{"id":39707,"date":"2016-09-15T18:00:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T01:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=39707"},"modified":"2016-09-15T19:51:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-16T02:51:40","slug":"philippine-police-promises-target-illegal-gambling-thousands-killed-duterte-drugs-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/philippine-police-promises-target-illegal-gambling-thousands-killed-duterte-drugs-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte Is Using The Philippine Police to Target Illegal Gambling After Drugs War"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Durerte Tactics: Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s war on drugs\u00a0has killed thousands through\u00a0the use of vigilantes. Now he\u2019s turning his attention to illegal gambling. (Image: Bullit Marquez\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Philippine National Police (PNP) said this week that having \u201celiminated\u201d the country\u2019s illegal drug menace \u201csix months ahead of schedule,\u201d it will now turn its attention to illegal gambling.<\/p>\n

Of course, if the country\u2019s drugs problem has truly been eradicated, the PNP should not take all the credit. It\u2019s had plenty of help from the populace. Over 3,000<\/span> Filipinos have been killed so far as part of President Rodrigo Duterte\u2019s war of drugs in the two months since he was elected, and the PNP has only managed to kill about half of them.<\/p>\n

The rest have been murdered by vigilantes inspired by Duterte\u2019s<\/a> violent rhetoric and the promise of impunity from prosecution. Duterte has declared criminals to be \u201clegitimate targets of assassination\u201d and once offered a reward to anyone who could \u201cbring him the head\u201d of a local gang leader.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDo Your Duty\u201d<\/b><\/h2>\n

\u201cAll of you who are into drugs, you sons of bitches, I will really kill you,\u201d\u00a0he said, as part of his election manifesto.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you know of any addicts, go ahead and kill them yourself as getting their parents to do it would be too painful,\u201d he assured Filipinos everywhere.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDo your duty, and if in the process you kill 1,000 persons because you were doing your duty, I will protect you,\u201d he told police officers the day after he came to power.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Filipinos engaged in the illegal gambling trade had better watch their backs. Speaking at a PNP conference this week, Chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa said that the days of those offering illicit gambling were numbered.<\/p>\n

He was largely referring to operators of numbers rackets in the Leyte and Samar region of the country. But Dela Rosa also has his target\u00a0aimed\u00a0at the illegal cock-fighting rings off Tacloban City.<\/p>\n

He warned members of the regional police force to refrain from protecting or engaging in the illegal activities targeted by President Rodrigo Duterte, or face the consequences.<\/p>\n

New Online Gambling Regime<\/b><\/h2>\n

Duterte, who recently referred to the President of the United State as \u201cthe son of a whore,\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>has already systematically dismantled the country\u2019s online gaming \u201cboutiques\u201d, the largest chain of which was owned by Philweb. The firebrand president appears to have a particular dislike of Philweb\u2019s owner, the billionaire Robert Ongpin<\/a>, whom he has branded an \u201coligarch,\u201d exactly the type of person he wants wiped off the face of the earth.<\/p>\n

But the government\u2019s gambling regulator, PAGCOR, recently announced that it was prepared to license \u201coffshore\u201d online gambling firms that targeted \u201cnon-locals.\u201d And on Wednesday it said it would begin accepting \u201cletters of intent\u201d from foreign companies who might be interested.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t all rush in at once, guys\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Philippine National Police (PNP) said this week that having \u201celiminated\u201d the country\u2019s illegal drug menace \u201csix months ahead of schedule,\u201d it will now turn its attention to illegal gambling. Of course, if the country\u2019s drugs problem has truly been eradicated, the PNP should not take all the credit. 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