MANILA, Philippines — The government’s COVID-19 task force has allowed lotto and other digit games to resume operations even in areas under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
In a statement Thursday, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases allowed the “selling of Lotto, Keno, Scratch-It and Small Town Lottery Tickets nationwide” regardless of quarantine status.
The IATF, however, ordered the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office and its authorized agents to ensure strict compliance to health and safety protocols.
Operations of lotto and other numbers games were earlier barr…
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