Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has appealed to the incoming new set of lawmakers on the 20th Congress to continue investigating online gaming activities in the country. Cayetano made the call noting that despite the passage into the law of the banning Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) in...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is seeking to conduct an inquiry into the allegations of corruption and misconduct raised by some concerned Bureau of Immigration (BI) employees against the agency 's leadership. Gatchalian said this as he called for stricter enforcement of the country’s...
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian hailed the approval of Senate Bill No. 2868 or the Anti-POGO Act of 2025, saying the measure not only bans offshore gaming operations but also builds safeguards for the Filipino people. “The welfare of the people should not be compromised in favor of illegal and dirty...
CEBU CITY – Despite the arrest of 17 Taiwanese nationals, outgoing Mayor Raymond Garcia assured that this city remains free from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) activities. Garcia issued the assurance following their arrest for allegedly running a romance scam inside the subdivision...
The Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) mobilized various tracker teams nationwide and is set to coordinate with the International Police Organization (Interpol) to capture former presidential spokesperson and lawyer Harry Roque, who is seeking...
There is now a compelling reason for former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque to return to the Philippines now that arrest orders have been issued against him, Cassandra Li Ong, and other personalities involved in the Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) hub in Porac, Pampanga. Sen....
Harry Roque (Screenshot from Facebook Live) ACT Teachers Party-list of the militant Makabayan bloc has advised former presidential spokesperson, lawyer Harry Roque to finally come home so he could face the qualified human trafficking charges...
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...
Lawyer Harry L. Roque, the former presidential spokesperson of then president Rodrigo R. Duterte, has been charged in court with qualified human trafficking. In a statement, Roque himself revealed that the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday, April 28, filed before the Angeles City regional trial...
Former Quezon City congressman Christopher "Kit" Belmonte (Facebook) The Tan family belied allegations that its slain patriarch, kidnap victim Anson Tan, alias Anson Que, had connections to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO)....
Dr. Rafael Frankel (left) and Rob Abrams, both from Meta Platforms, Inc. (Screenshot from livestream) Rob Abrams of American multinational technology conglomerate Meta has praised Philippine Congress and law enforcement...
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...
