According to a resolution dated March 21, deportees linked to POGO-related crimes must now be placed on direct flights to their home countries, except when no direct route is available.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has officially banned deportation flights with layovers for foreign fugitives involved in Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO)-related crimes to prevent them from ...

The five individuals were linked to the Lucky South 99 POGO hub in Porac, Pampanga, which authorities raided in June 2024. The BI is currently investigating how the Chinese POGO workers managed to ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) arrested five blacklisted workers under the Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogo), who were previously tied to the raided Lucky South ...

PHILIPPINE Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco said on Tuesday, March 18, that the Philippine gaming industry remains robust despite the ban on Philippine offshore ...

Two of the arrested individuals are fugitives wanted in China and all five were previously linked to Lucky South 99, a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) company that was raided for alleged ...

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MENACE. The computer monitor showing illegal online casino operations taking place inside a raided Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) in Makati City on Wednesday night (March 19, 2025). The ...

MANILA, Philippines — A manhunt for a robbery suspect led to the discovery of an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) facility in Makati’s financial district on Wednesday night.

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service reported that the beef sticks were produced in January and have an expiration date of Feb. 10, 2026. These recalled products were shipped to retail ...

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