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Dec 3

20K More Foreign POGO Workers To Leave as Deadline Looms

Some 20,000 foreign workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) are set to depart the country, less than a month before the...

Catholic Group Monitoring Enforcement of POGO Ban

Dec 2

Crime & Legal

Catholic Group Monitoring Enforcement of POGO Ban

The Catholic group Philippine Interfaith Movement Against Human Trafficking is keeping eye on the enforcement of the Philippine Offshore...

Chinese Man Convicted For Running POGO-linked Prostitution Ring

Dec 2

Crime & Legal

Chinese Man Convicted For Running POGO-linked Prostitution Ring

A Chinese national known only as Boss Ayang was sentenced to two life terms. He was ordered to pay a fine of P4 million. A Chinese...

Vloggers Tied to POGO, Drug Syndicates to Face Charges

Dec 2

Crime & Legal

Vloggers Tied to POGO, Drug Syndicates to Face Charges

Vloggers allegedly hired by POGOs and drug syndicates to spread falsehoods against the House Quad Committee may face charges. Vloggers...

DOJ Says Roque Counter-affidavit Could Indicate Whereabouts

Dec 2

Crime & Legal

DOJ Says Roque Counter-affidavit Could Indicate Whereabouts

The camp of Harry Roque requested an extension for filing his counter-affidavit on the qualified human trafficking complaint linked to...

Kids of Deported POGO Workers Being Helped by PAOCC

Dec 2

Crime & Legal

Kids of Deported POGO Workers Being Helped by PAOCC

Kids of deported Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) workers are now seeking assistance from the government. The Presidential...

China Repatriates 240 Gamblers, Fraudsters from Cambodia

Nov 29

Crime & Legal

China Repatriates 240 Gamblers, Fraudsters from Cambodia

China has intensified its crackdown on organized crime, repatriating 240 gambling and fraud suspects from Cambodia, with 500 more...

CEZA Ordered to Draft Guidelines on POGO Ban

Nov 29

Crime & Legal

CEZA Ordered to Draft Guidelines on POGO Ban

CEZA is tasked to work with AMLC to draft guidelines for the ban's implementation. This move aims to curb illegal activities and...

Quad Comm Investigates Troll Farms Linked to POGO Bosses

Nov 29

Crime & Legal

Quad Comm Investigates Troll Farms Linked to POGO Bosses

The House Quad Committee to investigate troll farms, allegedly funded by a POGO boss, that are spreading misinformation to disrupt their...

Thai Police Bust Major Online Gambling Ring in Chiang Mai

Nov 28

Crime & Legal

Thai Police Bust Major Online Gambling Ring in Chiang Mai

Authorities arrested 19 suspects allegedly involved in a large-scale online gambling ring operating in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Thai...

Singapore Gambling Declines, But Illegal Online Betting Rises

Nov 28

Crime & Legal

Singapore Gambling Declines, But Illegal Online Betting Rises

Gambling in Singapore has dipped, but illegal online betting statistics rose. The percentage of gamblers among Singapore residents aged...

Stricter Laws on Immigration, Money Laundering After POGO Probe

Nov 28

Crime & Legal

Stricter Laws on Immigration, Money Laundering After POGO Probe

Senator Risa Hontiveros describes POGOs as a “monster” deeply involved in human trafficking, money laundering, torture, espionage. The...

PDEA Matrix Links Michael Yang, Alice Guo to POGOs

Nov 28

Crime & Legal

PDEA Matrix Links Michael Yang, Alice Guo to POGOs

PDEA has linked ex-adviser Michael Yang and Alice Guo to a drug syndicate tied to POGOs, highlighting alleged human trafficking and money...

Ex-Pampanga Mayor Accused of Lying About POGO Links

Nov 28

Crime & Legal

Ex-Pampanga Mayor Accused of Lying About POGO Links

The House quad committee detained ex-Mayor Teddy Tumang for allegedly lying during a POGO inquiry, citing him in contempt over links to...

Hontiveros “web” links Ex-Pres Duterte, Yang to POGOs

Nov 27

Crime & Legal

Hontiveros “web” links Ex-Pres Duterte, Yang to POGOs

The web unveiled in the Senate hearing implicated former President Rodrigo Duterte and ex-adviser Michael Yang to POGOs. Senator Risa...

Hontiveros Highlights POGO Victims as Senate Ends Probe

Nov 27

Crime & Legal

Hontiveros Highlights POGO Victims as Senate Ends Probe

The Senate ended its POGO probe, with Senator Risa Hontiveros paying tribute to the victims. The investigation revealed ties to crimes...

Immigration, NBI Give Conflicting Info on Harry Roque Location

Nov 27

Crime & Legal

Immigration, NBI Give Conflicting Info on Harry Roque Location

Authorities have given conflicting information on the location of Harry Roque who is facing an arrest order amid scrutiny over alleged...

Some POGOs Rebrand as BPOs; Move To Visayas, Mindanao: PAOCC

Nov 27

Crime & Legal

Some POGOs Rebrand as BPOs; Move To Visayas, Mindanao: PAOCC

A new tactic has emerged: POGOs rebranding themselves as business process outsourcing (BPO) companies and moving down south of the...

Intelligence Official Says Alice Guo “Agent of Influence”

Nov 26

Crime & Legal

Intelligence Official Says Alice Guo “Agent of Influence”

Dismissed Mayor Alice Guo is suspected of acting as an "agent of influence" for POGO interests. An intelligence official described...

Police General Axed for Command Responsibility in POGO Raid

Nov 26

Crime & Legal

Police General Axed for Command Responsibility in POGO Raid

During a POGO raid in Paranaque, officers were found to have planted firearms and attempted to destroy closed-circuit television (CCTV)...

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