2 weeks Ago By Rappler.com, John Nery
MANILA, Philippines – “Senateflix.” The word is Filipino wordplay combining the riveting Senate hearings on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) on the one hand and the streaming platform Netflix on the other. Through the Senate inquiries and the parallel hearings in the House of Representatives, we now have an almost complete picture not only of Guo Hua Ping alias Alice Guo but also of POGOs as a criminal enterprise.
What do we know for certain and what are the unknowns that remain? Before “Senateflix” became popular viewing, only a few senators were doing the actual work of digging into the damage caused by POGOs. Senator Risa Hontiveros and Senator Sherwin Gatchalian were once voices in the wilderness. In this episode of In The Public Square , Rappler columnist and editorial consultant John Nery is joined by Gatchalian, one of the senators leading the investigations into illegal POGOs in the country.
Watch this special episode on Friday, September 20, at 7 pm. – Rappler.com.
