Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero is hoping that the Senate probe on illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) can shed light on the real masterminds and not just the small players doing their bidding. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Escudero lamented how it's mostly Filipinos who...
From leaving their farm in Bamban, Tarlac to boarding a boat to Malaysia during their escape from the Philippines, Alice and Shiela were almost inseparable and they're bound to reunite yet this time, in the detention facility of the Senate. This was after the dismissed mayor Alice, was arrested in...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said on Friday, Aug. 30, that he never gave any "monetary consideration or reward" for any accomplishments of the Philippine National Police (PNP) concerning the previous administration's drug war. (MB file photo) "Unang-una (First of all), I swear to God, I never...
For Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, it's too early to declare if Shiela Guo, the supposed sibling of dismissed Bamban, Tarlac City Mayor Alice Guo could be a state witness in the government’s investigation into the illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in the country....
Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop (Facebook) Antipolo City 2nd district Rep. Romeo Acop is questioning the intentions of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) with its incoming new tollway guidelines, particularly on the penalties imposed...
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said it could not discount the possible involvement of former Palace spokesman Harry Roque in Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), saying his name keeps on cropping up in the documents and testimonies related to the industry. PAOCC...
Sheila Guo and Cassandra Ong should disclose every vital information they know when they appear in the next Senate hearing on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) controversy, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said on Satuday, Aug. 24. (MB file photo) "Maganda na lang magsabi sila ng totoo...
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) believes that dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo could be heading to Asia's "Golden Triangle", a special economic zone located within the borders of Laos, Myanmar, and Thailand notorious for a range of illicit and criminal activities....
The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said it was now preparing to launch two large-scale operations against Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) not only to disturb their operations but also to arrest individuals involved in the activity. Pixabay PAOCC spokesman Dr....
Senator Grace Poe noted on Monday, August 5, the decrease in text scams when President Marcos ordered the ban of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), raising the need for legislation for the latter. "From that time on actually a little before that time until the present, kung mapapansin...
Contrary to some fears over its impact, the top official from the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) bared on Tuesday, July 30, that the contribution of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) to the Philippine economy is less than half of one percent. Sen. Juan Miguel “Migz”...
A heated exchange ensued between Senator Risa Hontiveros and former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque which began when the latter accused the senator of "insinuating" that he is a lawyer of Lucky South 99, the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) compound in Porac, Pampanga....
