After months of suspension, Winston Casio has been reinstated as the spokesperson of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) following the dismissal of a criminal case against him and after undergoing anger management therapy. PAOCC spokesman Winston Casio (MPC) In an interview in...
If someone offers you a customer service representative post in other Southeast Asian countries, there is a 50 percent chance that you will be transported to another territory and be forced to scam people and get tortured. The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and other law...
Philippine authorities continue to struggle against online scams due to supposed issues with the SIM Registration Act despite ongoing crackdowns, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) recognized. Photo generated via Grok/X AI PAOCC Executive Director Undersecretary Gilbert...
A recent raid of a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) dorm facility in Pasay City led to the discovery of 12 torture videos by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC). PAOCC Executive Director Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz (Photo from PAOCC Facebook page) PAOCC...
Of the 11,000 workers from the outlawed Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) industry earlier reported to still be in the country, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said that 3,000 have been deported while 8,000 are to be sent back to their home countries. Foreign POGO...
After closing down major Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) hubs in Metro Manila, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) is now turning its focus on small-scale POGO hubs in Visayas and Mindanao. PAOCC Executive Director Gilbert Cruz (PAOCC/Facebook) ...
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) vowed to catch small-scale Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) this 2025 after President Marcos’ order for their total closure lapsed on Dec. 31, 2024. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a meeting with...
DILG Sec. Jonvic Remulla, PNP chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, PAOCC Executive Director Gilbert Cruz, and PAGCOR Chairman Alejandro Tengco led the visit and inspection of the Technical Working Group on offshore gaming operations at the Island Cove facility in Kawit, Cavite on Dec. 17....
After winding down large Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), the government's next crackdown would be on the small-time POGO hubs. POGO hub in Bamban, Tarlac (Photo courtesy of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission) By January, the government is expecting to run after small POGO...
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) has revealed that they are now supporting 15 young children, who are mostly infants and toddlers, after their foreign fathers got deported for working at illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hubs in the country. PAOCC executive...
Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) spokesperson Dr. Winston John Casio was relieved from his duties following a viral video that showed him slapping a Filipino worker of a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) during a raid in Bagac, Bataan last week. Dr. Winston Casio...
A sprawling facility allegedly operating as a scam hub inside a freeport zone in Sitio Cabog-cabog, Balanga City, Bataan was raided by authorities on Thursday, Oct. 31. Nearly 1,000 Filipino workers were rescued by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission in the operation conducted on the...
