made the said mandate during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA).