Gambling Republic
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| Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz |
Considering the nature of such government corporations as the Pagcor promoting all conceivable forms of gambling plus the PCSO that is another official gambling provider in different modalities with different names, and add thereto the continuous proliferation of a good number of both “legal” and “illegal” gambling syndicates in the country, it is definitely not mere poetry to call the Philippines a “Gambling Republic.”
This is not because Filipinos are born gamblers as gambling providers avidly claim – but rather because the government provides and encourages them to gamble. Truth to tell, there are rather very few countries where the government is a downright gambler itself. This is anything but a national pride.
Never mind the poverty that is pulsating and threatening the peace and order in all the regions of the country. And forget about the graft and corruption still alive and kicking in many of the departments of government. Forget as well the dejection of a big number of people eagerly and continuously seeking work but in fact remain workless, desirous of having their children educated but who. However, become more and more ignorant in the course of time. To all these big social problems, the government appears to be loudly and repeatedly saying “Go and gamble!”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110327com5.html
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