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PAOCC raids Makati POGO hub; 188 nabbed
The Philippine Star
|March 21, 2025
Agents of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission raided the 21st floor of Yuchengco Tower along Ayala Avenue and rounded up 188 foreigners and Filipinos reportedly working for the POGO hub, PAOCC executive director Gilbert Cruz said. Cruz said the PAOCC spearheaded the operation in coordination
Agents of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission raided the 21st floor of Yuchengco Tower along Ayala Avenue and rounded up 188 foreigners and Filipinos reportedly working for the POGO hub, PAOCC executive director Gilbert Cruz said.
Cruz said the PAOCC spearheaded the operation in coordination with the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group as well as the Makati police.
This story is from the March 21, 2025 edition of The Philippine Star.
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