Due to the Philippine government's strict crackdown on POGO, many POGO centers have moved to more secluded and remote areas to continue operations and evade official capture. The POGOs that were previously located in upscale office buildings in Makati have now moved to residential areas or even vacation islands.
Bohol Island has recently been unsettled because too many gambling professionals have arrived.
The POGOs that were previously located in upscale office buildings in Makati have now moved to suburban residential areas or small islands.
Bohol Island, which is mostly inhabited by civilians, seems to have also caught the attention of POGO personnel recently.
Community security guards secretly tell homeowners, "Have you seen the news? I heard that five POGO bosses came to Bohol Island, the NBI came to arrest them, but they didn't catch anyone. They issued a notice saying, if a group of Chinese people come to rent houses, especially those who don't go out during the day, you must call the police immediately."
Indeed, many unfamiliar Chinese faces have appeared on the streets recently, and unlike typical tourists, they don't go out during the day but roam around in bars at night, shirtless, showing tattoos, and accompanied by Filipino girls.
It's likely that these bosses have come to Bohol Island to lay low?
These bosses are somewhat clever for thinking of coming to Bohol Island. As a tourist destination favored by Chinese tourists, the streets are full of Chinese visitors, so a few more unfamiliar Chinese faces don't raise suspicions.
In contrast, the POGO personnel who were caught in Mabolo were not so smart—there weren't many Chinese tourists in Mabolo, so the sudden increase in Chinese people naturally aroused suspicion, akin to walking into a trap.
But it's strange that they come to Bohol Island to lay low, yet they don't go out during the day and at night they are loud with beer and girls, as if they want to be noticed.
The community's security also mentioned that recently, landlords in Bohol Island have become more vigilant. If strangers inquire about renting, they ask several questions, fearing that they are there for POGO, especially those who stay indoors during the day and go out in groups at night, who are particularly watched.
The locals also fear being disrupted by scams, kidnappings, and illegal detentions. Bohol Island is originally a tourist paradise, a vacation haven, and it would be a pity if it became a "criminal paradise" occupied by POGO.
