The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), together with the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and the Makati City Government, conducted a joint operation and raided the Ground Zero Building in Ayala, Makati, dismantling a suspected POGO center.
However, by the time law enforcement arrived, the POGO center had already been abandoned, and the suspects had fled the scene. Currently, officials are still investigating how these employees managed to escape before the raid.
Gilbert Cruz from the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission stated: "We will investigate why this escape happened. Overall, however, I believe this operation was successful. At least we have shut down a major online gambling operation."
After the failed raid on PB COM, the PB COM building is essentially ruined and it is unlikely that any POGO offices will continue to operate there. It is estimated that no one would dare to type in PB COM unless it is an office for legitimate businesses.
Currently, in the Philippines, the only buildings known to house POGO and "pig butchering" schemes are a few obscure ones like RCBC 6789, Alphaland 100west, etc.
This month, Casio and the Philippine government will definitely take action again. If Casio fails once, can he continue to fail 2, 3, 4 times? If there are continuous failures, especially broadcasted live by reporters and TV stations, where will the Philippine government and Casio, the "raid king," put their faces?
In the Pasay and Parañaque areas, buildings have hardly ever failed with Casio, the raid king, involved.
If caught, returning to China to serve a prison sentence starts at three years, and for Chinese nationals, a prison life is almost a life half destroyed. China's criminal law against fraud is considered very severe in both the Asian and Southeast Asian regions, unlike Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, where you can generally bail out by paying money.
In March, at least one building in Makati will be raided, so don't be too hopeful. Xiao Ma's current business involves local slot machines BINGO, not offshore gambling POGO or pig butchering schemes.
All Chinese in the Philippines, please take care of yourselves and safely return home. If you can make money, that's great; if not, there will surely be more opportunities to make money in the future!
