STL sales hit P1.94 billion in February
FILIPINOS are known to hold strong beliefs in chance, luck and fate, thus explaining their love for engaging in numbers game.
A widely popular illegal game of chance in the country is jueteng, played both by the rich and the poor, but mostly those in the bottom of the strata or unemployed, recreation, a pastime.
Although some people think there’s nothing wrong with playing jueteng, this may be costing them their hard-earned money and little did they know, only the gambling lords and their protectors are ben
“Not only [ are funds from] jueteng or illegal numbers game going directly to the gambling lords jueteng money is being used for bribes and to fund political campaigns,” Phil
Compared to jueteng , the Small Town Lottery ( STL). In fact, the February sales of STL has hit P1,946,395,655 which is a 4.13 percent increase from its P1,869,263,505.42 sales in January.
“We would like to attribute the number of operating Authorized Agent Corporations (AACs), which is 83, compared to [only] 20 AACs in January 2017, and their PMRR - ceipt], and of course to the betting public who continues to support our lottery games,” said Balutan.
The rise of STL
STL is a regular game by PCSO - ernment through Section 1 of Republic Act 1169.
AACs are corporations or co - - by the PCSO to conduct STL in a particular area.
Since the launch of STL in 2006, P4.7 billion a year. That time, there were only 18 operating AACs.
The PCSO Board studied why it was stuck to 18 AACs and found out that the system was controlled by big gambling lords.
“Ayawnilangi dagdaganopalawakinang STL samga probinsiyakungsaanmalakas angjuetengatibadahiltalagang matataloangmga gambling lord naito.Walasilangmapagkukunan ngpampayolanilasamgainaalagaannilang corrupt naopisyal paratuloyangkanilang illegal na gawain,” said Balutan.
In February 2017, PCSO launched - became 92 as of latest count.
By the month of May last year, more than P1 billion.
The year 2017 ended with STL making history due to its record- breaking earnings of P15,750,895,045 which means it increased by 183.63 percent. Jobs created in 2017 number 280,722 compared to 173,861 in 2016.
Jueteng falls so is a notorious gambling lord
gambling lord in the country was quick to protest and said that STL than P6 billion a month.
“This gambling lord pockets P2.37 billion a month from jueteng and pares - sion of STL operations, his area narrowed and his operations are slowly perishing,” Balutan said.
The PCSO general manager was referring to Atong Ang.
Sources were quick to assume that the series of attacks made against Christmas party issue which President Rodrigo Duterte himself junked and problems with AACs whose contract should be terminated because of Receipts (PMRR) remittance.
jueteng is raised and media sensationalizes, with the help of congressio gambling lord comes in with his candy-coated STL proposal.”
This gambling lord is reportedly “orchestrating the sudden noise World War 2 veteran Virginia Tan of Mandaluyong City is one of the beneficiaries of PCSO’s medical services during the 32nd Edsa People Power Revolution celebration on jueteng” and funding media - payola from the racket.
According to a report published said that “this gambling lord reportedly collects P2 million daily, but only half a million goes to PCSO.”
The gambling lord allegedly used this same skimming-off-the but cannot penetrate Pampanga, Bulacan and Ilocos Sur because entry in those places.
But amid all the attempts to destroy the image of the agency and his reputation, Balutan assured the people who look up to PCSO for as well that he will not allow it –ma get into PCSO to look like he’s into legal operations as AAC owner.
“Not during my term,” retired the Philippine Marines that he is.
“I shall not fail the President and the countless indigent patients who shall guard the PCSO with my life if necessary, against those who might want to destroy it so that they can people. I will not allow it. Not while
Renewed hope for STL
Much has already been done to curtail or eradicate jueteng, but had not been successful until recently.
by then President Corazon Aquino, hoping to stamp out jueteng and the illegal numbers game.
While jueteng of numbers from 1 to 37 and STL choices are from 1 to 40 and were drawn locally compared to PCSO on two-number combination and similar mechanics.
A House inquiry found that STL authorization had been awarded to the same people behind jueteng and was being used as front by illegal numbers game operators. The inquiry led to the stoppage
In 2005, then President Gloria PCSO as the lead operating agency.
On December 28, 2005, the
Nurse Ed Joy Mendiola, 34, receives her Guarantee Letter at the Lung Center of the Philippines PCSO extension office for the purchase of her needed injection for dialysis due to Immunoglobin A (IgA) calling for a test run of the game. Resolution No. 464 likewise effected selected pilot areas in Luzon.
In February 2006, PCSO launched the new, reinforced STL, incorporat STL, under a test-run mode.
By operating under a test-run mode for a period of one year, the PCSO was able to adopt changes - for those displaced by President Arroyo’s anti- jueteng campaign.
By the end of 2007, PCSO has test-run areas. These include Que Occidental Mindoro, Pampanga, Laguna, Bulacan, Negros Oriental, Iloilo City, Tarlac, Oriental Mind- oro, Ilocos Norte, Albay, Olongapo City and Batangas.
- tions (2006 to 2007), STL gener than P3 billion, creating about displaced cabos and cobradores, as well as for the organic staff of the agent-corporations.
The PCSO Charter, or RA 1169, shall be allocated to 55 percent for prize fund (payment of prizes), 30 - - cent as operating fund (maintenance