Peryahan ng Bayan No Authority to Operate – Speed Game, Inc.

By Mortz C. Ortigoza 

An official of a number betting game franchisee echoed the adverse pronouncement of the Philippines Charity Sweepstake Office (PCSO) and the judge of a Regional Trial Court that Global Mobile Online Corporation (GMOC) otherwise known as Peryahan ng Bayan (PnB)) lacked the legal authority to operate in Pangasinan.

GMOC Vice President Lawyer Bernard D. Vitriolo wrote recently Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino, III and Provincial Police Director Colonel Rederico A. Maranan of the corporation’s intention to operate again in the mammoth province.

“Iyong pinakita nila na Writ of Execution ni recall na ng issuing judge,” Speed Game, Incorporated (SGI) official Anthony Ang-angco said about the illegality of the operation of PnB in Pangasinan when he submitted to this newspaper copies of PCSO General Manager Royina Garma and the Civil Case No. 75149  Order of Pasig City Regional Trial Court No. 161 Judge Nicanor A. Manalo, Jr.

 

In February 5, 2020, Garma wrote to National Bureau of Investigation Director Dante A. Gierran that the operation of Globaltech Mobile Online Corporation is hereby suspended effective February 6, 2020 until further instruction from the Office of the President.

“ This has reference to the Memorandum from the Executive Secretary of the Office of the President signed by Salvador C. Medialdea dated January 29, 2020 with regards to our report on the resumption of the operation of Peryahan games pursuant  to the Status Quo Ante Order dated 17 May2020,” excerpt of the letter of Garma.

Garma told Gierran that her instruction be disseminated “down the line to your concerned Regional Directors and Field Offices”.

 GMOC Vice President Vitriolo wrote last June 8 Pangasinan Governor Espino and Provincial Police Director Colonel Maranan about the per approved resolutions and guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines.

“With the new existing guidelines, GCQ and MGCQ Areas provides for the relaxation of the rules in the gaming activities and the like are now allowed to operate as long as compliant to the Department of Health (DOH) protocols considering the fact that gaming is under Category IV as reflected on the separate DTI issuance under MC-20-22 S 2020”.

He said the resumption of the game of chance will ease up the burden of the families of the more than 30,000 workers of the PnB in the 44 towns and 4 cities province.

 

“Notwithstanding, if there are matters to be clarified in relation to our resumption of operation in your area of jurisdiction in connection with the said Omnibus Guidelines, we are willing to discuss the matter, cooperate and comply at the convenience of your office,” Vitriolo wrote Espino and Maranan in the last paragraph of his letter.

Pasig City Regional Trial Court- Branch 161 Judge Nicanor A. Manalo, Jr. joined  General Manager Garma’s opposition to the operation of GMOC. He wrote that it was not approved by President Rodrigo Duterte “and is therefore still subject the suspension order of Garma as pronounced by the president, a copy of the Memorandum was attached to the said Manifestation”.

“In view of the foregoing and inasmuch as per order of the court dated December 17, 2019 which stated among others that the court shall need only suspension order from the Office of the President, the court take notice of the aforementioned memorandum for the Office of the President and as such the instant Urgent Manifestation is duly noted and the Writ of Execution dated January 24, 2020 is recalled,” Order of Judge Manalo to both PCSO and GMOC dated February 18, 2020.