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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 10) — An industry association said Monday it was "unfair" to blame the whole sector for kidnapping cases linked to ...

The Philippines has been placed under China's blacklist of tourist destinations due to issues hounding the POGO industry, Senate President Migz Zubiri said ...

THE closure of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) will lead to the loss of over 23,000 jobs held by Filipinos, the POGO association said.

Members occupy an estimated 407,841 square meters of floor space. and our senators in particular — not to look at the POGO sector as the enemy but rather an ally in nation building,” ASPAP spokesperson Paul J. Its tally for foreign nationals is 17,130.

MANILA, Philippines — An association representing Filipino workers in Philippine offshore gaming operations (Pogos) on Monday told the government to ...

[‘Burning the house to kill the rat?’: Lawmakers weigh Pogo pros, cons](https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1675622/burning-the-house-to-kill-the-rat-lawmakers-weigh-pogo-pros-cons) [Visa cancellation of over 48,000 POGO workers underway ](https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1674025/visa-cancellation-of-over-48000-pogo-workers-underway-bi) [ending activities of the Pogos](https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1664990/lets-discontinue-with-the-pogo-because-of-the-social-cost) in the Philippines because of the social costs associated with the industry. The Philippine National Police (PNP) also said that the majority of the kidnapping cases in 2022, 15 out of 29, are kidnappings. “The association and the workers are appealing to the government to carefully weigh out and determine the economic contributions, including the potential loss of jobs in deciding the fate of the online gaming industry,” Association of Service Providers and Pogo (Aspap) representative Mike Danganan said in a press briefing. [does not justify its operations in the country](https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1664877/revenue-not-enough-to-justify-pogo-operations-in-ph-poe?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1663232720-1). MANILA, Philippines — An association representing Filipino workers in Philippine offshore gaming operations (Pogos) on Monday told the government to “carefully weigh” the impact of banning offshore gaming on its workers and the nation’s economy.

MANILA, Philippines — Amid the continuous operations of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), the Philippines has been included in China's blacklist ...

“Ambassador Huang said that the Philippines now is part of a blacklist of tourist sites because they do not know if the tourist going there will be operating or will be joining Pogo operations,” Zubiri said. MANILA, Philippines — Amid the continuous operations of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), the Philippines has been included in China’s blacklist of tourist destinations. Philippines on China’s blacklist of tourist sites over Pogo operations — Zubiri

The government is expected to collect higher revenues from Philippine offshore gaming operations this year as the economy continues to reopen, but such tax ...

We want to clean up and ensure no criminal activities are being committed in the POGO industry,” he added. earlier canceled the permits of 175 POGO companies following the string of POGO-related crimes, such as kidnapping, murder and prostitution, whose victims and perpetrators are commonly Chinese. So I would say that is on the table, but the clear policy direction will have to come from the BI,” he added. “Please, just follow the order to leave the country within 60 days. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. “It has become a door to several crimes. We have enough laws to protect people from human trafficking. We have enough laws to deport illegal workers. This issue has been hounding us, and we don’t like that the reputation of our country is at stake because what is happening is it’s becoming a mockery to our justice system and law enforcement that the crimes that they commit are too scandalous,” Clavano said. Meanwhile, those who have already been given 60 days to leave the country should comply, according to the DOJ official, as he stressed how the government would not have any more “mockery” dealt to the justice and law enforcement system of the Philippines. “China and Cambodia have banned gambling because of the ill-effects it had brought, and the Philippines should learn from their experience: we should not disregard the negative and deleterious effects that have risen with the continued operation of POGO in our country.” ASPAP representative Paul Bongco said the POGO sector is appealing to the government to weigh out and determine the economic contributions, including the potential loss of jobs in the industry.

And while the Bureau of Immigration (BI) began processing the deportation of 48,000 unlicensed Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) foreign workers, Albay ...

ASPAP was established in 2020 in response to the onslaught of COVID-19. Let them operate to the fullest extent.” We have enough laws to deport illegal workers,” Salceda said He said, however, that it’s unfair to blame the whole industry for the illegal activities of a few. Joey Salceda urged the government to treat the affected alien workers like other foreigners overstaying in the country. Apart from employment, he said industry data showed that in the last six years POGOs contributed more than P61 billion to the government in terms of taxes and fees paid to PAGCOR, the Bureau of Internal Revenue, the Department of Labor and Employment, and the Bureau of Immigration.

China has placed the Philippines on a tourism blacklist over the continued operations of offshore gaming operators in the country, Senate President Juan ...

China’s culture and tourism ministry has referred to the existence of a tourism blacklist at least three times since it was first announced in August 2020. Arrivals from China dropped to 22,236 this year. “Ambassador Huang said that the Philippines now is part of a blacklist of tourist sites because they do not know if the tourist going there will be joining POGO operations and they do not know if their nationals who go to the Philippines will be safe from illegal activities done by the Triad, by the syndicates operating POGO,” Zubiri said.

China has blacklisted the Philippines as a tourist destination due to continued POGO operations, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said.

In September, talks of banning POGOs reached the Senate, with Sen. "Nakakagalit na parang wala na talagang sinasanto ang mga POGO. "Crimes induced by and associated with online gambling not only harm China's interests and China-Philippines relations, but also hurt the interests of the Philippines," the Chinese embassy in Manila said. Isipin din natin, 'Ano ang kapalit nito?'" she said. Receivables from operators of POGOs reached P2.328 billion as of the end of 2021, according to a government audit on the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor). Noting a string of POGO-related abductions and decreasing tax collections from the industry, she said the Philippines must consider "creative ways" to generate income.

There have been 38 criminal cases linked to the Pogos since the start of the year, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Tuesday.

immediately directed the regional directors of NCRPO (National Capital Region Police Office), PRO (Police Regional Office) 4A and PRO 3 to maximize our deployment in these areas wherein Pogo establishments are located particularly in the southern part of Metro Manila,” said Cruz. But for this month, we have not recorded any incident relating to Pogo cases,” he told Ejercito, noting that the record is from January 1 to October 6 this year. “In fact, our chief PNP Police Gen.

MANILA – A lawmaker on Tuesday called on the government to exercise empathy and fairness in dealing with workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators ...

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The economic contribution of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) remained significant and still a cause for concern once lost, the Senate Ways and ...

Transaction volume going down impacts the revenues of both private and public sectors. Would one percent GDP contribution warrant the continued existence of POGOs? As regards the POGO workforce, Socioeconomic Planning Undersecretary Rosemarie G. [Previous government estimates of] .05 percent are minuscule…I want to break down [POGOs’ economic contribution],” Gatchalian said. Earlier in the hearing, Gatchalian asked the Association of Service Providers and POGOs (ASPAP) if technology transfer is happening in the industry and if it is possible for Filipinos to later run POGOs 100 percent. The figure is more than half of the P53-billion POGO economic contributions estimated by the National Economic and Development Authority in the pandemic-transition year of 2022, and a third of the P104.5 billion in total contributions during the POGO peak year of 2019.

Crimes associated with Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) not only harm China's interests but also the Philippines', the Chinese Embassy said ...

Chinese government cares about and protects the safety and legitimate interests of each and every overseas Chinese citizen," it added. "Most of the recent crimes targeted at Chinese citizens in the Philippines are related to POGO. Chinese government and law enforcement have been taking tough measures to combat all forms of gambling," the Chinese Embassy said.

MANILA – Manila 6th District Rep. Bienvenido Abante Jr. on Tuesday described the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) as a “plague” following ...

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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is “closely monitoring” the issue regarding the continuous operations of Philippine offshore...

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