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Senator Win Gatchalian urged the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to expedite the deportation process for foreign nationals who previously worked for Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). “Government agencies must work together to deport foreign POGO workers quickly so that law enforcement can focus on tracking down those who […]
Senator Mark Villar, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Games and Amusements, presided over the second public hearing on the President’s directive to ban the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations or POGOs. It can be recalled that during his last State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Bongbong Marcos ordered the closure, prohibition, and winding down […]
Senator Mark Villar, Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Games and Amusements, presided over the second public hearing on the President’s directive to ban the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations or POGOs. It can be recalled that during his last State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Bongbong Marcos ordered the closure, prohibition, and winding down […]
Senator Win Gatchalian vowed to intensify inquiry into the possible involvement of banks and other financial institutions in money laundering cases linked to illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). For instance, Gatchalian questioned why banks failed to flag P7 billion in transactions that enabled former Mayor Alice Guo and her cohorts to build […]
Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III urged the government to conduct a thorough inventory of its properties following reports that a recently raided illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Pasay was situated on land owned by a government entity. “We need to ensure that the government is not unwittingly and indirectly becoming a […]
National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Commissioner Edilberto Leonardo and former Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Royina Garma were implicated anew in a different incident during the seventh hearing of the House Quad Committee. Lt. Col. Santie Mendoza, in his sworn statement, identified Garma and Leonardo as the masterminds in the assassination of retired police […]
Senator Mark Villar led the inspection of Special Class BPOs located in Aseana. Villar was accompanied by Senator Win Gatchalian and PAGCOR Chairman Al Tengco. As the chairman of the Senate Games and Amusement Committee, the legislator looked into the operations of two SCBPOs in the gaming industry. “Ginagawa po natin ang inspection na ito […]
Dismissed Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo should be held accountable to prevent possible risks against the Philippine national security, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said. The former national police chief-turned-lawmaker made the statement in light of the arrest of the former mayor in Indonesia. “Kailangan talagang masiguro natin ‘yung ating national security.” “Managot ang dapat […]
The government must make public its plans to help an estimated 40,000 Filipino workers who will be displaced by the closure of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs). Senator Robin Padilla stressed this as he filed Senate Resolution 1091, directing the Senate Committee on Public Information and Mass Media to hold an inquiry on the matter. […]
“A 10 out of 10.” This was the score given by longtime anti-gambling advocate Representative Benny Abante after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) would henceforth banned in the Philippines as “their operations have ventured into elicit areas farthest from gaming such as financial scamming, money laundering, prostitution, human trafficking, […]