CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police Regional Office 3 director Brig. Gen. Cesar Pasiwen announced Saturday, Sept. 24, that they have been facilitating the issuance of national police clearance round-the-clock to workers of licensed Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) in Cent
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Police Regional Office-3 (PRO-3) has started issuing national police clearance to workers of licensed Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in Central Luzon. PRO-3 chief Brig. Gen. Cesar Pasiwen said on Friday the move was part of the identification all foreigners and locals working in POGO to avoid similar kidnapping cases and other forms of abuse, particularly among Chinese workers. The national police clearance will ensure that those foreigners entering the country are not criminals, Pasiwen said. Some 180 workers of the Tele Empire in Upper Cubic, Subic Bay Freeport Zone clearances for workers, who are Chinese, Malaysian, and Indian nationals, are being processed in Olongapo City. Thirty workers, with no criminal records, were the first to receive their clearances. "We welcome the support of the operators of the legitimate POGOs who are coordinating with us and seeking assistance for the issuance of national police clearance of their