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Philippines Authorities Raids POGO Compound, Seize Assets
April 11, 2024
Investigating a busted POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator) complex in Tarlac, the Philippine authorities made great progres...
Melco CEO Lawrence Ho Grants $9.04M in Restricted Shares
April 8, 2024
According to a recent filing by Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd.'s Hong Kong-listed parent, Melco International Development ...
Six individuals apprehended during police raid on unlawful cockfight
March 5, 2024
Six persons were apprehended during a police raid on an illicit cockfight in Sitio Whiteland, Barangay Tuyan, Naga City, Cebu, in ...
Philippines still included in global AML “grey list”
February 26, 2024
The Philippines has worked to improve its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CFT) framework, but these eff...
Philippines targets 7.7 million foreign visitors in 2024
December 15, 2023
The Philippines expects 7.7 million international visitors in 2024, exceeding its 2023 visitation targets. This information was re...
Chinese embassy working to fight fraud, gambling in the Philippines
October 12, 2023
The Chinese embassy in the Philippines has disclosed that it has been effective in combating online fraud, telecoms fraud, and cro...
PH lawmakers seek ban on online lotto betting
October 4, 2023
The House of Representatives committee on games and amusement is seeking approval of a proposed bill that would prohibit online be...
Arrested POGO workers in the Philippines plead not guilty
August 31, 2023
File photo of a different, earlier POGO raid in the Philippines (Las Pinas City, Metro Manila) by Marianne Bermudez (for illustrat...
Police has nabbed 1,245 involved in a famous bloodsport-based gambling activity in the Philippines since last year
August 24, 2023
The Philippine National Police said that the apprehensions have been in place since last year to enforce the ban on online cockfig...
Philippines’s CEZA commits to recover billions loss of revenue due to PAGCOR’s ‘failure’ to regulate
August 23, 2023
The Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) is the government-owned corporation tasked with developing the Cagayan Special Economic...