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...
If someone offers you a customer service representative post in other Southeast Asian countries, there is a 50 percent chance that you will be transported to another territory and be forced to scam people and get tortured. The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) and other law...
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) has urged lawmakers to pass the bills that will allow the quick cancellation of birth certificates fraudulently acquired by aliens and the seizure of properties illegally acquired by foreigners. Solicitor General Menardo I. Guevarra said during PTV’s...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Three foreigners were arrested on Feb. 14 for operating a suspected Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hub here. Police identified the suspects as Weng, Lou, and Yuan. The suspects were apprehended by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and...
Of the 11,000 workers from the outlawed Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) industry earlier reported to still be in the country, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said that 3,000 have been deported while 8,000 are to be sent back to their home countries. Foreign POGO...
A Senate panel has sought the filing of criminal charges against the public officials who enabled dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo or Guo Hua Ping, to escape the country and provided her and her accomplices protection. The recommendation is included in Committee Report No. 514...
The ban on controversial Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) in the country is nearing institutionalization after the House of Representatives approved House Bill (HB) No.10987 on second reading. Also known as the proposed Anti-Offshore Gaming Operators Act, the measure was approved...
With 19 affirmative votes, the Senate approved the measure seeking to grant Philippine citizenship to Chinese national Li Duan Wang. Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros opposes the bill granting Philippine citizenship to Li Duan Wang. During Monday’s plenary session, January 27,...
