MANILA, Philippines — Less than two weeks before the Dec. 31 deadline for Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) hubs to cease operations, around 8,000 foreign Pogo workers who downgraded ...

17, 2024). The POGO facility, located on a 33-hectare property, is the biggest in the country. (PNA photo by Yancy Lim) MANILA – The country's biggest Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) ...

ALL Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (Pogo) hubs in the country are now closed, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) chairman Alejandro Tengco said Tuesday, December 17, 2024.

During his third State of the Nation Address, Marcos ordered the Philippine Amusement Gaming Corporation to facilitate the winding down of the Pogo business by the end of this year. However ...

CRACKDOWN. Authorities rescue 162 foreign nationals during a raid in an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operation (POGO) hub in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu on Aug. 31, 2024. Government officials on ...

Interior Secretary Juanito Victor ''Jonvic'' Remulla Jr. on Wednesday said POGO guerilla operations would flourish but he vowed that the government will run after them. ''Guerilla operations will ...

The number of offshore gambling firms that are still operating in the country has gone down to 17, with the gaming regulator declaring that all licenses in the controversial industry will be ...

Agent Ely Leano, spokesperson of the NBI in Southeastern Mindanao Regional Office (Semro), said that the mostly foreign workers they rescued in the newly discovered Pogo in Panabo City underwent ...

After winding down large Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO), the government's next crackdown would be on the small-time POGO hubs. POGO hub in Bamban, Tarlac (Photo courtesy of the ...

The Philippine gambling industry’s revenue is projected to reach a record of more than 350 billion pesos (US$6.03 billion) this year, driven by growth in the electronic gaming sector, the head ...

MANILA, Philippines — Back to back measures seeking the permanent ban of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) have reached the Senate plenary on Monday. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian ...