There are no discussions yet among Cabinet officials regarding plans to ban the operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) amid the controversies surrounding the industry, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said on Tuesday, July 9. NEDA...
The government is investigating the possible connection between the nine foreigners found dead in Pampanga and the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) operating illegally in the country. Pixabay According to the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), a subject of interest in...
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) is considering proposing the gradual phaseout of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country following intensified calls to ban them due to illegal activities linked to the industry. Pixabay PAOCC spokesperson Dr. Winston...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez said he wants to put a stop to the "rogue POGOs" that have been behind recent alarming reports of criminal activities. This, as Romualdez...
The Philippines and China expressed their willingness and readiness to intensify their efforts against crimes linked to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), a statement from the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said on Tuesday, July 2. The anti-crime body made...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) A veteran lawmaker in the House of Representatives has reiterated that the risks Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) bring to the country far outweigh its...
PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco (Screenshot from YouTube) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers said on Tuesday, July 2, that the House of Representatives plans to invite the supposed “former high ranking Cabinet member”...
(Unsplash) Has Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) Secretary John Ivan Uy fulfilled his promise to go after illegal gambling websites of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and prosecute the people behind...
(Senator Sherwin Gatchalian's office) Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is convinced that the Chinese military uniforms found during a raid at a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Porac, Pampanga on Monday, June 24 were the genuine article. ...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, June 17 expressed alarm over the reported link of convicted former Technology and Resource Center Director General, Dennis Cunanan, to the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in both Bamban, Tarlac and Porac, Pampanga. The senator said documents...
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) is filing "serious" and "non-bailable" criminal charges on Friday against suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, and several others, its spokesman said on Saturday, June 15. Photo from Mayor Alice Leal Guo/Facebook PAOCC spokesman Winston...
China has expressed support for the Philippines' crackdown on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and called on the country to ban them immediately. (Pixabay) The Chinese Embassy in Manila said this following the raids conducted by Philippine law enforcement agencies on several POGO hubs...
