By Mar Gabriel
Eagle News Service
Government officials and government employees who will be caught gambling in casinos will be arrested.
This is according to Philippine National Police Chief Director-General Ronald Dela Rosa who spoke in a press conference on Wednesday.
According to the PNP chief, the new directive was in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement all government employees and officials should be banned from entering casinos and other gambling places.
“Hindi naman malala ang problema sa gambling but the President wanted to fulfill his promise to fight corruption. ‘Yung gambling is associated with corruption,” Dela Rosa said.
Dela Rosa also said that policemen who will be caught playing in casinos will also be removed from service.
“Mga pulis, idi-dismiss ko kayo talaga. Habang pulis ka, kahit na milyonaryo ka, sumunod ka. Utos ni Presidente na wag kayo magsugal,” he said.