House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) A proposed law seeking to banned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) breezed through the House Committee on Games and Amusements on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Approved by...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, November 18 pushed anew for a higher intelligence fund for the Philippine National Police (PNP) to boost the campaign against Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO)-related crimes. Gatchalian noted that POGOs continue to defy the...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will provide a total of 10,331 job vacancies to displaced Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) workers from Nov. 19 to 20 in Pasay City. DOLE Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma said the department is urging affected workers to seize the...
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Rommel Francisco Marbil (File photo) The Philippine National Police (PNP) revealed that it has dismissed from service 11 members of the Special Action Force (SAF), an elite police unit, due to their alleged involvement to unauthorized escort services...
President Marcos reaffirmed that whether or not Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) are under the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), they are banned. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos stressed that it is the nature of the...
The more than P300 million cash seized during two separate operations against Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hubs in Las Piñas City and Pampanga are intact, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said amid reports that the money confiscated are already unaccounted. PNP spokesperson Brig....
Executive Order (EO) No. 74 that bans Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) from operating in the country exempts no one, assured the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Sunday, Nov. 10. “This one now clears the air so to speak na lahat na ng offshore gaming operators and internet gaming...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Sunday, November 10 commended President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for issuing Executive Order (EO) No. 74, formalizing a total ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) in the country. Go said he has consistently supported a strict...
Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate Belated, but necessary. That's how former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate described President Marcos' issuance of Executive Order (EO) No. 74, which bans Philippine Offshore Gaming...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has praised the "decisive action" of President Marcos with his issuance of an executive order mandating an immediate...
President Marcos has issued Executive Order (EO) No. 74, formalizing his earlier order for the immediate ban of Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs), internet gaming, and other offshore gaming operations in the Philippines. In issuing the EO, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on...
The 87 counts of money laundering charges involving P100 million filed against dismissed mayor Alice L. Guo of Bamban, Tarlac and her 35 co-respondents have been submitted for resolution. This means that the panel of prosecutors of the Department of Justice (DOJ) will decide whether to dismiss the...
