Senator Risa Hontiveros has called on the Senate to deny Filipino citizenship to a Chinese national who has ties with Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) actors. During Hontiveros’ interpellation on the Bill granting Filipino citizenship to Li Duan Wang aka Mark Ong, the senator...
Persons harboring foreign workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) will be prosecuted, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) warned on Wednesday, Jan. 8. "Harboring illegal aliens is a serious offense, and we will pursue violations with utmost resolve, said Immigration Commissioner Joel...
Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla on Sunday, Jan. 5, warned foreign workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) still in the country that they will be arrested and deported. "The President is unequivocally clear that POGOs have no place here in the Philippines and we vow to...
Some senators on Friday, January 3, welcomed the government's plan to cancel all birth certificates illegally acquired by foreigners in the country. Senators Sherwin Gatchalian and Joel Villanueva lauded the move of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) which made the promise following...
A total of 11,254 foreigners who worked for the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and have not left the country as of the Dec. 31 deadline will be arrested and deported, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Friday, Jan. 3. “I have ordered our intelligence division to initiate the...
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, January 2, renewed the push for the passage of the bill that would institutionalize the ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Hontiveros made the call after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) announced that it will focus...
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) will start the seizure of the "illegally acquired assets" of foreigners involved with Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and the cancellation of their "fraudulently acquired birth certificates." Solicitor General Menardo I. Guevarra said on...
For the Senate, the year 2024 saw a dramatic leadership change, a rare appearance of former president Rodrigo Duterte in one of its hearings, and triggering revelations regarding the impact of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) in the country. New Senate Building When it...
A disaster-laden year loaded with political "noise" exchanged among the Philippines' highest officials did not prevent President Marcos from claiming that the country remains stable, pointing out that the government continues to function properly despite all what he called mere noises. ...
The government is already doing everything to hasten the forfeiture of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) sites in the country, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said. "I read that in the newspapers that it is the Senate that will look into it. But we are already doing everything to...
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....
Instead of boosting the Philippine economy, the recently banned offshore gaming industry exposed the country's systemic vulnerabilities, including money laundering, human trafficking, and espionage, according to the Stratbase Institute. "The POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator) phenomenon,...
