No Illegal Gambling in Mangaldan – Mayor Bona

By Mortz C. Ortigoza

MANGALDAN, Pangasinan – This first class town's mayor Bonafe D. Parayno declared to Northern Watch Newspaper that there is no illegal gambling that proliferates here.

The Mayor said that she even received two signed certifications from two high public officials here that supervise the peace and order and the leadership of the 30 villages.

MAYOR Bonafe D. Parayno (seated 2nd from left and facing the crowd) speaks before the barangay chairmen of the 30 villages' town during the distribution of the P10,000 check for each of them. The Clean & Green Fund  is intended for the cleanliness and beautification of these chairmen's respective barangays. The sum was a pledge from the lady chief executive during the  town's fiesta and Pindang Festival 2023 celebration held last March 12, 2023. Seated with Mayor Parayno is Legal Consultant Lawyer Geraldine Baniqued. Photo Credit: PIO Mangaldan

Parayno said this town’s Chief of Police Lt. Col. Benjamin Zarate, Jr. and Liga ng Barangay (LnB) President Rolly Abalos submitted to her a certification by attesting that there has been no illegal gambling being perpetuated by any malefactor in this landlocked municipality.

Illegal gambling with its increase penalties under Republic Act No. 9287 metes a sixteen (16) years and one (1) day to twenty (20) years jail time, if such person acts as protector or coddler.

Section 3 of the law says that any person who participates in any illegal numbers game shall suffer the following penalties:

a) The penalty of imprisonment from thirty (30) days to ninety (90) days, if such person acts as a bettor;

b) The penalty of imprisonment from six (6) years and one (1) day to eight (8) years, if such person acts as a personnel or staff of an illegal numbers game operation;

The same penalty shall likewise be imposed to any person who allows his vehicle, house, building or land to be used in the operation of the illegal numbers games.

c) The penalty of imprisonment from eight (8) years and one (1) day to ten (10) years, if such person acts as a collector or agent;

d) The penalty of imprisonment from ten (10) years and one (1) day to twelve (12) years, if such person acts as a coordinator, controller or supervisor;

e) The penalty of imprisonment from twelve (12) years and one (1) day to fourteen (14) years, if such person acts as a maintainer, manager or operator; and

f) The penalty of imprisonment from fourteen (14) years and one (1) day to sixteen (16) years, if such person acts as a financier or capitalist;

g) The penalty of imprisonment from sixteen (16) years and one (1) day to twenty (20) years, if such person acts as protector or coddler.