27 December 2005
Hataw machines
FOR SHOCK, FOR SHOW OR FOR REAL? A crackdown on illegal video game units (the so-called “hataw” or ‘ameneng’) has been launched by the Philippine National Police under Provincial Police Supt. Alan LM Purisima whose command has been stung by mounting public complaints for inaction on parents’ and school officials’ concerns about proliferation of the gambling gadgets for kids and adults. (PStar Photo by Butch F. Uka)
