NO LET-UP. Some foreign POGO workers undergo immigration processing before leaving the country in this undated photo. The BI said Friday (Jan. 3, 2025) that it would mount an intensified manhunt ...

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 22,609 Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) workers have left the country following the December 31 deadline, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said on Monday.

It was during his third State of the Nation Address last July 22 that Marcos announced the Philippines would ban POGO operations by the end of 2024. By November, the President issued an executive ...

2024 was full of great games, with some bangers like Path of Exile 2 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle coming in hot in December. The first month of 2025 is comparatively quiet, but the calm ...

A scrabble board, timers, letter bag and score pad wait for players during the Let’s Play Scrabble New Year’s Tournament on Saturday at the Marriot in Colonie. Tracy Dunn thinks about her next ...

The decision, announced as part of a broader campaign to address associated crimes and economic issues, includes directives for law enforcement agencies to dismantle all illegal POGO operations.

Open Pogo Simulator on Roblox. Click on the "Shop" icon located on the left side of the game. Click on the "Codes" section. Copy and paste the code from this guide into "Type code here" textbox ...

in Metro Manila remains limited, the northernmost town of Santa Ana, Cagayan, is reeling from the aftermath of the government's decision to shut down these gaming entities. Santa Ana, where POGO ...

MANILA, Philippines — Up to 7,000 former workers of Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) hubs are expected to leave the country before the firm December 31 deadline, the Bureau of ...

The Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) issue is far from closed, even with the Dec. 15 revocation of all POGO licenses by PAGCOR. This decisive action may seem like the end, but the reality ...

"It's the human contact," Gutierrez said, lifting her head from a recent lunchtime Scrabble battle with Cadman ... "We come just to play games. Just to kill time." Board gaming and the board ...