(UPDATE) THE legal counsel of a company in Las Piñas suspected of being a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) firm called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) to conduct an "unbiased investigation" on an incident on Thursday, June 29, that resulted in the injury of several human trafficking victims from China, who were part of the 2,000 rescued individuals. Operatives from the Philippine National Police check the vicinity of an alleged illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation (POGO) in Las Piñas City on June 27, 2023, following a raid and rescue of 2,000 victims, mostly foreigners, of trafficking. PHOTO BY RENE H. DILAN Operatives from the Philippine National Police check the vicinity of an alleged illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation (POGO) in Las Piñas City on June 27, 2023, following a raid and rescue of 2,000 victims, mostly foreigners, of trafficking. "Otherwise, our clients shall be well within their rights to file the necessary action against you and the entire task force before the courts of law," Vargas Law said. At least 2,724 individuals — 1,534 Filipinos and 1190 foreigners — were supposedly rescued by a joint task force of the PNP on Tuesday, June 27, at a suspected POGO firm in Las Piñas City.
