(Unsplash) Members of the Makabayan bloc reiterated their call for the total ban of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs), as they expressed fear that the country could soon turn into a “nation of gamblers”. During a recent press conference in...
CAVITE – Authorities arrested a man who shot a police officer during an anti-illegal gambling operation in Dasmariñas City on Monday, June 3. Authorities arrested a man who shot a policeman during an anti-illegal gambling operation in Dasmariñas City on June 3 (Photo from Cavite...
Congressmen Ernix Dionisio (1st district) and Irwin Tieng (5th district), second and third from right, respectively, guested at the monthly 'MACHRA Balitaan' forum in Harbor View Restaurant hosted by the Manila City Hall Reporters' Association. Manila Congressmen Ernix Dionisio and Irwin...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Police arrested eight persons for illegal gambling in Surigao del Sur and Agusan del Sur on Tuesday, May 21. The suspects were identified as Nel, 51; Joc, 59; Jon, 38, and Fren, 32. They were caught in the act of playing the illegal numbers game called...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, Police Regional Office-6 chief, warned police chiefs in Negros Occidental that they will be relieved and sanctioned once caught receiving bribes from illegal gambling. WANKY (Glazyl Masculino) Wanky said their relief will be automatically implemented...
Over 160 Chinese nationals engaged in offshore gambling in the Philippines were repatriated to China from Manila Tuesday, May 14. Their repatriation was described as "significant achievement of the law enforcement cooperation between China and the Philippines" by the Chinese Embassy in Manila,...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 nabbed 391 individuals for illegal gambling in Western Visayas in April. The suspects were arrested in 127 anti-gambling operations from April 1 to 30 and P206,000 in bet money was seized. Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, PRO-6 director, vowed to intensify...
BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested 30 individuals for illegal gambling in the Agusan and Surigao provinces from April 20 to 21. Police Regional Office 13-Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer said P8,047 in bet money was seized from the suspects. The PRO 13-Regional...
ILOILO CITY – A police officer and a fireman were among those arrested in this city for illegal gambling. Police Lt. Col. Antonio Benitez Jr., chief of the Iloilo City Police Office-City Intelligence Unit (ICPO-CIU), said they were among the 29 arrested during an anti-gambling operation on...
LOBO, Batangas – A group of businessmen here have appealed to the municipal government and the police to combat illegal gambling. MUNICIPAL hall of Lobo, Batangas Businessman Efren Ramirez said the worsening issue of illegal activities has seemingly transformed our community into a gambling...
ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) chief Police Col. Ronaldo Palomo has ordered an intensified campaign against illegal gambling in Iloilo. PALOMO (IPPO) Palomo told police units in the 42 towns and component city of Passi to intensify monitoring of illegal numbers games...
ILOILO CITY – Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky, Police Regional Office-6 chief, has warned Police Col. Ronaldo Palomo of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) over his alleged non-performance in the campaign against illegal gambling. POLICE Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky (right) of the Police...
