6 days ago · For three years, this POGO operated under the radar in the Makati Central Business District, in the same building complex where the embassies of South Africa, Canada, and Australia are located.

5 days ago · MANILA, Philippines — A manhunt for a robbery suspect led to the discovery of an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) facility in Makati’s financial district on Wednesday night ...

Mar 7, 2025 · Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) Executive Director Gilbert Cruz confirmed authorities will permanently shut down the raided Makati building suspected of operating as an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub. Cruz said the building housed multiple rooms filled with computers, indicating ongoing operations ...

4 days ago · According to the CIDG, Flying Future is a software development company but was found to be conducting illegal POGO operations. Among the accounted persons in the operation were 58 Chinese, 13 Malaysians,12 Taiwanese, eight Japanese, two Vietnamese, one Mongolian, one St. Kitts & Nevis national, and one Brazilian.

Mar 13, 2024 · More than 800 Filipinos and foreign nationals were rescued at a large Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) firm in Bamban, Tarlac after it was raided for alleged illegal activities that include crypto and love scams.

Mar 7, 2025 · Authorities on Thursday evening raided 21 floors of an office skyscraper along Ayala Avenue in the middle of the Makati Central Business District upon receiving reports of alleged Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) scam activities, but the officials and employees of these enterprises were nowhere to be found.

Jul 24, 2024 · The firm sits on a 10-hectare property consisting of 46 buildings and other facilities, including a golf course. At least 186 foreign and Filipino workers were apprehended from the Pogo complex, including at least four individuals who were identified as kidnap victims.

Dec 17, 2024 · CAVITE, Philippines – Dubbed as the biggest Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in the country, the Island Cove in Kawit, Cavite, closed down in a high-profile ceremony on Tuesday,...

Mar 11, 2025 · The other POGO workers were arrested at a condominium building in Pasay on March 7. Except for the 18 foreigners who were charged with human trafficking, the other POGO workers were subjected to ...

Oct 10, 2024 · MANILA, Philippines – The government plans to adaptively reuse Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (Pogo) hubs in the country once forfeited, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said on Thursday. …