Entangled in Kidnapping Scandal: The Truth Behind Philippine Gambling Grey Market, Cryptocurrency Laundering, and "Police-Criminal Symbiosis"

On August 30, the Chinese Ministry of Education issued a rare travel advisory for studying in the Philippines, citing a continuous high incidence of malicious cases against Chinese citizens; on the same day, the Consular Protection Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also reminded Chinese citi

Is the gambling industry recovering? Many apartments in the prestigious Pasay Huaxing have been rented out, but foreign employees on the ALO blacklist still face mass deportation.

The Philippine gaming industry seems to be stirring up waves again as a storm approaches. Recently, the prestigious Paseo Huaxing Apartments have become the center of attention.According to several real estate agents, within just a few days, 26 apartment units were swept up by the same "mysterious

Philippine Gambling Grey Industry's Fight of Trapped Beasts: Chinese Begin to Report Each Other, the Last Struggle Under Global Siege

The Philippines, once considered a "gold rush paradise" for its gambling gray market, is now in trouble amid a global crackdown. News of large-scale raids continues to emerge from Manila, Clark, Cebu, and other locations, with countries like China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and Myanmar

Is the POGO scandal about to be unveiled? Zubiri vows to expose the behind-the-scenes tycoons of Philippine online gambling.

Philippine Senator Zubiri recently stated that up to one-third of the population in the Philippines may be associated with Philippine POGO and online gambling, and the real identities of the billionaires and operators behind this vast network will be revealed at the upcoming Senate hearing.Zubiri sa

Philippine government strengthens digital defenses: DICT collaborates with the telecommunications industry to crack down on POGO infiltration and cyber fraud.

The Philippine government is accelerating its digital governance efforts, tackling online gambling and telecommunications fraud simultaneously.Senator Sherwin Gatchalian recently called for urgent action from regulatory bodies to combat the infiltration of daily applications by online gambling platf

Philippine House of Representatives restarts "quadrilateral investigation": POGO, drugs, and extrajudicial killings become key battlefronts.

The Philippine House of Representatives recently officially passed Resolution No. 106, announcing the restart of the "Quad-Committee" investigation, focusing on highly sensitive issues such as offshore gaming (POGO), illegal drugs, extrajudicial killings, and government procurement corruption, aimin

Philippines' "Gambling Ban" Dilemma: POGO's Ten-Year Standoff, a Gray Tug-of-War Between Power and Money Flow

After President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), discussions about a comprehensive ban on POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators) resurfaced. Several senators made consecutive statements, harshly criticizing POGO for fostering telec

After the POGO exodus, Manila's real estate market shows mixed signals: office buildings rebound, residential sector cools down.

The Philippine real estate market has recently shown a distinct "polarized pattern": the office market has welcomed a supply peak, while the residential market has fallen into a sales slump. Particularly after the withdrawal of the POGO "wild" group, residential demand in Manila plummeted, leading t

"Silent Harvest": The True Script of the Philippine POGO Clearance Battle

Is the Philippine POGO (Offshore Gaming) industry about to "resurrect"? Recently, President Marcos Jr. has been slow to sign the "Anti-POGO Law," sparking industry speculation and illusions of a "resurrection." However, those truly familiar with the political ecology of the Philippines understand th

The Philippine Bureau of Immigration, in collaboration with the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT): Anti-POGO, combating cyber fraud, conducting a nationwide internet crackdown.

Joel Anthony Viado, the Director of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in the Philippines, recently announced that the BI will deepen reforms to fully respond to President Marcos Jr.'s vision of a "New Philippines" (Bagong Pilipinas), focusing on governance transformation, service enhancement, and digit

Prohibited but Not Eliminated: A Year into the Philippine Crackdown on POGOs, Nearly Ten Thousand Chinese Remain Stranded in Fraud Schemes

It has been a year since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered a comprehensive ban on offshore gambling (POGO), and although the Philippines has ostensibly cleared the main operating parks, the shadow of POGO still lingers. The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) notes that about 9

POGO Transforms into Online Lending (OLA)? Philippines Arrests 172 People in Illegal Online Lending Syndicate, Behind it All is an Old Fraud Group

The Philippine government recently disclosed that a group of criminals, formerly active in the POGO scam parks, are transitioning to operating illegal online lending (OLA) businesses, with at least 55 illegal loan applications linked to them. As the government intensifies its crackdown on the gambli

Social Cancer or Economic Engine? Philippine Online Gambling Ban Sparks Fierce Congressional Battle!

Philippine POGO faces another setback! Cebu's Deputy Mayor pushes for the revision of 7 supporting ordinances, conducting a comprehensive review of Chinese-funded gambling operators.

Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) face another setback in Cebu. On July 9, Cebu City Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña announced that the city council will start revising several previously passed local regulations that support the POGO business, in response to national measures to regulate the indu

The list of POGO suspects is believed to have entered China, with former practitioners being named by the police overseas continuously.

Recently, there have been rumors that the list of employees working in the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) has been handed over to Chinese law enforcement authorities. Several Chinese nationals who previously worked in the Philippines and have now moved to Cambodia stated that they have

Philippine Senator Zhang Qiaowei publicly calls for stronger regulation of online gambling!