One of the four leaders of a syndicate behind the kidnapping of a student in a Taguig City exclusive school was able to escape in a police operation in Central Luzon as authorities began aggressive pursuit against those responsible in the abduction. At the same time, Department of the Interior and...
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...
A total of 108 foreign workers arrested from illegally operating Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) were deported last Tuesday, Feb. 25, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said. With the latest deportations, Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said “a total of 226 individuals have...
The 14-year old Chinese student who was reported to have been kidnapped last week after attending an activity of an exclusive school in Taguig City was found abandoned along Macapagal Avenue in Parañaque City, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Wednesday, Feb. 26. PNP chief Gen....
Manila 1st district Rep. Ernix Dionisio is urging voters not to elect candidates who are associated with Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs). Dionisio said such political aspirants are "trying to get in the government" so they can protect the illegal activities of POGOs that are now...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has crafted measures to tighten the noose around the neck of the remaining operators of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGOs) amid confirmed intelligence reports of internal squabbles among them that resulted in kidnapping and other violent crimes. PNP...
A man who posed as an agent of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was arrested while enjoying a chill ride of his new Ford Ranger Raptor which he bought using the money he allegedly demanded from a foreigner seeking the release of his arrested friends. The suspect, identified by the police...
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) has formed tracker teams to monitor the guerrilla operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in Metro Manila following President Marco’s total ban order. Police Col. Marlon Quimno, director of the CIDG-National Capital Region,...
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has agreed to expeditiously issue clearances to foreign nationals facing deportation after being arrested for working at illegally operating Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). “We all want the same thing -- for them to leave our country as...
China has expressed its willingness to cooperate with the Philippines in combatting crimes, particularly those related to offshore gambling operations. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun (file) Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said this following the recent arrest of...
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 total of 518 foreign workers of the now banned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) have been arrested this year and 121 of them had been deported, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Wednesday, Feb. 19. “In seven weeks nakahuli na po ng 518, nakapagdeport na tayo ng 121 (In seven...
