The Philippines is set to issue a new set of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) licenses to online gambling companies.

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) chair Andrea Domingo told reporter in a news conference at the first day of the ASEAN Gaming Summit that there will be second batch of online gambling operators who will be accorded with POGO licenses.

Domingo said that there are at least 78 applications for POGOs in her desk as of the moment.

“But not all of them will be granted with licenses,” Domingo pointed out.