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)...
If reports were true, having a former Philippine National Police (PNP) on the payroll of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators’ (POGO) bosses is in fact alarming and reprehensible, former senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Lacson, himself a former PNP chief, said this is...
The government should look deeper into dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo’s potential ties with organizations that could be a potential risk to Philippine national security, former senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said. Lacson, former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, said he...
Senators on Friday, September 6 said they are anticipating straight and truthful answers from dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo when she faces the Senate's hearing next week, as they criticize how some government officials welcomed her like a celebrity. “We want answers, not a...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) said it would name a former high-ranking government official who lobbied for illicit offshore gaming operations. However, Alejandro H. Tengco, Pagcor chairman and chief executive, stated that he would unveil the name of this former Cabinet...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested Friday, August 5, four South Koreans allegedly involved in illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) in a raid in Barangay Lahug here. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Lapu-Lapu City Field Unit identified the suspects as Kang Tae-wong,...
