"Sosyong PAGCOR at PHILEB..."

MGA KAIBIGAN SA AKING PAGSASALIKSIK AT SA TULONG NA RIN NG MGA INFORMANTS NA NAGSILABASAN MULA NG NAG-UMPISA AKONG MAGSULAT TUNGKOL SA BASKET ENDING NA LARO NA IPINATUPAD NG PAGCOR AT PHILWEB, SA MGA BASKETBALL GAMES NG UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILS (UAAP) AT NG NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (NCAA) LUMUTANG ANG TANONG, "NILABAG BA NG PAGCOR ANG IPINAGKALOOB SA KANILANG "POWERS" NG PUMASOK SILA SA ISANG KASUNDUAN SA PHILWEB NA IPATUPAD ANG PAGLAGANAP NG MGA SUGAL SA BUONG BANSA?

MALINAW NA NAKASULAT SA "PROFILE" NG PAGCOR AT AKING ISUSULAT:

"The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation or PAGCOR is a 100 percent government-owned and controlled corporation created in 1976 by virtue of Presidential Decree 1869. It was created with a three-pronged mandate: to regulate all games of chance, particularly casino gaming in the country, to raise funds for the governments’ socio-civic and national developmental efforts, and to help boost the country’s tourism industry."

Malinaw pa sa sikat ng araw na ito’y 100 percent government owned and controlled. Bakit sila pumasok sa isang kasunduan sa PHILWEB, na ngayon ay nagpapatupad nitong malawakang sugal sa ending ng mga laro sa basketball?

Bilyong piso ang hinahakot ng PAGCOR bawat taon. Putris, hindi sila nakadesign ng Internet Technology para sa gaming, kung saan ang gobierno pa rin (100 percent) ang may-ari at magpapatakbo nito. Bakit kailangan pa ng kasosyo ito. Bakit kailangan ang PHILWEB. Sa kasunduan ng PAGCOR at PHILWEB. Ano ang nakasaad?

"Capitalizing on its Internet technology experience, Philweb in early 2003 made a deliberate decision to focus on Internet Gaming. It established partner relationship with leading software providers in addition to establishing its own gaming software capability. On the basis of this expertise, Philweb was successful in concluding a contract with PAGCOR, whereby Philweb became PAGCOR’s overall service provider for Internet Gaming technology. To date, Philweb has concluded 2 Internet Gaming agreements with PAGCOR, as follows:

1. License for Internet Sports Betting

Acknowledging the Filipino’s yearning for sports and gaming as well as the continuing popularity of local sports betting, PAGCOR, in partnership with Philweb Corporation, designed and deployed a new and innovative way to utilize Internet technology in fueling the Filipino’s passion for sports - Internet Sports Betting. PAGCOR aims to compete head on with illegal bookies and migrate most, if not all, of the illegal gaming revenues into additional source of income for the government.

Recognizing Philweb’s extensive knowledge in Internet technology, software development expertise and its nationwide marketing distribution network, PAGCOR signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Philweb on November 28, 2002, engaging the latter as its technology service provider and marketing consultant for Internet Sports Betting. Subsequently, Philweb and PAGCOR likewise entered into several Supplemental Agreements to cover the expansion programs of PAGCOR on Internet Sports Betting.

Under the MOA and Supplemental Agreements on Internet Sports Betting, PAGCOR vested Philweb with the following rights and responsibilities:

Comprehensive consultancy in Internet Sports Betting

• Introduce new Internet Sports Betting events and betting formats.

• Provide Internet betting platforms for PAGCOR’s various Sports Betting products.

• Supply new software/ hardware technology.

Marketing and distribution assistance

• Marketing & promotion of Internet Sports Betting.

• Appointment of Internet Sports Betting operators nationwide.

• Distribution of prepaid betting cards nationwide.

SUSMARYOSEP. Ang lawak ng kasunduang ito.

"Fueling the Filipinos passion for sports.." GANUN BA YUN? O hindi ba ang tamang sabihin dito ay hikayatin ang kabataan natin na magsugal through collegiate sports? Basahin niyong mabuti ang MOA ng PAGCOR at PHILWEB at masasabi ba nating 100 percent government controlled ito?

Bakit sila ginawang kasosyo ng PAGCOR? Ang babaw na dahilan na sila ang may INTERNET TECHNOLOGY. Inuulit ko, sa dami ng pera ng PAGCOR hindi nila kayang magtayo ng departamento na magdedesign at magpapatakbo nito?

PGMA, magising ka naman! Magkano ang kinikita ng PHILWEB na kung isusuma natin nawawala sa gobierno ang perang ito kung sila magpapatakbo? Makakatulong ito sa "budget deficit’ na ngayon ay hinaharap ng iyong admistrasyon.

May nanakot sa aking cellphone na mag-ingat daw ako sa aking ginagawa dahil pader daw ang binabangga ko. "Okay lang…uso naman ngayon ang pagpatay sa mga journalists, sagot ko."

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