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MANILA, Philippines — A new security measure at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will be greeting Philippine Airlines passengers bound for the US, as the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) installed an x-ray machine at the lobby of Terminal 1.
Senator Idol Raffy Tulfo raised concern after receiving complaints about long passenger lines and persistent malfunctioning of electronic gates at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), causing some travelers to miss their flights.
MANILA, Philippines — Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque liaised for a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) hub in Pampanga that authorities raided twice last month for human trafficking, torture and scams, according to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) on Wednesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo, or Guo Hua Ping, should cooperate with authorities and reveal crucial information about the activities and key players of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday.
MANILA, Philippines — Accused of facilitating the granting of license to an online gaming operator now being linked to illegal activities, former presidential spokesman Harry Roque should face the Senate to give his side on the allegations, Senate President Francis Escudero said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros is counting on Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. Chairperson Alejandro Tengco to bare the identity of the former Cabinet official who allegedly lobbied on behalf of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) in the next Senate hearing on the issue.
MARAMI pang illegal Philippine offshore and gaming operators (POGOs) ang nag-o-operate sa buong bansa. Sabi ng Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), nasa 300 illegal POGOs pa ang kanilang mino-monitor. Pinakamalaking POGO hubs na sinalakay ng PAOCC at iba pang ahensiya ay ang nasa Bamban, Tarlac at Porac, Pampanga. Para sa PAOCC, ang mga POGO hubs sa dalawang nabanggit na bayan ang pinakamalalaki. Sa Bamban, ang POGO hubs ay nasa 36 na gusali na nakatayo sa malaking compound na umano’y pag-aari ng suspendidong mayor Alice Guo. Nasa likod ng munisipyo ang POGO hubs.
MANILA, Philippines — A former Cabinet official facilitated the grant of gaming licenses to Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), according to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
In exactly a week, Sofitel Philippine Plaza will close its doors after nearly 50 years as one of our country’s most luxurious hotels. When news outlets reported months ago that the hotel would close on July 1, I — like so many others — hoped to visit the beloved hotel one last time. My mom, journalist Jullie Yap Daza, called one day to say that she was having lunch at the Sofitel one Saturday in May, and that I was welcome to join her. Sadly, though, I was unable to.