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'Escorting modus' for POGOs: Immigration to probe 'pastillas' scheme

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 07:37 PM

“I am deeply alarmed hearing reports from the good Senator Risa Hontiveros that this escorting modus is still persistent in our airports,” Immigration chief Jaime Morente said. Read more »

Panelo says PH to run after POGOs unpaid taxes, calls Taiwanese worker's outcries 'gossip'

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 13 06:34 PM

The supposed failure to comply with Philippine tax laws and allegations of human trafficking are among issues hounding Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), which has recently seen a notable rise in number. Read more »

Police watching Chinese gaming hubs for virus signs: DILG

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 12:59 PM

There has been "no feedback" so far on possible infections, Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III told DZMM. Read more »

Filipina teens pimped to Chinese expats, some on WeChat: Senate probe

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 28 02:09 PM

The girls are pimped on the Chinese super app WeChat using codes such as "new tea" for girls and "fast food" for quickie sex to evade Beijing Sensors, said Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who chairs the Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality. Read more »

Lucky in the Year of the Rat? Filipino businessmen cash in on Chinese expats

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 10:53 AM

Enterprising Filipinos who cater to Chinese POGO workers are cashing in on Chinese New Year demand, as uncertainties loom due to a regulatory crackdown and a new virus outbreak in the mainland. Read more »

Palace assures Filipinos: Duterte prioritizes local workers over Chinese

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 06 08:33 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte will “always” put Filipino workers first before foreign nationals, Malacañang assured the public Friday, after results of a survey showed that a majority of Filipinos are worried over the increasing number of Chinese nationals working in the Philippines. Read more »

70 percent of Pinoys worried about rising number of Chinese workers in PH: SWS

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 10:30 PM

Majority of Filipinos are concerned about the rising number of foreign Chinese workers in the country, according to a Social Weather Stations poll. Read more »

270 Chinese, including scammers, gambling workers deported from PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 11 01:06 PM

Immigration police aided by the Chinese police and Embassy, arrested the fugitives, some of them in Metro Manila's Ortigas business district, the bureau said. Read more »

'Foreign criminals additional headache for cops' - Villanueva

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 05:42 PM

MANILA - Sen. Joel Villanueva on Tuesday urged the government to address the "unabated influx" of illegal foreign workers in the country, saying the presence of criminal elements within their ranks was an additional headache for the police. Read more »

Closure order of POGO operator for tax violation lifted: BIR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 09:59 AM

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Tuesday said it has lifted the closure order against an offshore gaming operator shuttered earlier due to tax violations.   Read more »

POGO shut down for tax violation

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 02:10 PM

The government has shut down a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) for tax violations, the country's Finance minister said on Wednesday. Read more »

Minority leader eyes House probe on POGOs

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 12:09 PM

A lawmaker has filed a resolution urging the House of Representatives to investigate alleged irregularities in Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hubs. Read more »

324 Chinese arrested over illegal activities in Palawan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 07:49 PM

Immigration officials arrested 'overstaying and undocumented' 324 Chinese workers allegedly engaged in cybercrimes and other illegal activities in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan on Monday. Read more »

CEZA: Chinese-manned firm traded cryptocurrency illegally

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 08:28 AM

A Chinese-manned service provider near the capital raided by authorities last week had engaged in illegal cryptocurrency operations, the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) said Tuesday.    Read more »

Gov't lacks manpower to track down illegal foreign workers, says Labor chief

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Posted at Sep 16 01:02 AM

The Department of Labor on Sunday said it lacks the manpower needed to go after foreign workers allegedly involved in illegal offshore gaming operations in the country. Read more »

7 Chinese arrested for illegal dredging in Zambales

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 07:04 PM

Authorities said the suspects were undocumented and illegally working as part of a ship crew from Guangzhou. Read more »

Pagpapatigil ng mga POGO, ipinanawagan ng ilang mambabatas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 31 12:56 AM

Sumali na ang ilang mambabatas sa panawagang tuluyan nang itigil ang operasyon ng offshore gambling sa bansa dahil sa mga Chinese national na nagpapatakbo nito. Read more »

'I'm just raising alarm': Lorenzana says POGOs not spying now

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 10:11 PM

MANILA - Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana clarified his stance on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), saying he did not accuse POGOs of spying on the government. Read more »

120 Chinese workers sa Bataan, naitalang nagka-dengue

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 20 03:39 PM

Umabot sa 120 Chinese workers na nagtatrabaho sa isang coal plant ang naging biktima ng sakit na dengue sa Mariveles, Bataan. Read more »

Pagtanggap ng aplikasyon para sa POGO licenses tigil muna

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 09:50 PM

Ilan sa mga isyu sa POGO ang pinangangambahang banta sa seguridad dahil sa lapit ng gaming hubs sa military camps. Read more »