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MANILA, Philippines — Stressing that there is no problem with those that have existing licenses, the head of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) yesterday urged officials to thoroughly study proposals that would totally ban Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO).
MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos has appointed singer and composer Anthony Castelo as vice chairman and chief operating officer of the Bataan Shipyard and Engineering Co. Inc. (BASECO), one of the companies sequestered by the government after the 1986 people power revolution.
MANILA, Philippines — Police are eyeing criminal complaints against six followers of fugitive pastor Apollo Quiboloy for attempting to attack policemen serving an arrest warrant for the founder of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), who is wanted for cases of child abuse and human trafficking.
MANILA, Philippines — With their silence on China’s harassment at sea and their “paradoxical” reaction to police operation to arrest alleged sex offender and human trafficker Apollo Quiboloy, some Philippine politicians have only exposed their questionable loyalty to the country.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) is investigating a potential internal leak following a recent "compromised" raid on the sprawling Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) compound in Porac, Pampanga.
COTABATO CITY — A big bulk of the P595 million worth of seized Indonesian-made cigarettes that officials of the Bureau of Customs destroyed in Zamboanga City on Thursday were confiscated in separate police and military operations in the Bangsamoro region’s three island provinces, officials said.
COTABATO CITY — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-12 has filed a criminal case against a detained itinerant shabu dealer who had used his job as a petroleum lorry driver to circulate shabu in different areas in Mindanao.
Aside from security concerns raised on POGO operations near our military bases, reports on some 250 others operating without licenses should prompt our concerned authorities to conduct a crackdown on these illegal entities.