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'Foreign criminals additional headache for cops' - Villanueva

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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 »

Immigration bureau cracks down on illegal foreign workers

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Updated as of Sep 22 07:07 PM

The immigration bureau on Sunday said it would launch a program that will closely monitor overstaying foreign nationals amid a rise of illegal foreign workers in the country.   Read more »

'Diversifying' sectors drive office space demand in Metro Manila: Colliers

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Posted at Sep 19 10:14 AM

Business process outsourcing, offshore gaming and the growing non-traditional companies this year will sustain the demand for office space in Metro Manila, a property consultant said Thursday. 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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Duterte's upcoming visit to China will be the most critical one yet: analyst

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Posted at Aug 27 10:36 AM

President Duterte's visit to China this week will be a critical one and may have more repercussions than any of his visits of the past 3 years. In an interview with #MarketEdge, Bob Herrera-Lim of business consultancy firm, Teneo, says the world will be closely watching how Duterte will raise the Hague ruling and assert the country's sovereignty. But Lim also warns that the more pressing issue concerns the Philippine offshore gaming industry, which can directly hurt the real estate market. Read more »

Mayor Belmonte issues notice of violations vs POGOs in QC

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Updated as of Aug 25 12:32 AM

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte led an inspection in Libis that revealed multiple offshore gaming companies' failure to present clearances required to conduct business. 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 »

Defense chief wary of POGOs near military bases: They may 'shift to spying'

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 06:04 PM

Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) located near major military bases may be a security risk, the defense chief said Friday.  Read more »

Why 2019 could be a 'good year' for property sector

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Updated as of May 21 10:47 AM

The growing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and the Philippines Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) drive office space rentals in the metro, Pinnacle Real Estate Consulting Services head of research Jose Romarx Salas told ANC.  Read more »

Labor chief seeks wider authority over foreign workers

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Posted at May 02 12:31 PM

The labor department should have the power to raise fines for illegal workers to P100,000 from P10,000 and cancel or suspend the franchise of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGOs that employ foreign nationals without an Alien Employment Permits. Read more »

Wala tayong magagawa: DOLE says no control over Chinese businesses in Boracay

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Updated as of Apr 17 03:47 PM

Labor Sec. Silvestre Bello III said the department has no control over businesses being built on the island but they are monitoring the potential recruitment of foreign workers for jobs fit for Filipinos. Read more »

Bello urges public to report foreigners in jobs locals can do

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Posted at Apr 08 08:11 PM

Reports can be made through the Department of Labor and Employment's (DOLE) Hotline 1349. Read more »

Foreigners can't work in jobs fit for Filipinos: labor chief

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Updated as of Apr 08 01:53 PM

Bello said a total ban of foreign workers is not feasible since locals may not be able to do some tasks. Read more »

Filipinos can soon 'object' to foreign workers, says labor chief

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Posted at Mar 08 03:35 PM

Some provisions under a proposed memorandum circular include the posting of the position and the foreign applicant for a month before the issuance of an alien employment permit, Bello told ANC. Read more »

Alejano hits Duterte on “careful” treatment of illegal Chinese workers

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 09:05 PM

Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano said President Duterte should not be scared of China after the President said government moves against illegal Chinese workers in the country must be taken with caution. Read more »