Gov’t agencies intensify operations vs. guerilla POGOs

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00:00It cost the government thousands of pesos to process each illegal Pogo workers,

00:05keep him or her in custody until he or she is sent back for good when hence they came from.

00:10Though some 210 million pesos has been spent by government in the Pogo cleanup,

00:15all Pogo site closures have yielded well over 20 billion in cash assets

00:19and valuable hardware and counting.

00:22PTV's Kenneth Paciente has more on the Paok hot on the trail of illegal Pogos gone guerrilla mode.

00:30Government agencies are intensifying their pursuit of guerrilla Pogos or those operating

00:35online gaming in secret despite the total ban in the country.

00:38According to the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission or PAOK,

00:42its operations to track down individuals behind the persistent Pogo operations are ongoing.

00:47In fact, a total of 2,121 individuals have been deported from raids conducted until December 2024.

00:54Meanwhile, 337 individuals remain in their Pogo custodial facility.

00:59They are awaiting such deportation and repatriation

01:03in as much as we are also waiting for their legal documents,

01:06primarily their one-way travel documents, passports and or NBI clearances.

01:12PAOK also shared that they have filed cases against several Pogo personalities over the

01:16past two years. Some cases are already under preliminary investigation,

01:20while additional charges are being prepared.

01:23They are also investigating LGUs where guerrilla Pogo operations are frequently uncovered.

01:28Usually, this is a failure of their BPLO to conduct their visitorial and regulatory powers.

01:44As of now, the PAOK has spent a total of P210 million pesos on detained Pogo workers. However,

01:50the value of seized equipment and properties from illegal Pogo operations

01:54is estimated to reach P20 to P30 billion pesos.

01:58Meanwhile, the Bureau of Immigration or BI continues to take action on the Pogo ban in

02:02the country. According to BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval, out of the 33,863 Pogo workers recorded

02:09by PAGCOR, 24,779 have already downgraded their visas, 22,609 left the country voluntarily,

02:17but 11,254 still remain in the Philippines. Following separate operations from last month

02:23until February, 518 individuals were arrested and are now awaiting deportation.

02:45Due to the large number of arrested individuals, the BI is facing a challenge in the lack of

02:49facilities to house detained Pogo workers. The current custodial facility only has a capacity

02:54of 100. However, authorities are already addressing this issue. The BI is also monitoring

03:10individuals recruiting Filipinos for jobs abroad, promising positions as customer service

03:15representatives in BPO companies, only to end up working in scam hubs, including illegal Pogos.

03:45Based on BI records, 118 Filipinos have already fallen victim to this modus.

03:55Thus, authorities warned the public not to easily believe attractive job offers online.

04:00From PTV Manila, Kenneth Paciente, Balitang Pambansa.

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