Pagcor could lose authority on casino licensing process
Alvarez made this suggestion as three House of Representatives committees – on tourism, public order and safety, and games and amusement – conducted joint inquiry into the attack by Jessie Javier Carlos at Resorts World.
Ilocos Norte Rep. Rudy Fariñas, the majority leader, said he had been instructed by Alvarez to draft a bill to amend Republic Act 9487, which extended the corporate life of the state-run gaming firm by 25 years and amended the Pagcor chapter or Presidential Decree 1869.
The Presidential Decree gave Pagcor the power to regulate, as well as issue licenses and franchises to all games of chance, games of cards and games of numbers, particularly casino gaming in the country.
The House held the hearing at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3, just across Resorts World Manila.
The hearing was chaired by the heads of the three committees: Parañaque Rep. Gus Tambunting (games and amusements), Leyte Rep. Lucy Torres Gomez (tourism), and Antipolo Rep. Romeo Acop (public order and safety).
During the casino attack last Friday midnight, the gunman barged into the casino carrying an M4 carbine and fired shots.
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