A Philippine councillor alleges corruption in gaming licencing

A Philippine councillor, Brillante Inciong, alleges that there is corruption in the license-issuing process of gaming firms. The councillor specifically names three Parañaque politicians and some officials in his complaint. He submitted a seven-page complaint-affidavit to the Philippine Ombudsman. He demands enquiry of Councillors John Ryan Yllana and Edwin Benzon and city council executive assistant Rick Villanueva for graft, violation of Republic Act 6713 and attempted corruption of a public officer.

He narrated his personal experience in the complaint. Yllana tried to bribe him in April with “grease money” through Villanueva, in order to get him to approve a Letter of No Objection (LONO), involved in a licencing process for a gaming firm. He claims that he refused the offer but later received another bribe proposal by Benzon, who unsuccessfully tried to convince him to accept the “LONO money” in exchange for his support.

Back on June 21, Councillor Inciong was removed from the chairmanship of the committee on games and amusement, which he claims was a move pushed by Councillor Yllana.

Source: Focus Gaming News