Tag: Chinese embassy

Pangilinan to gov’t: Listen to China, revoke POGO licenses

(Eagle News)–Senator Francis Pangilinan urged the government to listen to China and cancel the licenses of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators. In backing the call of the Chinese embassy in the Philippines, Pangilinan noted that  gambling was illegal in China in the first place. Some forms of gambling, including online gambling, are legal in the Philippines. “Ibig sabihin, mga Chinese criminal ang nagpapatakbo ng mga POGO dito sa Pilipinas,” he said. He also noted that the […]

Chinese embassy: No hit-and-run incident near Recto Bank

Adds Chinese vessel was “besieged” by Filipino fishing boats while “berthed” in area (Eagle News)–The Chinese embassy has admitted it was a Chinese boat that hit a Filipino fishing boat near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea on June 9. But in a statement, the embassy said the Chinese fishing boat Yuemaobinyu 42212, from Guangdong, was “berthed” at the area when seven or eight Filipino fishing boats “besieged” it. “During evacuation, 42212 failed to […]