MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros flagged on Wednesday the “alarming trend” of emerging guerrilla scam operations, allegedly taking over the presence of illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos) in the country. Hontiveros, during the Senate’s marathon plenary debates on the proposed 2025 funding of the Department of Information and Communications and Technology (DICT), brought up the matter. Article continues after this advertisementThe DICT, however, opted not to disclose its methodology in order to detect such operations. President Bongbong Marcos, during his third State of the Nation Address in July, ordered the ban of all Pogos in the Philippines. He then subsequently ordered Pagcor to wind down and seize the operations of these firms by the end of the year.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 19, 2024 20:49 UTC