Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla lamented the non-cooperation of the Malaysian government on the Philippines' investigation on the escape of dismissed mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac. Remulla said: “We have faced a stone wall. They don't want to give us the information." His lament...
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)...
Falsification complaints were filed against dismissed mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday, March 12, in connection with the acquisition of several real estate properties in Pangasinan. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Spokesperson Ferdinand...
The surge in online gaming where bets can be placed through mobile phone apps means that “there is now a casino in every Filipino’s pocket,” Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero said. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero Escudero made the remark as he called on the...
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...
A Chinese national, who has been suspected to be a money launderer for illegally operating Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), has been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Pasay City. The BI identified the Chinese national as Wang Zhouyu, 35, who was arrested by operatives of the...
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...
Manila 6th district Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The recent high-profile abduction of a 14-year-old Chinese student in Manila gives all the more reason for Congress to pass pending legislation that would...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers hailed on Thursday, Feb. 27 the Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) for...
