By Conrado R. Banal III
Uh-oh, the Commission on Elections sets its eyes on survey companies, even threatening to impose sanctions on them—such as jail terms—if they do not reveal the “subscribers” to their political surveys, particularly the pre-election polls covering the senatorial race. Those are the companies—or the political groups—paying the survey companies for first crack at the survey results, which as the survey companies have always pointed out, are not the same as the “sponsors” of the survey, or those who paid outright for the surveys.
Posted: April 25th, 2013 in Columnists,Inquirer Columns | Read More »
By Doris C. Dumlao
The state-run Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office has refuted claims by the local gaming unit of Malaysian conglomerate Berjaya that a new lotto equipment contract had been anomalously awarded to the latter’s rival service provider.
Posted: April 21st, 2013 in Headlines | Read More »
By Doris C. Dumlao
The local gaming unit of Malaysian group Berjaya has accused an online betting company of engaging in what it described as “unauthorized business similar to jueteng” in defiance of a Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) order.
Posted: March 18th, 2013 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Doris C. Dumlao
Lottery equipment and service provider Pacific Online Systems Corp. has asked the Supreme Court to junk a lower court order restraining the state-owned Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office from installing and operating any of the former’s online lottery terminals in Luzon.
Posted: December 27th, 2012 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Doris C. Dumlao
Philippine Gaming Management Corp. (PGMC), the local gaming unit of Malaysian conglomerate Berjaya, has accused the state-run Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) of working relentlessly to bring down the Malaysian-led company.
Posted: December 19th, 2012 in Latest Business Stories | Read More »
By Doris C. Dumlao
The local gaming unit of Malaysian conglomerate Berjaya will file a petition in court against state-owned Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for disregarding a writ of preliminary injunction issued in relation to a dispute on lottery operations in Luzon.
Posted: October 18th, 2012 in Headlines | Read More »
By Doris C. Dumlao
The local gaming unit of large Malaysian conglomerate Berjaya is taking the state-owned Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to court for alleged violation of an exclusive equipment leasing deal and forging a new contract with another company without prior bidding.
Posted: June 13th, 2012 in Headlines | Read More »
