• 5 months ago
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00:00Due to various issues in Pogo, her operation in Iloilo City was also banned.
00:06It was also shown on the camera that she was being tortured in a faraway place in Gip, Pogo.
00:12You will be sensitive to the news.
00:15Tina Panganiban Perez has the first news.
00:18Even though she was beaten, the pain still continued in that woman
00:24who was suspected of escaping to report to the authorities.
00:29This other woman was electrocuted while posing on the bed frame.
00:33This man was beaten on the head.
00:36He was supposed to be saved but the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, or PAOC,
00:40was unable to save him.
00:43The videos of the torture were shown on the camera about the Pogos.
00:49Videos were also asked if they could be shown
00:53because anyone can watch the live stream.
00:56There are kids who may view these videos.
01:01A testimony and stories is enough.
01:03What we are trying to portray here is the evil of the illegal activities.
01:09It was done by other foreigners in cahoots with Filipinos.
01:15According to some of the PAOC survivors,
01:18they entered the country as tourists and they will get a working visa.
01:23But the Pogos were not allowed to enter the country.
01:28This foreigner was kidnapped and brought to Porac Pogos on June 2
01:32and was saved by the PAOC on June 5.
01:35150 foreigners were brought there.
01:39280 Pogos were brought to Bambal,
01:43including this foreigner.
01:45His friend told him that we will just eat.
01:48He sold it for P300,000.
01:50But he didn't know.
01:52And these operations have uncovered the extent of criminal activities
01:56associated with Pogos.
01:59From serving as a hub for human trafficking
02:02to engaging in crimes like,
02:05and cyber crimes like,
02:06lab scams,
02:07loan scams,
02:09kidnappings,
02:10prostitution,
02:11murders,
02:11and a nest for international wanted persons.
02:15Scam farms in other countries are almost the same.
02:19Like in Myanmar, where a Filipino was saved.
02:22He was said to have been encoded.
02:25But when he got there, he was turned into a scammer.
02:28Can you chat for,
02:30what is that,
02:31to convince him to invest?
02:34Yes, to invest.
02:35Or this is what you call a lab scam,
02:37that you were involved in a lab scam.
02:38Were you tortured?
02:38Yes.
02:39If you go home,
02:40you will pay P7,000 USD.
02:43More than 400 cancelled Pogos and scam farms were submitted to the list of committees in the country.
02:50Only 45 Pogos were licensed in the country,
02:53according to PAG-CORP.
02:54Three were suspended.
02:56PAG-CORP has a hard time fighting illegal gambling
03:00due to online influencers.
03:02They use platforms such as Facebook,
03:06TikTok,
03:07YouTube,
03:08to encourage prospective players to try their luck.
03:11There are many young people who can play
03:16on these illegal platforms.
03:19The licenses of Pogos or IGLs
03:21have been used to create a veneer of legality
03:24for their illegal activity.
03:26Some Pogos will continue to operate despite the ban.
03:29If there will be a ban,
03:30we will continue to operate against these illegal Pogos.
03:34The Iloilo Council
03:36passed a resolution
03:38prohibiting the operation of Pogos in the city.
03:41Last week,
03:43Executive Order Mayor Jerry Trenas
03:46issued a resolution to ban Pogos.
03:48Aside from Iloilo City,
03:49several LGUs also banned Pogos in their area.
03:53The DILG was able to reach the mayors
03:57to talk about Pogos.
04:00All businesses registered
04:04are legal.
04:06The various business groups in the country
04:09The Finance Secretary and NEDA Chief
04:13supported the recommendation to ban Pogos.
04:15Along with the Pogos issue,
04:17a resolution was also issued to the Camera
04:20to investigate the issuance of Pekeng Birth Certificates
04:24and Passports in several regions.
04:27This is the first news.
04:28Tina Panganiban Perez for GMA Integrated News.
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