Tag: Illegal Operations

  • Shocking Raid Unveils Criminal Nexus: PAOCC Targets Parañaque Building Owner Linked to Illegal POGO Operations

    In a startling development, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) is set to bring criminal charges against the owner of a building in Parañaque City, following a raid that exposed its use as a hub for an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO). The announcement was made by PAOCC director and spokesperson Winston Casio during…

  • Philippines Aims to Eradicate Illegal POGOs by 2025

    The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) has set a goal to completely eliminate all illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) by the end of 2025. Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz, the PAOCC’s Executive Director, shared this ambition during a recent Saturday News Forum in Quezon City. Following President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s ban on POGOs in January,…

  • 32 Foreign Nationals Detained in Parañaque Raid on Illegal POGO Operations

    In a coordinated effort, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) conducted a raid in Parañaque City, resulting in the arrest of 32 foreign nationals engaged in illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) activities. The operation took place on Friday night in Aseana City, a bustling business district. According to…

  • 32 Foreign Nationals Arrested in Parañaque Raid on Illegal POGO Operations

    In a coordinated effort, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) conducted a raid in Parañaque City, resulting in the arrest of 32 foreign nationals engaged in illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) activities. The operation took place on Friday night in Aseana City, a bustling business district. According to…

  • DILG Reports 47 POGOs Still Active in the Philippines

    ONGOING OPERATIONS. CIDG agents gather evidence during a raid in a village within the Clark Freeport Zone in Mabalacat City, Pampanga, on July 30, 2024. According to Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla, 47 Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) continue to function across the nation, as stated on December 5.…

  • Cebu City Adheres to DILG’s Directive on Monitoring Disguised POGO Operations

    Cebu City’s Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has confirmed that the city is actively following the instructions from Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla to monitor and curb Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) that masquerade as legitimate businesses. In response to Remulla’s directive, which calls for local leaders to halt illegal…

  • Cebu City Adheres to DILG’s Directive to Monitor Disguised POGO Operations

    Cebu City’s Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia has confirmed that the city is actively following the instructions from Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Juanito Victor Remulla to scrutinize businesses suspected of being fronts for Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs). In response to Remulla’s directive, which calls for local leaders to halt illegal POGO…