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2 Chinese, Pinay tiklo sa buy-bust sa BGC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 14 06:55 AM

Kumpiskado din ng mga awtoridad ang mga sasakyang gamit ng ng mga Chinese. Read more »

BI to deport 3 Chinese involved in oil smuggling, scam

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 06:21 PM

The three were allegedly involved in real estate investment scam as well as production and selling of fake products in China, according to the BI. Read more »

Complete phaseout of POGOs pushed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 04:59 PM

Several business groups on Tuesday released a statement supporting the "complete phaseout" of offshore gaming operations in the country. Read more »

Philippines deports 6 Chinese ex-POGO workers

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 19 07:30 PM

The government is deporting 6 Chinese nationals who were rescued from an illegal POGO company in Angeles City, Pampanga last September. Read more »

DOT: 22,000 Chinese ang bumisita sa PH ngayong 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 13 02:51 AM

Ayon kay Tourism Usec. Verna Buensuceso, isang dahilan ng malaking bawas ng Chinese tourists ay dahil sa mahigpit na COVID-19 policies sa China. Read more »

DOJ flags rise of STDs in POGO community

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 03 05:59 PM

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is now flagging yet another issue linked to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). Read more »

DOJ, BI to cancel visas of illegal POGO workers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 07:32 PM

The Department of Justice said it will no longer deport illegal Chinese workers in the Philippines but will cancel their visas instead. Read more »

PH to deport 40,000 Chinese workers in gambling crackdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 05:43 PM

The Philippines will deport 40,000 Chinese workers in a crackdown on unlicensed online gaming businesses, an official said Tuesday, after reports of kidnapping, prostitution and murder in the gambling industry. Read more »

175 POGOs linked to crimes ordered shut, says DOJ

Joyce Balancio, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 26 06:09 PM

At least 175 Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) have been ordered to shut down, the Department of Justice said Monday. Read more »

Senate investigates alleged kidnapping incidents

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 11:38 PM

The Philippine finance chief suggested to lawmakers that POGOs should already be discontinued. Read more »

8 cops, 2 Chinese nabbed over alleged attempted robbery in Angeles City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 26 06:21 PM

Eight police officers and 3 other suspects, including Chinese nationals, were nabbed for alleged attempted robbery in Angeles City, Pampanga. Read more »

Chinese nat'ls involved in PDEA's biggest drug busts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 08:27 PM

The agency's top drug busts where Chinese nationals were involved yielded at least P5.8 billion worth of illegal narcotics. Read more »

5 Chinese kidnapped in DR Congo after attack near mine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 10:57 PM

Gunmen killed a policeman and kidnapped five Chinese nationals near a mine in southeast Democratic Republic of Congo overnight. Read more »

DOH: COVID-19 vaccination of permanent residents OK under IATF rules

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 29 09:54 PM

A DOH official said permanent residents — like the Chinese nationals in Pasay — are eligible for local vaccination, because they too are susceptible to and could spread the virus. Read more »

DOH to probe reports of Chinese nationals vaccinated vs COVID-19 in Pasay

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 02:07 PM

The Department of Health on Thursday said it is looking into reports that several Chinese nationals have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Philippines. Read more »

49 Chinese, huli sa Sarangani dahil sa kakulangan ng work, travel documents

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 04:59 PM

MAYNILA - Arestado ang 49 Chinese nationals sa Sarangani province sa umano’y pagtatrabaho sa bansa nang walang kaukulang work permit.    Read more »

11 Chinese tourists barred from entering PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 03:32 PM

The foreigners claimed they were invited to the country by 2 telcos purportedly to attend conferences, but gave inconsistent statements said Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente. Read more »

‘Two sessions’: China promises COVID-19 vaccination for Chinese, even those living abroad

Jack Lau, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 08 01:17 PM

Foreign Minister Wang Yi says ‘Spring Seedling Action’ will ensure nationals receive either home-grown or foreign vaccine. Beijing says a digital health passport will ease the flow of travelers and supply chain but inequality renders the concept controversial. Read more »

From 10,000 to P550,000: Hontiveros says 'pastillas' scam mutating

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 23 12:34 PM

MANILA - Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday flagged the "mutation" of bribery scheme "pastillas" scam, which allegedly allows Chinese nationals to illegally enter the country in collusion with immigration authorities. Read more »

17 Chinese nationals barred from entering PH: Immigration bureau

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 03:16 PM

Seventeen Chinese nationals were barred from entering the Philippines last Wednesday for failing to prove their purpose for travel, the Bureau of Immigration said Sunday. Read more »