MANILA, Philippines — Criminal syndicates posing as Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) must be stopped as they pose national security concerns, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Wednesday. Teodoro made the remarks a day after the Philippine Navy said that it does not yet consider POGOs as a threat to the country’s national security. Teodoro explained that while some POGOs operate legitimately as business process outsourcing establishments, there are differences between these and illegal operators. Only the matching of bets and payouts is done here, while the bets originate from outside the country.) “Yung POGO na alam natin (dito sa Pilipinas) na operated to evade the ban on gambling in China, the bets originate here.

Source: Philippine Star June 12, 2024 16:14 UTC