Mayor Alice Guo absent from Senate POGO probe
MANILA, Philippines — Suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo will skip the Senate hearing on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) in Bamban, Tarlac, and Porac, Pampanga on Wednesday.
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Mayor Alice Guo may be connected to Porac POGO hub — senator
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, who conducted an ocular inspection at Lucky South 99 POGO hub with Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOOC) officials, led by Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz, said Bamban Mayor Guo may also have connections with the Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in Porac, Pampanga.
PRA, BI to screen retirement visa applicants
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA) and Bureau of Immigration (BI) have signed a data-sharing agreement to screen foreigners applying for a Special Resident Retiree’s Visa or SRRV.
Bureau of Immigration probes Chinese woman’s entry into Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration is investigating how a Chinese woman entered the country without an arrival stamp on her passport and any record of her arrival, a BI official said yesterday.
2 American sex offenders barred from Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — Two American men, both convicted of sexual offenses involving children, were prevented from entering the country recently, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) reported on Friday.
Korean drug suspect nabbed
MANILA, Philippines — A South Korean, allegedly wanted in his country for selling drugs online, has been arrested in Clark, Pampanga.
Mayor Guo, 13 others face human trafficking complaint
MANILA, Philippines — A criminal complaint for qualified human trafficking has been filed against suspended mayor Alice Guo and 13 others, over their alleged involvement in the operation of a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in Bamban, Tarlac that was raided last March.
Deportation of detained Chinese made easier
THE Department of Justice has forged a partnership with the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCI) to facilitate the deportation of Chinese citizens detained in immigration facilities in the country.