Gambling Philippines
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| Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz |
In all probability, there are those who would abhor the phrase “Gambling Philippines” for one reason or another. They might find it offensive to good taste, to delicate sensitivity or something. For “good manners and right conduct,” they would rather say or call it “Gambling Philippines.”
This is precisely how Pagcor — the incarnation of professional or expert gambling the country — prefers to call itself: The “Philippines Amusement and Gambling Corp.”
The objective reality, however, is that it is neither that amusing nor is it merely gaming. Now that the government-owned and -controlled corporation has been placed directly under the Office of no less than the Chief Executive — for reason only known thereto — the truth however, still remains that Pagcor could be neither amusing nor simply engaged in gaming.
There are times what the maxim “Let us call a spade, a spade” has to be observed under pain of falsity, hypocrisy or the like. And the reality is that this country — whose flagship remains corruption plus poverty — has downright gambling accommodated for all the economic sectors or “classes” of Philippine society which are now not merely the standard three but actually four in number. There is gambling designed for all of them..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110217com6.html
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