COTABATO CITY: Some 8,000 people in North Cotabato and its capital Kidapawan City immediately became jobless with Saturday’s shutdown of lottery outlets as ordered by Malacañang.

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the shutdown late Friday, citing corruption, mishandling of lottery revenues and other fund anomalies the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) as reasons.

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