LINGAYEN- To provide a viable source of livelihood for the Pangasinenses who were previously employed in the illegal numbers game called jueteng, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) will find it more necessary to allow the implementation and operation of the Small Town Lottery (STL) in the province.
Through proposed resolution no. 162-2010 filed by Sixth District Board Member Alfonso C. Bince Jr. during the SP’s October 8 session, the province will start to scout for a franchised operator of STL in Pangasinan.
“We find it necessary to have a legal STL operation because for the past several weeks, it can be categorically said that Pangasinan is now free from the operations of jueteng,” the board member emphasized.
Bince stated in his resolution that the SP fully supports all efforts by the national government as well as the provincial leadership to eradicate any and other forms of illegal numbers game in the country.
He further informed that SP members are besieged with pleas and clamors from their constituents who used to depend on jueteng for alternative employment or livelihood opportunities.
Bince said that before the full operation of STL in the province be allowed, there shall be integral terms and conditions to follow, such as: that there shall only be one Franchised Operator for the entire province of Pangasinan and its component cities; that before the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office shall award the franchise, it shall require the submission of a requisite Certificate of No Objection from the Provincial Governor of the province; that the issuance by the governor of a CNO shall bar any and all similar certificates on the matter by any other personality; and that the Franchised Operator shall submit to the Provincial Treasurer a copy of its monthly gross sales and the mandated shares of the beneficiaries every end of the month.
“As lawmakers, we will also get the pulse of our province mates by conducting public hearings to know their sentiments and study further the proposed resolution,” the veteran board member pointed out.
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