SAN SIMON, Pampanga – Police here confirmed that a Malaysian working for a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator was kidnapped and killed despite paying ransom last October. Malaysian national news agency Bernama reported on December 11 that a Malaysian who worked in Manila was...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, November 14, welcomed the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency’s (NICA) support to the proposal seeking to ban Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) from the country to combat the proliferation of transnational crimes. Gatchalian, who has...
Sen. Risa Hontiveros expressed alarm over Filipino birth certificates being produced for Chinese citizens through Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), which are then used to apply for Philippine passports. Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros presides over the hearing inside the...
The Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality will conduct an ocular inspection of a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Pasay City following the discovery of an alleged sex den and human trafficking operations in the vicinity. Sen. Risa...
The chief of the Pasay City Police and 26 of his subordinates were relieved from their posts after authorities raided a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation (Pogo) hub that was allegedly housing prostitution dens near a police sub-station. Col. Froilan Uy, chief of police in Pasay City; Pasay...
Senators renewed their call on Monday, Oct. 30 to ban Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators (POGOs) and create stiffer regulations in the country following a raid in Pasay City that resulted in the rescue of more than 700 individuals. Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva said that it baffles...
A "fresh progress" has been made in the law enforcement cooperation between the Philippines and China after another group of Chinese citizens apprehended for working for a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) were sent back to China, its embassy in Manila said Saturday, Oct....
China has called on the Philippines to take strong measures in cracking down crimes related to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) amid reports that some Chinese nationals are related to fraudulent activities. In a statement from the Chinese Embassy in Manila, Beijing reiterated that all...
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said they support the proposal to ban Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country, stressing legitimate investments are encouraged over those that "promote negative externalities to society." NEDA...
The Senate Committee on Ways and Means has released its committee report that recommends the permanent banning of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian formally filed Committee Report No. 136 containing such recommendation on Wednesday,...
Department of Justice (DOJ) A manhunt has been launched against a foreigner who escaped from the Pasay City premises of the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) that was used as detention facility for those arrested last Aug. 1. ...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, August 15 pressed the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), in coordination with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor), to make every effort to collect the P2.2-billion dues from a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) firm that closed shop...
