Lawmaker bats for new formula on STL receipts

A LAWMAKER has proposed the with a rational formula on computing the Presumptive Monthly Retail Receipts (PMRRs) from operations the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes

Davao del Sur Rep. Mercedes Cagas (Lone District) made the proposal during a continuation of hearings on the issue by the House Committee on Games and Amusement on Wednesday.

Past hearings noted that sup - ations could have been caused by the PCSO’s existing formula for the computation of the PMRRs.

“Let us proceed to the creation - during the latest hearing.

Working Group had been proposed

Suarez was the sponsor of House Resolution 546 that sought a probe of supposed proliferation of illegal gambling, including jueteng, a numbers game.

Cagas said the primary concern of the committee hearings is to look into the supposed failure of the PCSO to generate projected income, not to act as referee in a bickering during Wednesday’s and another lawmaker.

During the hearing, PCSO Director Sandra Cam accused Negros Oriental Rep. Arnulfo

challenged Cam to present legal documentary evidence in the next hearing.

If she cannot prove her allegation, he said, then Cam should resign as PCSO director and, according to

Cam was a jueteng bagwoman-turned-whistleblower.

to comment that Wednesday’s hearing was “being used as a venue for personal squabbles of - tors], which [squabbles] frankly [ do not] need the attention of the public.”

According to her, the “PCSO has to protect to maintain trust [in lead to public questioning of the well as of the PCSO itself.”

Cagas suggested that the agen - nation and revocation of license