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Cassandra Ong Being Eyed as State Witness in POGO Probe; Cited in Contempt
August 30, 2024
The House of Representatives’ quad committee is considering whether to allow Katherine Cassandra Li Ong to become a state witnes...
Senator Bong Go Implicated in POGO Probe; POGO Money Used to Reward Anti-Drug Units
August 29, 2024
Police Col. Jovie Espenido revealed that funds from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), Small-Town Lottery (STL) operato...
Colmenares Stresses Importance of Congressional Probe into POGOs Despite Looming ICC Arrests
August 19, 2024
Bayan Muna Chairperson Neri Colmenares underscored the necessity of a congressional investigation into the alleged extrajudicial k...
House Quad-Committee Hearing About POGOs and EJKs To Start in Pampanga
August 13, 2024
The House of Representatives' newly-formed quad-committee is set to begin its investigation in Pampanga. The committee, composed o...
Duterte, dela Rosa invited to House hearings on POGOs, drug war deaths
August 8, 2024
The House of Representatives has established a comprehensive committee, comprising four panels, to investigate the potential conne...
Sen Risa Hontiveros to Alice Guo: “We are just allergic to liars.”
July 19, 2024
Senator Risa Hontiveros has responded fiercely to Mayor Alice Guo's recent Facebook post, which suggested that some lawmakers may ...
High-ranking officials in Myanmar sanctioned for having ties to major gambling operation
December 12, 2023
An unofficial civil war is now raging in Myanmar, partly due to attempts to outlaw the gaming business. Two senior government offi...
Myanmar nabs 1,200 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in online scam, illegal gambling
September 11, 2023
Myanmar's powerful United Wa State Army (UWSA), one of the largest ethnic minority militias, recently apprehended and repatriated ...
An online gambling leader has connections spanning across Southeast Asia.
September 4, 2023
Original Story by ANN
She Zhijiang, a prominent figure in the casino industry, presented himself as a charitable businessman wh...
Chinese Tycoon faces deportation to China
June 22, 2023
Chinese Communist Party officials appear to be distancing themselves from detained gambling tycoon She Zhijiang, whose casinos hav...