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8,000 Foreign POGO Workers Have Yet To Leave PH
Philippine immigration data shows that around 8,000 foreign offshore gaming operator (POGO) workers have downgraded their work visas to...
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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24,000 POGO Employees Leave PH as Industry Shutdown Looms
24,000 former POGO workers have departed the Philippines while 8,000 converted their work visas to visitor visas. The Philippine...
Dec 19, 20242 min read
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POGO Hubs in Bamban, Porac Are Now Ghost Towns
Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hubs in Bamban, Tarlac, and Porac, Pampanga are now ghost towns after the POGO ban. The once...
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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Pinay Helper Rescued From POGO Hub in Paranaque
A house helper was locked in by her employer who was allegedly operating a POGO in Paranaque City. A house helper was rescued in...
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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Alice Guo and Kin Slapped With Anti-Dummy Law Charges
Alice Guo and her family members are facing charges for owning land as alleged foreigners. Former Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo and her...
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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PH Government to Seize POGO-Owned Assets
The PH government is trying to fast-track the process of acquiring the seized properties and assets of illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming...
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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House Links Paolo Duterte to P6 Billion Drug Case, POGOs
A witness linked Davao City Rep. Paolo Duterte; Vice President Sara Duterte’s husband, Manases “Mans” Carpio; and Michael Yang to...
Dec 17, 20244 min read
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Senate Bill Forfeits Confiscated POGO Assets in Favor of Gov’t
Senator Risa Hontiveros recommended that the seized POGO properties be sold and the money would go to the victims of human trafficking....
Dec 16, 20243 min read
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NBI Subpoenas Owners of POGO-Linked Building in Davao Del Norte
The NBI has subpoenaed the owner and executives of a building in Davao del Norte over an alleged POGO operation fronted as a plastic...
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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POGO Ban Officially Takes Effect As Licenses Revoked
The Philippine government has begun revoking the licenses of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), which took effect December 15,...
Dec 16, 20242 min read
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Quad Comm Frees POGO Incorporator Cassandra Ong
Cassandra Ong could still face detention if new arrest warrants are issued against her. Meanwhile, the contempt charge against Harry...
Dec 13, 20243 min read
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Contempt Orders vs. Cassie Ong, Alice Guo, Tony Yang Lifted
Alice Guo, Tony Yang, and Cassandra Ong were previously held in contempt for various reasons during the investigation on their links to...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
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Marcos Orders “Smaller Scale, Multiple” Anti-POGO Operations
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered law enforcement agencies and anti-corruption entities to conduct more frequent, targeted raids...
Dec 13, 20242 min read
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Local Gov’ts in PH Required to Report POGO-linked Activity
The Philippine government is requiring local government units to report any POGO-related activities. The Philippine government is...
Dec 12, 20242 min read
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Island Cove POGO Hub Denies Trafficking, Espionage
The operator of the Island Cove Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator hub in Kawit, Cavite, has denied allegations of torture, human...
Dec 12, 20242 min read
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Harry Roque, Wife still in UAE; Embassy Waiting On Next Steps
Harry Roque and his wife Mylah are still in the UAE, and the embassy is awaiting confirmation if they can use the arrest order from the...
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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Quad Comm to Charge 10 Officials Over POGOs, EJKs, Drugs
10 retired and active government officials may face charges from the House for being tied to POGOs, extra-judicial killings and illegal...
Dec 11, 20243 min read
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DOJ Finds No Evidence Linking Duterte to Illegal POGOs
There is insufficient evidence to link Rodrigo Duterte to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country, the...
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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House to Advocate for 15 Bills on POGOs and Drug War
The House quad committee seeks approval for 15 bills stemming from its probe into POGOs and the drug war of former President Rodrigo...
Dec 11, 20242 min read
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POGO Ban Bill Now in Philippine Senate Plenary
The Anti-POGO Act of 2024 (Senate Bill No. 2868) seeks to "eliminate once and for all the operations" of POGOs in the Philippines....
Dec 10, 20243 min read
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