After winding down large Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), the government's next crackdown would be on the small-time POGO hubs. POGO hub in Bamban, Tarlac (Photo courtesy of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission) By January, the government is expecting to run after small POGO...
By DERCO ROSAL The offshore gaming ban, while controversial, has not led to the anticipated job losses. Despite concerns about the economic consequences, analysis shows that the industry's contribution to employment was relatively small. According to the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), the...
The total ban on the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) contributed to a significant decrease in the demand for office spaces in the third quarter of the year, property brokerage firm Leechiu Property Consultants (LPC) said. In a statement, LPC said office take-up from July to September...
Alice Guo (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) New information on dismissed Bamban, Tarlac mayor Alice Guo's alleged identity as a Chinese spy surfaced when an Al Jazeera documentary about Chinese tycoon She Zhijiang came out. But for...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said it will help expedite the departure of foreigners working with Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) or Internet Gaming Licensees (IGLs). BI Officer-in-Charge Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said the bureau and other government agencies decided “to...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa is expected to confront the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) official who claimed that a former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief was on the payroll of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) bosses. "You can expect that. You...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for an increase of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission's (PAOCC) 2025 budget to sustain the agency’s efforts against Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). “I commend the PAOCC for leading numerous raids against POGOS in the last few...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino warned Alice Guo that they could be detained in Sulu or Tawi-Tawi since she could be charged with Shiela Guo for committing a continuing offense before a local court. Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino during the hearing of the Senate Committee on...
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III shrugged off the claim that a former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief was on the payroll of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators’ (POGO) bosses. Retired Gen. Raul Villanueva, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero is hoping that the Senate probe on illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) can shed light on the real masterminds and not just the small players doing their bidding. In a radio interview on DWIZ, Escudero lamented how it's mostly Filipinos who...
From leaving their farm in Bamban, Tarlac to boarding a boat to Malaysia during their escape from the Philippines, Alice and Shiela were almost inseparable and they're bound to reunite yet this time, in the detention facility of the Senate. This was after the dismissed mayor Alice, was arrested in...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said on Friday, Aug. 30, that he never gave any "monetary consideration or reward" for any accomplishments of the Philippine National Police (PNP) concerning the previous administration's drug war. (MB file photo) "Unang-una (First of all), I swear to God, I never...
