Amid concerns over the authenticity of lotto games and winners, a Facebook (FB) and YouTube video is claiming that President Bongbong Marcos and the Senate have ordered the closure of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). This is not true.
There is no such order from the president or the Senate. A Senate subpanel is just conducting an investigation into the authenticity of PCSO lotto games.
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Uploaded by YouTube channel PINAS NEWS INSIDER, and FB pages Viral ph and Raffy Tulfo President 2028, the videos collectively garnered 383,774 interactions.
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