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From POGOs to something else
The Freeman
|April 23, 2025
Not too long ago we cautioned that POGO operations here, those that were not quite dismantled by the time the deadline set by President Bongbong Marcos rolled by, might venture into other kinds of criminal enterprise entirely.
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This may now be the case with the recent incidents of kidnapping for ransom in Metro Manila.
Just recently, some senators linked the kidnapping of a foreign student from an international school to the continued presence of POGOs here.
"I reiterate my call for the critical and urgent need to wipe out POGOs once and for all. We cannot and must not allow their criminal operations to continue spreading fear, lawlessness, and danger in our communities," said Senator Sherwin Gatchalian.
This story is from the April 23, 2025 edition of The Freeman.
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