Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, April 29 applauded the Department of Justice (DOJ) for filing cases of human trafficking against former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, Cassandra “Cassie” Li Ong and 40 others who were allegedly involved in the illegal activities...
Around 200 workers and 16 of their employers were arrested during a raid on an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Ayala Avenue, Makati City on Wednesday afternoon, March 19. According to the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), the operation, in...
Deputy Minority Leader Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, March 18 slammed Li Duan Wang, the Chinese national who is applying for Philippine citizenship, disclosing that he is an incorporator of the biggest Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) service provider. Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Photo...
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque likely left the Philippines using the same route that dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo used, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said. Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (MB file photo) The BI chief pointed...
Forty-nine foreigners were arrested Friday night, March 14, in a commercial building in Pasay City where they were operating online hubs similar to the now banned Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs). Agents of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)...
If Philippine inland gaming operators (PIGO) turn out to be a destructive force in society, President Marcos will not hesitate to ban it like what he did with the crime-laden operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO). PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (Betheena Unite) "[K]ung...
Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque had attempted to flee to the United States (US) but was prevented at an airport in Japan. This information was disclosed by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) officials at the continuation of the Senate subcommittee on justice’s investigation into...
Senate deputy minority leader Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, March 4, warned the Bureau of Immigration (BI) that she will press for a total revamp of the agency, starting from its commissioner, if the agency continues to fail to provide answers on the mystery of how former Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice...
Malacañang has vowed to swiftly crack down on the reported resurgence of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) amid concerns that they continue to operate two months after the industry's nationwide ban. PAOCC photo Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) should expedite the deportation process for foreign nationals who previously worked for Philippine offshore gaming operators or POGOs. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, February 20 made the call as he...
A Senate panel has sought the filing of criminal charges against the public officials who enabled dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo or Guo Hua Ping, to escape the country and provided her and her accomplices protection. The recommendation is included in Committee Report No. 514...
The ban on controversial Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) in the country is nearing institutionalization after the House of Representatives approved House Bill (HB) No.10987 on second reading. Also known as the proposed Anti-Offshore Gaming Operators Act, the measure was approved...
