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Robredo seeks action on alleged bribery scheme for entry of Chinese POGO workers

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 08:40 PM

The immigration bureau has relieved five of its officials in connection with the controversy. Read more »

'Bastusan na ito': Pangilinan wants errant POGOs closed due to corruption, crime

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 03:36 PM

Sen. Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Wednesday called for the "immediate closure" of errant Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO) amid "influx of illegality" hounding the industry. Read more »

Palace denies turning blind eye on POGO woes

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 06:05 PM

Malacañang denied Tuesday that it was ignoring reported anomalies hounding Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) in light of allegations that local immigration personnel receive bribes from Chinese nationals who enter the country to illegally work in the industry. Read more »

Immigration personnel tagged in 'pastillas' modus should face wealth check: senator

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 18 11:28 AM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday urged authorities to conduct a lifestyle check on Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel who allegedly receive "service fees" from Chinese nationals who enter the country. Read more »

Kickback sa pagpasok ng illegal POGO workers aabot ng P10-B: Hontiveros

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Updated as of Feb 17 09:37 PM

Aabot sa P10 bilyon ang kickback o payola na ipinabayad sa iba-ibang tao, kabilang umano ang ilang taga-Immigration, para makapasok sa bansa ang mga ilegal na POGO workers. Read more »

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

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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 »

Philippine senator bares alleged bribery scheme for entry of Chinese workers in POGOs

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 17 02:35 PM

Philippine immigration personnel and relevant local handlers, including members of alleged syndicates, are receiving "service fees" from Chinese nationals who enter the country as tourists but work in the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) industry, a senator said Monday. Read more »

4 na Malaysian na ‘tinorture, dinakip’ ng mga Chinese POGO workers sinagip

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 15 07:27 PM

Aabot sa 10 Chinese na umano'y Philippine offshore gaming operations workers ang inaresto kasunod ng insidente sa lungsod ng San Pedro, Laguna. 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 »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 12, 2020

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Posted at Feb 13 12:21 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Taiwanese POGO worker cries trafficking, tags 'protector' in gov't

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 04:09 PM

Lai Yu Cian narrated her story before reporters in the Senate, accompanied by Sen. Risa Hontiveros, who is investigating alleged abuses in POGOs or Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations. Read more »

Senate panel eyes POGO industry suspension over P50B tax deficiency

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 02:42 AM

MANILA - Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) in the Philippines should be suspended after a Senate inquiry found that the industry committed several irregularities, including failure to pay at least P50 billion in taxes, a senator said Tuesday.   Read more »

POGO hub Pasay seeks operators' help to stop virus spread

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Posted at Feb 07 12:35 PM

Personnel in contact with clients should wear masks and that a 10-day quarantine on workers from affected countries should be imposed, the Mayor said in a letter dated Jan. 31.   Read more »

POGO employees from virus-hit Wuhan working in PH: DILG

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 05:05 AM

Some Chinese employees in Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) are still working after returning from Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in Chinese, an official of the Department of Interior and Local Government said on Wednesday.  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 »

'Prostitusyon sa PH lumakas sa pagdating ng mga POGO'

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Posted at Jan 29 07:47 PM

Aminado ang mga awtoridad na lumakas ang prostitusyon sa Pilipinas nang magsulputan ang Philippine offshore gaming operators. Read more »

Police to intensify POGO monitoring after sex trafficking reports: Año

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 29 05:45 PM

The police needs to be "proactive" in this issue because intelligence reports showed that most of the victims in Chinese-run prostitution dens are minors, Interior Sec. Eduardo Año said. Read more »

PNP, NBI kumbinsido sa koneksyon ng mga POGO sa paglala ng prostitusyon sa Pilipinas

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Posted at Jan 29 12:24 AM

Kumbinsido ang Philippine National Police at National Bureau of Investigation na may koneksyon ang mga philippine offshore gaming operator o POGO sa paglala ng prostitusyon sa bansa. Read more »

Sex trade syndicates growing rampant in Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 12:01 AM

Philippine security forces sound the alarm over the proliferation of prostitution rings in Metro Manila. Read more »

Anti-wiretap law hampering fight vs sex traffickers, says justice official

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 08:21 PM

A Senate panel earlier found that Chinese-run prostitution dens have been pimping Filipina teens and foreign sex workers through chat apps. Read more »