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Hontiveros warns of Pogo ‘rebranding’ amid Marcos ban order
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged law enforcement agencies to intensify efforts in enforcing the total ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) due to their continued underground operations.
Hontiveros warned that POGOs might "rebrand" themselves to continue operating, potentially posing as call centers or hiding within special economic zones.
This call comes after a raid on an illegal POGO hub in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, where over 150 foreigners were rescued.
The Senator emphasized that investigations have revealed these POGOs are linked to organized criminal groups and complicit public officials.
She is determined to hold these officials accountable and stressed that these "rebranding" schemes should not be tolerated.
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Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez urged the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to shut down the remaining approximately 200 illegal Philippine Offshore Gambling Operators (POGOs) in the country.
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Authorities rescued 162 foreign nationals, including 83 Chinese, 70 Indonesians, two Taiwanese, six Burmese, and one Malaysian, from a suspected illegal POGO hub in the Tourist Garden Hotel in Lapu-Lapu City.
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The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) announced that the physical winding down of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) will commence in October.
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The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has downgraded approximately 2,000 work visas (9G visas) of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) employees following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s announcement of a ban on the gaming platform.
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