Criminal complaints have been filed against 17 foreigners who were arrested last Oct. 11 at a cyber scam hub in Makati City, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said on Tuesday, Oct. 15. “Napa-inquest na natin (We have presented them for inquest) and they will be charged accordingly),”...
Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) Former Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benhur Abalos is pushing the...
An official of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) claimed on Monday, Oct. 14, that there are now only 100 operational Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) facilities left in the country from the previous 200. POGO hub in Porac, Pampanga (Photo from...
Government agencies are going after a syndicate recruiting Filipinos to work in offshore gaming operations in Laos, a Cabinet official said. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac (DMW) Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac disclosed that the DMW, Department of Justice (DOJ),...
"Who’s Mary Ann Maslog?" President Marcos said this as he denied allegations that Malacañang allegedly tapped Maslog to link former president Rodrigo Duterte into Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO)-related crimes. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang)...
Authorities arrested on Thursday night, October 10, the alleged leader of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator Lucky South 99 based in Porac, Pampanga linked to various crimes. The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission said Lyu Dong was arrested in a subdivision in Binan City, Laguna...
CEBU CITY – A group of undocumented Chinese nationals was taken into custody after authorities discovered a suspected Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Moalboal town, a top tourist destination in southern Cebu. A GROUP of Chinese nationals are found in a room with several computer...
Over 10,000 foreign workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) have downgraded their work visas, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday, Oct. 7. BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado reminded foreign workers of POGOs that they have until Oct. 15 to downgrade their work visas. “We...
Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez (left) President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Facebook, MANILA BULLETIN) After two months worth of marathon hearings by the House quad-committee (quad-comm), Quezon 2nd district Rep....
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte is open to actively participating in the House of Representatives quad-committee (quad-comm) hearing on the interconnected issues of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), illegal drugs, and extrajudicial killings. HOUSE session hall (FB)...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (left), lawyer Harry Roque (Facebook) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers says beleaguered former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque needs to do just one...
(Courtesy of DOLE) The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will host "PROJECT DAPAT: Jobs Fair" on Thursday, Oct.10, at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay in Parañaque City, providing nearly 7,000 job vacancies to assist displaced workers from the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) sector...
