Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR said on Tuesday its National Database of Restricted Persons (NDRP) holds more than 560,000 names. Most of these names are elected officials, PAGCOR confirmed after admitting an international hacking group accessed the data. However, PAGCOR denied the group’s claim that the NDRP is full of names belonging to addicted gamblers.
Hack and Claims
Deathnote Hackers International took responsibility this week for getting into the NDRP and leaking its information through an online forum used by hackers. The group said, “Most on the list work for the government or get elected. Strict bans cover police and others in government service too. The list looks mixed, so maybe some people still gamble and might also get addicted. PAGCOR, let’s be honest: you let addiction happen, you’ll do it even if you don’t want to.”
PAGCOR answered that the NDRP is not a list of gambling addicts. It is a record of people not permitted to gamble, like government officials, PAGCOR clarified. The agency noted its own systems were not breached. PAGCOR said the list probably came from one of its gaming licensees, who use the NDRP for screening restricted persons.
PAGCOR’s Clarification
Ma. Vina Claudette Oca, PAGCOR Assistant Vice President for GLDD, said the current database further holds over 560,000 entries. Most are elected officials, gathered from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) website. “Names listed aren’t mostly addicted gamblers. They’re government officials, stopped by law from entering gambling places, which is why they are on the NDRP,” Oca explained. “The NDRP also has 1,711 banned people. These are people who asked for self-exclusion, were barred by family, or excluded by our licensees. They are not all addicts or officials,” Oca said. Oca also mentioned the list is not complete, since millions of government employees still exist nationwide.
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