One thing we need to understand is the difference in economic growth between that particular location and the rest of the country. There will be a big difference, and the gambling location will be having the better infrastructure as well as growth.
That was the plan before they allowed POGOs to operate in the country, but it came with guidelines that the POGOs were required to follow. Because they violated these guidelines and the impact was significant, the government decided to shut down their operations.
Honestly, the problem might not have escalated so much if the regulators had effectively done their job in monitoring POGO activities. Unfortunately, they failed in that aspect, leading to the situation to worsen and that resulted to mandatory ending their operation.
That's the problem with our country, we have a good law to begin with, but implementation is what we are missing. And then when this POGO was discovered, it's gonna be too late and now everyone is pointing it's fighter as who should be blame for what happen, police? regulators? or the government itself.
But as promised by Bong-bong Marcos in his speech, he will closed those illegal POGO hubs and that is the good part. However, there could be more out there that they need to go. We don't want to see our government and not just "ningas-kugon".