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41 POGOs to close by end of 2024
Task Force POGO Closure is warning that illegal operators might use 'dirty tactics' after the December 31 deadline set by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for the ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators.
A high-level meeting was held, led by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and attended by various agencies including the Department of Labor and Employment, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, and the Bureau of Immigration.
Forty-one licensed POGOs have expressed their intent to cease operations by the end of 2024.
The task force's objective is to create clear guidelines for a complete POGO prohibition nationwide while ensuring the welfare of affected workers.
PAGCOR Chairman Alejandro H. Tengco anticipates that POGO operators will attempt to conceal their illicit operations starting January 1, 2025.
Philippine authorities are preparing for an increase in underground POGO activities following the ban.
All foreign POGO workers have been given until October 15, 2024, to voluntarily leave the country.
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