NABBED. One of 51 workers caught working for an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator during a raid in Barangay Pio del Pilar, Makati City at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in July 2020. Concerned citizens reported the company, located on the fifth floor of a condominium, to the police. (Courtesy of Southern Police District) MANILA - Government agencies must intensify the campaign against the illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) to ensure peace and order and maintain a climate conducive for business. Senator JV Ejercito on Tuesday said in particular, the Bureau of Immigration, National Bureau of Investigation, and Philippine National Police must work double time to monitor and detect illegal operations and the whereabouts of displaced POGO workers. He cautioned that the government risks losing the confidence of investors and the rest of the business sector if such security concerns are not addressed. "There might be some foreign national syn
NABBED. One of 51 workers caught working for an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator during a raid in Barangay Pio del Pilar, Makati City at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in July 2020. Concerned citizens reported the company, located on the fifth floor of a condominium, to the police. (Courtesy of Southern Police District) MANILA - Government agencies must intensify the campaign against the illegal activities of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) to ensure peace and order and maintain a climate conducive for business. Senator JV Ejercito on Tuesday said in particular, the Bureau of Immigration, National Bureau of Investigation, and Philippine National Police must work double time to monitor and detect illegal operations and the whereabouts of displaced POGO workers. He cautioned that the government risks losing the confidence of investors and the rest of the business sector if such security concerns are not addressed. "There might be some foreign national syn