The Philippine PAOCC states: There are still nearly ten thousand illegal workers active within the country.

The Philippine Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) warned on June 9 that despite the government's complete shutdown of offshore gaming operations (POGO) last year, there are still over 9,000 illegal foreign workers at large within the country, and efforts to clear and deport them have stalled du

Philippine Speaker of the House: Accelerate anti-POGO legislation to plug legal loopholes in online gambling.

Philippine House Speaker Martin Romualdez stated that the House will expedite the processing of key legislative agendas, especially to complete the review of important bills including the "Anti-Online Gambling Bill" before the 19th Congress adjourns in two weeks.Romualdez noted that upon resumption,

The Philippine Immigration Bureau exposes that a POGO suspect escaped after bribing with 500,000 pesos; several officials are under investigation and suspended.

The Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) industry is once again embroiled in scandal, as four Chinese nationals suspected of human trafficking managed to "depart" the country without leaving any records in the immigration system. An internal report leaked from the Bureau of Immigration is gra

The Philippine Senate passed the "Anti-Offshore Gambling Act" on second reading: Proposes a complete ban on POGO, characterizing it as illegal.

The Philippine Senate recently passed a significant legislative proposal on the second reading of a bill aimed at completely banning all forms of offshore online gambling (POGO) within the country, officially designating it as illegal. The bill is numbered 2868, known as the "Anti-Offshore Gambling

The Ministry of Justice initiates the cancellation of passports for Harry Rock and four others, related to POGO and human trafficking cases to prevent their escape.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) of the Philippines has officially initiated procedures to request the revocation of passports for former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, Cassandra Ong, and three others. These individuals are suspected of illegally operating Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator

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The Philippine Bureau of Immigration strengthens the deportation management of Chinese nationals from POGO, strictly forbids transit evasion, and ensures direct flights back to the country.

The Philippines Bureau of Immigration recently announced that it will comprehensively strengthen the deportation management of Chinese nationals involved in POGO cases, requiring all deportees to take direct flights back to their home country. It strictly prohibits entering the country by transferri

Guo Huaping's case escalates, 99 employees of Lucky South arrested again: Will the POGO storm cease, and will any "big fish" surface?

The Philippines has recently seen a resurgence of major news related to offshore gaming operators (POGOs), drawing continuous attention from all sectors of society and showing that despite official bans, the cleanup storm is far from over.The first to attract widespread attention was the money laund

From POGO to BPO: The Philippine BPO Industry Becomes a New Hotbed for Transnational Telecom Fraud

Recently, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in the Philippines revealed that several scam groups posing as "Business Process Outsourcing" (BPO) companies are active nationwide. Although registered under legitimate company names, these organizations engage in transnat

Philippine Tourism Faces Downturn: POGO Controversy and Visa Policy Impact Chinese and Korean Market

Recently, the tourism industry in the Philippines has faced severe challenges, with a continuous decline in the number of tourists from two key source markets, China and South Korea, becoming a major drag on the industry's recovery.Industry insiders have pointed out that multiple adverse factors hav

Philippine legislator Zhang Qiaowei strongly advocates for the permanent ban on POGO, simultaneously increasing the tax reform on electronic cigarettes.

As the 19th Congress session counts down, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is vigorously pushing for two key legislations: a permanent ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), and a significant increase in the tax rate on e-cigarette products.The chairman of the Senate Committee on Ways and Me

The Philippine Department of Justice has ordered the arrest of the former president's spokesperson and several POGO executives in connection with a human trafficking case.

The Philippine Department of Justice recently confirmed that the Angeles City Regional Trial Court in Pampanga Province has issued arrest warrants for several defendants, including former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque and Chinese businesswoman Cassandra Ong, on charges of "aggravated human t

POGO cleaning operation continues: Philippine court rules that CGC company's involved assets of 189 million pesos and proceeds go to the national treasury

The court in the Makati district of the Philippines ruled that the 1.89 billion pesos in assets seized during the 2023 government raid on the "Colorful and Leap Group Co." (a subsidiary of CGC Technologies Inc.) in the Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga Province, are legally confiscated and become state

The court ruled that the assets totaling 189 million in the POGO park under investigation in Bang Ban Ya are officially confiscated.

A Philippine court recently officially ruled that assets worth 189 million pesos involved in an illegal online gambling operation center (POGO) located in Mabalacat City, Pampanga Province, previously sealed, are to be confiscated to the state. This ruling was made after the government won the judic

Philippine Justice Minister: All illegal assets in the Banban Park area have been confiscated, Roke must return to the country to face human trafficking charges.

Philippines' Justice Minister Jesus Crispin Remulla recently made a strong statement, urging former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque to return to the country to face allegations related to human trafficking involving him and over 50 others. Remulla emphasized that these charges are based on sol

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