The Taguig Police activated the “Oplan React POGO” or "Repress Acts of Criminals Targeting POGO" to create a safe environment for local and foreign employees. Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) “refers to an entity that offers and participates in offshore gaming services by...
Senate Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, May 8 expressed her disappointment at Bamban Mayor Alice Leal Guo for lying at the continuation of the Senate’s investigation on the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) activities in the country. Hontiveros...
Senators on Tuesday, May 7 grilled Bamban Mayor Alice Leal Guo over her supposed origin and her alleged links in the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO ) company based in Tarlac. Bamban Mayor Alice Leal Guo faces the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender...
Some Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) appear to be duping the Philippine government by claiming that they stick to the license granted to them but in reality, are already engaging in online scamming operations. This was revealed by Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz, executive director of the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, January 17 expressed concerns over the Bureau of Immigration’s alleged issuance of work visas to bogus corporations, which facilitated the entry of thousands of foreigners to the Philippines. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered the BI to...
SAN SIMON, Pampanga – Police here confirmed that a Malaysian working for a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator was kidnapped and killed despite paying ransom last October. Malaysian national news agency Bernama reported on December 11 that a Malaysian who worked in Manila was...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, November 14, welcomed the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency’s (NICA) support to the proposal seeking to ban Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) from the country to combat the proliferation of transnational crimes. Gatchalian, who has...
Sen. Risa Hontiveros expressed alarm over Filipino birth certificates being produced for Chinese citizens through Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), which are then used to apply for Philippine passports. Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros presides over the hearing inside the...
The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality will conduct an ocular inspection of a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Pasay City following the discovery of an alleged sex den and human trafficking operations in the vicinity. Sen. Risa...
The chief of the Pasay City Police and 26 of his subordinates were relieved from their posts after authorities raided a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation (Pogo) hub that was allegedly housing prostitution dens near a police sub-station. Col. Froilan Uy, chief of police in Pasay City; Pasay...
Senators renewed their call on Monday, Oct. 30 to ban Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators (POGOs) and create stiffer regulations in the country following a raid in Pasay City that resulted in the rescue of more than 700 individuals. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said that it baffles...
A "fresh progress" has been made in the law enforcement cooperation between the Philippines and China after another group of Chinese citizens apprehended for working for a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) were sent back to China, its embassy in Manila said Saturday, Oct....
