“It’s ‘pay up’ (time) and ‘time’s up’ for POGO,” Hontiveros said in a statement on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENTHer resolution came after the government announced that they are considering resuming POGO operations to supplement the funds needed to combat COVID-19. “The government should be thinking of ways of how to get Filipinos back to our livelihood, instead of ways of how best to resume POGO,” Hontiveros said. “The resumption of POGO would mean allowing the mobility of at least 120,000 POGO workers,” Hontiveros pointed out. “If POGO operations continue, these crimes would also likely to continue.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 28, 2020 04:18 UTC