Majority of Filipinos say POGOs harmful to country – poll

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MANILA, Philippines — A recent Pulse Asia survey commissioned by the office of Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian revealed that a majority of Filipinos found the operation of offshore gaming firms to be harmful to the country.

The poll conducted from November 27 to December 1 but released Thursday by Gatchalian’s office to the media showed that among the 1,200 respondents, 58% said the operation of Philippine offshore gaming operators was harmful to the country.

Of those, 40% said POGOs were “extremely harmful,” while 18% said these companies were “somewhat harmful.”

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