POGOs must go
"From my own point of view as a lawyer, the main issue here is sovereignty" Following calls for President Marcos ...
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POGO shutdown
A few months after assuming the post, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said he was in favor of shutting down the ...
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Filipino workers oppose planned phaseout of POGOs
Thousands of Filipino workers in the online gaming industry opposed calls by big business groups to phase out Philippine Offshore ...
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China urges PH to ban POGOs on adverse impact
The Chinese Embassy in Manila asked the government to ban Philippine offshore gaming operations over their alleged negative impact on ...
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Group warns of effects of POGO closure
To close or not to close, that is the question. As the acerbic debates on whether to shut down the ...
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How POGOs drive the property market and the economy
The maelstrom created by calls to shut down the operations of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, or POGOs, is obscuring many ...
Read moreWhy POGOS must be outlawed
"Gambling is illegal in China and the bad image given to the Philippines by these mainland Chinese crime syndicates has ...
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Should POGOs go?
In the wake of persistent reports of a spike in kidnapping cases involving Chinese nationals working in Philippine Offshore Gaming ...
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Poe backing calls to ban offshore gaming firms
Senator Grace Poe is supporting calls for a possible ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) due to rising crimes ...
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POGO-related crimes spiked this year—PNP
The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday admitted that kidnapping incidents involving personnel of the controversial Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators ...
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