It’s official: Marcos orders shutdown of Pogos

Julie Aurelio - @inquirerdotnet 11/09/2024

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has officially banned Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), three months after announcing the plan in his July 22 State of the Nation Address. Executive Order No. 74, issued on Nov. 5, cites national…

POGO hub raid update: NBI to summon Cebu businessman

Mary Rose Sagarino 11/08/2024

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A Cebuano businessman will be summoned by the National Bureau of Investigation Cebu District Office (NBI CEBDO) to confirm his ownership of the Tourist Garden Hotel in Barangay Agus, Lapu-Lapu City where the…

NBI-7 searches for 4 missing Indonesians in new Pogo hub raid

Emmariel Ares 10/13/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) will be checking to see if the four Indonesian nationals they are still searching for were among the foreigners found inside another alleged Pogo…

High-speed internet request led to Pogo discovery in Moalboal

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/10/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Because of an unusual request for a high-speed internet for a small resort, authorities in Moalboal town, southwestern Cebu discovered what could be a potential illegal Philippine Offshore Gambling Operation (Pogo). On Wednesday, October…

NBI-7 hunt down 3 Indonesian nationals after passports found in Lapu-Lapu POGO raid

Emmariel Ares 09/28/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Authorities are now in the process of tracking down three Indonesians, whose passports were found sealed inside a metal vault retrieved from the recently uncovered Pogo hub in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. The National…

Cellphones, passports, and keys among items found in vaults of Lapu-Lapu’s Pogo hub

Emmariel Ares 09/26/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Almost one month after a hotel in Barangay Agus, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu was uncovered as a Pogo hub, authorities forcibly opened the three metal vaults retrieved from inside the establishment. More than a…

NBI-7 files charges vs 16 foreigners nabbed in Lapu Pogo hub

Emmariel Ares 09/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) has filed charges for qualified trafficking in person against the 16 foreign nationals who were apprehended in a hotel in Brgy. Agus, Lapu-Lapu City…

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