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Minority bloc wants House to probe POGO after work on 2020 budget

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 05:30 PM

MANILA - The House Minority Bloc called on the House to investigate the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) after it has approved the 2020 National Budget.  Read more »

Labor dept says 'toothless' on illegal POGO workers

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Updated as of Sep 18 10:54 AM

The labor department has no power over Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) from employing illegal foreign workers, its chief said Wednesday. Read more »

BPOs poised for more growth despite AI risk: property firm

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 04:05 PM

Artificial intelligence and automation may soon replace repetitive and low-skilled tasks but it could take 10 years before technology could have “meaningful negative impact” in jobs, Leechiu Property Consultants co-founder and CEO David Leechiu told reporters. Read more »

Offshore gaming overtakes BPOs as top office space demand driver: Leechiu

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 16 03:26 PM

Demand from POGOs in Metro Manila reached 375,000 square meters for the first 9 months of the year, compared to BPO’s 294,000 sqm, Leechui Property Consultants co-founder CEO David Leechiu said.  Read more »

Finance department orders shutdown of tax-evading POGOs

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Updated as of Sep 15 01:42 PM

The Department of Finance has ordered the Bureau of Internal Revenue to shut down Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) and their service providers that fail or refuse to pay taxes of their foreign workers. Read more »

SM 'not that concerned' over offshore gaming woes with 'minimal exposure'

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 09:56 PM

SM Prime Holdings has “very few” Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) take up, while its residential business has “less than 5 percent” of direct sales to buyers from mainland China, SM Investment Corp president and CEO Frederic DyBuncio said. Read more »

Abogado ng Chinese huli sa tangkang panunuhol ng pulis

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 07 11:58 AM

Inaresto ang isang abogado at kaniyang 2 kasamahan matapos umano subukang manuhol ng mga pulis para makalaya ang kaniyang kliyenteng Chinese. Read more »

Citing jobs, Duterte says Philippines needs offshore gaming

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 04 09:57 PM

Duterte says maintaining an offshore gaming industry in the country will help Filipino families put food on their tables. Read more »

Offshore gaming workforce can grow as big as BPO: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 02 09:48 AM

Demand for office space from offshore gaming remains even as Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations or POGOs are "prudent, Leechiu Property Consultants co-founder and CEO David Leechiu told ANC. 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 »

BPO naungusan ng mga POGO sa demand ng office space sa Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 29 01:24 AM

Sa pagdami ng mga online gambling center sa bansa ngayon, nagkaroon ng karibal ang mga business process outsourcing o mas kilala bilang mga call center sa office spaces sa Metro Manila. Read more »

China is right in seeking ban on offshore gaming: senator

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Updated as of Aug 28 05:53 PM

Senator Francis Pangilinan on Tuesday said licenses of offshore gaming firms should be revoked, backing China's call to ban the industry that allegedly fuels crimes such as money laundering and illegal recruitment.  Read more »

Bangko Sentral probes potential fallout from POGO halt

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Posted at Aug 27 02:05 PM

The study by the BSP's Financial Stability team and the Anti-Money Laundering Council will focus on the impact of POGOs or Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations on property and consumer businesses, Diokno said. Read more »

Bilang ng mga Philippine offshore gaming operator, nadagdagan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 01:08 AM

Dalawang bagong Philippine offshore gaming operator o POGO ang nabigyan ng lisensiya ng PAGCOR. Read more »

Pagcor: PH now has 60 licensed offshore gaming firms

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 04:24 PM

MANILA - The number of licensed Philippine offshore gaming Operators (POGOs) rose to 60 from 58 after pending applications were approved, a Pagcor official said Friday. Read more »

Dissecting Data: PH offshore gaming operators

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 04:13 PM

With China openly calling for a ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators targeting Chinese nationals, it's time to see what exactly the POGO industry has brought to the Philippines. The ABS-CBN Data Analytics Team breaks down the numbers in this edition of Dissecting Data. Read more »

'Ban all online gambling,' China urges Philippines

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 10:37 AM

Both Cambodia and the Philippines have halted the issuance of licenses for offshore gaming, which is considered as "the most dangerous tumor in modern society," China's foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said in his regular press conferences. Read more »

How do you solve a problem like POGOs

Editorial cartoon by Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 21 09:01 AM

In this new "golden age" in Philippines-China relations, money is playing too big a role in our bilateral relations. 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 »

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 »