The Grand Imperial casino in the city of Opol in the Philippines shut down on Jan. 17 over COVID-19 concerns. And if it were up to some local churches in
'We will continue our efforts so that the casino will not operate ever,' says Cagayan de Oro-based businessman and Catholic layman Tito Mora, one of those involved in the local anti-casino movement since the '90s
Opol, Misamis Oriental Mayor Maximino Seno says he did not require securing permits first because the PAGCOR charter allows the operation of casinos ‘within the territorial jurisdiction of the Philippines’
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