Tag: Pogo workers

Hontiveros: Unscrupulous immigration personnel receiving money from some Chinese POGO workers arriving in PHL

(Eagle News)–Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, Feb. 17, accused some immigration personnel of receiving money from arriving Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations Chinese workers. According to Hontiveros, the P10,000 “service fee” paid to the unscrupulous personnel was to ensure the entry of the Chinese nationals in the country. She said according to her source, of the P10,000, P2000 was shared among personnel in the airport while P8000 goes to Chinese tour operators, local tours and syndicates […]

Lorenzana fires back at Chinese ambassador Zhao: Pogo workers “not comparable” to OFWs

(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana fired back at Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua after he asked  what the Philippine government would think if China thought  Overseas Filipino Workers there were also spies. Zhao had issued the remark after  Lorenzana expressed concerns about the proximity of Chinese-manned Philippine offshore gaming operation (Pogo) sites to military and police camps, saying the Chinese could easily shift  to spying. “That’s the most preposterous statement I heard in […]