MANILA — The Philippines on Thursday was set to deport 187 Chinese nationals detained for alleged immigration violations and links to POGO gambling hubs. Authorities escorted the deportees from ...

Tengco said. During his State of the Nation Address in July, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. banned all offshore gaming operations, citing POGO links to illegal activities such as money laundering ...

Marcos made the drastic move against Pogo after the emergence of its links to illegal activities and national security risks.

A CHINESE woman with alleged connections to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (Pogo) activities was arrested by Bureau of Immigration (BI) agents on ...