Bishop slams Pagcor for ‘Miss Casino’ pageant
09/14/2011Outspoken retired Archbishop Oscar Cruz has strongly criticized the first ever Miss Casino Filipino held recently for supposedly “exploiting” women.
Cruz, who is a staunch critic of gambling, said the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) put the women in bad light just to promote gambling in the country.
“This Miss Casino is a slap to Filipino decency. It is exploiting the girls… exploiting their ignorance and enthusiasm and this is to propagate the vice of gambling,” he said.
Cruz added popular beauty pageants such as Miss Universe and Miss World stand up for “something dignified, something humanitarian.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20110914met3.html
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