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By Neil Jerome Morales and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) – Former Philippines mayor Alice Guo, accused of ties to Chinese criminal syndicates and money laundering, arrived in Manila on Friday on a chartered flight after being deported from Indonesia. Guo, also known as Chinese national Guo Hua Ping, was arrested in the Indonesian city of Tangerang near the capital of Jakarta on Tuesday. Her case has gripped the Philippines at a time of growing suspicion […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine government has allowed the partial reopening of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations amid the enhanced community quarantine. In a radio interview, Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation chair and chief executive officer Andrea Domingo said, however, that only 30% of the total workforce will be allowed to report for work. Those who will report for work, she said, should live near the workplace, and shall be transported to work and to their homes by private […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZrVd76-mBY Ni Vic Somintac Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Hinihintay pa ng Department of Finance o (DOF) ang resulta ng imbestigasyon ng Senado kaugnay sa mga krimen at katiwaliang bumabalot sa Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) sa bansa. Magugunitang nanganak na ng iba’t-ibang krimen at irregularidad ang POGO gaya ng mga nadiskubreng drug trade, sex dens, kidnapping, money laundering, “pastillas scheme” at pagpasok ng mga kahina-hinalang Chinese nationals na ginagamit ang nasabing gambling operations. […]
(Eagle News)–The presence of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations represent a “threat to national security and stability,” Senator Leila de Lima said. De Lima issued the statement amid hearings being conducted in the Senate on issues stemming from the proliferation of POGOs. Only recently, Allison Chiong, immigration officer 1, revealed some unscrupulous immigration personnel and officials took part in a scheme involving the escort of some Chinese POGO workers into the country for a fee. “The […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, Feb. 27, called for the temporary suspension of operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators. Hontiveros, chair of the Senate Committee on Women and Children, made the remark in an interview over ANC. “I think we should temporarily suspend all POGO operations while we are really accounting for ano ba talaga ang ganansiya sa atin and what are the costs on the other side of the balance sheet,” Hontiveros said. […]
(Eagle News) — Chinese workers who came to the Philippines illegally will be deported. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, following revelations some Chinese casino high-rollers and Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations workers were escorted by some unscrupulous immigration personnel for a fee. At least 19 immigration officers have been placed on floating status after the scheme was revealed in hearings in the Senate, which is probing issues stemming from the proliferation of POGOs […]
(Eagle News) — Immigration commissioner Jaime Morente still enjoys the trust and confidence of President Rodrigo Duterte, the Palace said on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the remark amid the allegations of corruption hurled against unscrupulous immigration personnel who escort Chinese Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators workers in the airport in exchange for a fee. “Until he says otherwise, the assumption is [that] he has confidence in him,” Panelo said. Senator Risa Hontiveros […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima has urged the government to heed Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s warning about the proximity of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators to military facilities, warning of the possible start of a “creeping Chinese invasion.” “It’s better to err on the side of caution. It’s even beyond caution, a cause for serious concern,” De Lima said. According to De Lima, “we cannot set aside the possibility that these POGO hubs could be used […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Aug. 19, dismissed Chinese ambassador Zhao Jianhua’s remark Overseas Filipino Workers in China could also be accused of spying. Zhao issued the remark after Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed concerns about the proximity of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations hubs to military facilities, saying the Chinese nationals employed there could easily shift to spying. “The Office of the President shares the sentiment of Secretary Lorenzana and (Socioeconomic) Secretary (Ernesto) Pernia when […]
(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 […]
