After a vicious campaign against illegal drugs, the government will next declare war on illegal gambling, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa said yesterday. Because after we are done with the war against illegal drugs, in six months, we will shift our sights to eradicating illegal gambling in the country,” Dela Rosa said in his speech at Camp General Simeon Ola in Albay. Dela Rosa also warned police officers to stop accepting money from illegal gambling operators. “They did not know that those behind the illegal gambling are also behind the illegal drugs,” he added in Filipino. “Although that is illegal… many lives depend (on illegal gambling)… If you are involved in gambling, your brain will not shrink.

Source: Philippine Star September 16, 2016 16:09 UTC