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PNP chief orders tight watch on POGOs masquerading as BPOs
Manila Bulletin
|December 9, 2025
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is tightening its watch on foreign-led underground gaming groups after a recent raid in Taguig City revealed an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) operation masquerading as a business process outsourcing (BPO) company.
Acting PNP Chief, Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said the discovery of the illegal hub in Upper McKinley Hills underscored how syndicates continue to evade the national ban on POGOS.
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Southern Metro Manila District Field Unit and the Southern Police District, in coordination with the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), uncovered the operation while serving an arrest warrant on a Chinese national wanted for estafa last Dec. 1.
Seventeen foreign nationals including 12 Chinese, four Malaysians, and a Vietnamese were arrested for allegedly running the “pin77.com” online gaming platform without authorization from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR).
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