Gambling Encouraged in the Philippines by President
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an extremely adverse effect on the economic and financial situation of the Philippines. In fact, government revenues from more than 340 million PHP ($6,771) in July 2020 decreased to 291,920,000 PHP ($5,811,550) in May 2021. To help the government raise funds, President Rodrigo Duterte says that encouraging activities like gambling is a sensible thing to do.