BI to fast-track exit applications of POGOs

The Philippines' immigration bureau is planning to "expedite" the exit applications of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) or Internet Gaming Licensees (IGLs) for its foreign workers.

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"During the meeting, members agreed to conduct service days for POGO companies, where we will implement their downgraded visa status and issue exit clearances," BI officer-in charge Joel Viado said in a press statement Saturday.

DOLE representatives will also receive "surrendered alien employment permits of the POGO workers."

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"Those who fail to apply before the said date will be ordered to leave the country within 59 days.  If said foreign workers fail to leave before December 31, the BI will initiate deportation proceedings against them," the BI said.

The BI has "downgraded" 5,955 visas, and those who refuse to leave by 2025 will be "arrested, deported, and blacklisted from the Philippines."