Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Friday maintained that the expansion of the Small Town Lottery (STL) nationwide is aboveboard, contrary to the claim of an anti-corruption group that the move was illegal.

Jose Jorge Corpuz, PCSO chairman, said the agency expanded STL operations to eradicate all illegal numbers games by providing a legal alternative that would also generate more funds for the government.

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