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5 Chinese POGO workers intercepted

The Philippine Star 23 Mar 2025
Five Chinese workers reportedly involved in Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) were apprehended on Saturday while attempting to flee to Sabah, Malaysia through Tawi-Tawi ....
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POGO-26: UNITING GLOBAL OCEAN EXPERTS IN PENANG, CEMACS LEADS THE WAY (Universiti Sains Malaysia)

Public Technologies 23 Mar 2025
... Global Ocean (POGO-26). This prestigious event, held at the Gurney Bay Hotel, marks the first time POGO's annual meeting is being held in Southeast Asia.
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Acidre: Roque asylum bid to evade criminal liability on POGO, human trafficking

Manila Standard 21 Mar 2025
Acidre called it a desperate attempt to evade accountability for his alleged involvement in offshore scam hubs or Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and related crimes, including human trafficking.
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PAOCC raids Makati POGO hub; 188 nabbed

The Philippine Star 20 Mar 2025
... reportedly working for the POGO hub, PAOCC executive director Gilbert Cruz said.
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216 nabbed in Makati POGO hub raid

Manila Bulletin 20 Mar 2025
Around 200 workers and 16 of their employers were arrested during a raid on an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Ayala Avenue, Makati City on Wednesday afternoon, March 19.
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Deported POGO workers no longer allowed tickets with layovers

The Manila Times 19 Mar 2025
Immigration spokesman Dana Sandoval on Wednesday disclosed that the bureau is set to come out soon with a new internal policy that POGO workers set for deportation would no longer be allowed to purchase airline tickets with layovers.
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'Rotten Pogo product': Hontiveros slams Li Duan Wang PH citizenship bid

The Philadelphia Inquirer 18 Mar 2025
During a Senate subcommittee on justice and human rights hearing on Tuesday, Hontiveros described Wang as a “rotten product” of POGO.
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Hontiveros slams Filipino citizenship bid of ‘biggest POGO provider’

Manila Bulletin 18 Mar 2025
At the continuation of the Senate subcommittee on justice and human rights, Hontiveros said Li is an incorporator of New Oriental Club 88 Corp., which is considered as the biggest POGO service provider that was closed down in 2019.
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PH gaming sales top P400b despite POGO ban

Manila Standard 18 Mar 2025
The Philippine gaming industry remains robust despite the ban on Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs), Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) chairman and chief executive Alejandro Tengco said ... .
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BI, NBI arrest 49 POGO workers in Pasay

The Philippine Star 15 Mar 2025
The Bureau of Immigration and National Bureau of Investigation arrested 49 foreigners engaged in Philippine offshore and gaming operator (POGO) online scamming operations ....
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49 foreigners arrested in POGO-like online hub in Pasay City

Manila Bulletin 15 Mar 2025
Forty-nine foreigners were arrested Friday night, March 14, in a commercial building in Pasay City where they were operating online hubs similar to the now banned Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs).
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MICHAEL ALEXANDER: I pogoed in St Andrews with miming KT Tunstall, then interviewed her about busking

The Courier 12 Mar 2025
Michael Alexander spent a freezing day in St Andrews with KT Tunstall to write about the new Courier ad campaign launch - and ended up on screen with the rock star ... .
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After Pogos, Pigos next?

The Philadelphia Inquirer 12 Mar 2025
President Marcos was widely praised last year for banning Philippine offshore ...
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