The Senate will be leaving former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo’s fate in the hands of the Philippine courts as the panel hearing her alleged involvement in the illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) concluded its investigation into the case. Senate deputy...
A senior police official with a rank of Brigadier General has been recommended for dismissal from the service in connection with the alleged wrongdoings in the conduct of raid on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) in Parañaque City last year, the Internal Affairs Service of the...
Authorities discovered more than P112 million in cash following the opening of several vaults of the Central One Bataan, the business process outsourcing company (BPO) which was raided on Oct. 31. Police Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo, spokesperson of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said the opening...
Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, November 21 disclosed that some government officials are practically coaching Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) on how they can circumvent the industry ban by registering as Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firms. ...
A total of 62 workers displaced by the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) ban were hired on the spot during the first day of a two-day special job fair hosted by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. In a televised interview, Bureau of Local...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) should adopt a proactive approach in dealing with the cancellation of alien employment permits (AEPs) issued to foreign workers in the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said. Gatchalian made the call...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A proposed law seeking to banned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) breezed through the House Committee on Games and Amusements on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Approved by...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, November 18 pushed anew for a higher intelligence fund for the Philippine National Police (PNP) to boost the campaign against Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO)-related crimes. Gatchalian noted that POGOs continue to defy the...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will provide a total of 10,331 job vacancies to displaced Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) workers from Nov. 19 to 20 in Pasay City. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said the department is urging affected workers to seize the...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Rommel Francisco Marbil (File photo) The Philippine National Police (PNP) revealed that it has dismissed from service 11 members of the Special Action Force (SAF), an elite police unit, due to their alleged involvement to unauthorized escort services...
President Marcos reaffirmed that whether or not Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) are under the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), they are banned. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos stressed that it is the nature of the...
The more than P300 million cash seized during two separate operations against Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hubs in Las Piñas City and Pampanga are intact, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said amid reports that the money confiscated are already unaccounted. PNP spokesperson Brig....
