Tag: POGOs

Philippine lawmaker pushes for Anti-POGO Act; regional cooperation in battling illegal online gaming

9 April 2025 at 6:31am UTC-4
Philippine Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros has resumed her stance on passing the Anti-POGO Act which seeks to strengthen the existing full ban on POGOs which came ...

Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration bans layover flights for POGO fugitives

25 March 2025 at 6:55am UTC-4
The Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration has further tightened restrictions for foreign nationals linked to crimes associated with POGOs, by banning deportation flights with ...

Philippine Senate President calls for online gambling review

4 March 2025 at 7:48am UTC-5
Philippine Senate President, Francis Escudero, has called for a cost-benefit analysis of the online gambling sector in the country after concerns that inland operators are harming ...

PAOCC aims to eliminate POGOs by the end of the year

17 February 2025 at 7:22am UTC-5
The Philippine Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission has announced plans to target and eliminate illegal POGOs by the end of the year. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr ...