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PHOA plans to build 48 new hotel with combined total of 15,000 rooms
October 20, 2023
The Philippine Hotel Owners Association (PHOA) plans to construct 48 new hotel projects with a combined total of 15,000 rooms betw...
Chinese Embassy in PH hails cooperation as 36 illegal POGO employees deported
October 16, 2023
Following the expulsion of 36 additional Chinese POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator) employees, the Chinese Embassy in Mani...
Greater China thought to account for half of illegal betting industry’s annual revenue
October 12, 2023
According to a report co-authored by The Mekong Club and the Asian Racing Federation (ARF), which works to combat modern slavery a...
PAGCOR to rename POGOs as Internet Gaming Licensees
October 11, 2023
According to the chairman and chief executive officer of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), the nation's ga...
DOJ reveals logistical difficulties in handling POGO-related crimes
October 10, 2023
During a Senate hearing, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla discussed the enormous difficulties encountered by Philippine law...
Illegal gamblers nabbed in Central Luzon
October 6, 2023
In Central Luzon, 44 people were detained for participating in illicit gaming activities between September 25 and October 1 as par...
PH solon seeks stricter rules, penalties on game-fixing
October 3, 2023
A law that would inflict harsher punishments, such as life in jail and substantial fines, on anybody found guilty of game fixing i...
Courts block 26 Capital SPAC dissolution
September 29, 2023
After a lawsuit to recoup around $1.9 million in legal expenses connected to the abandoned proposal for a merger with Okada Manila...
Chinese gambling boss involved in Singapore money laundering crisis
September 27, 2023
Wang Bingang, a Chinese national who played a significant part in the recent money laundering scandal in Singapore, has connection...
Solon asks for stronger efforts to exit FATF grey list
September 25, 2023
House of Representatives member Ruwel Peter Gonzaga says that the Philippines needs to be "more careful" about making sure that an...