Philippine offshore gaming operation

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                    [Title] => POGOs now occupy over a million square meters of office space in Metro Manila
                    [Summary] => "POGOs now occupy about 10% of total leasable office space in Metro Manila or 1.14 million sq metres (12.3 million sq feet)."
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-11-28 15:59:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1806533
                    [AuthorName] => Franco Luna
                    [SectionName] => Business
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                    [ArticleID] => 1962389
                    [Title] => Finance chief says lawmaker’s proposal to tax POGOs ‘a good idea’
                    [Summary] => Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said he would support a lawmaker's proposal to tax online casinos in the Philippines, describing the plan as a “good idea”.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-10-22 17:17:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1805247
                    [AuthorName] => Ian Nicolas Cigaral
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                    [Title] => 281 Chinese in POGO raid face deportation
                    [Summary] => At least 281 Chinese face deportation following their arrest during a raid on an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operation (POGO) in Pasig City on Wednesday, an official said yesterday.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-09-14 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1703116
                    [AuthorName] => Robertzon Ramirez
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                    [Title] => Palace: Duterte can raise any issue with China's Xi 'as friends'
                    [Summary] => Stressing that President Rodrigo Duterte is committed to raising the South China Sea arbitral ruling with his Chinese counterpart, Malacañang said the president can raise any issue with Beijing.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-08-26 12:47:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1645031
                    [AuthorName] => Patricia Lourdes Viray
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                    [Title] => China says Philippines should ‘ban all online gambling’
                    [Summary] => China on Tuesday said the Philippines should ban all online gambling as it intensifies its crackdown on offshore gambling and prevent its citizens from being lured into an industry blamed for higher crimes and social problems in the mainland.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-08-21 13:52:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1805247
                    [AuthorName] => Ian Nicolas Cigaral
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                    [Title] => PNP vows to closely monitor POGO hubs
                    [Summary] => Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde vowed to closely monitor Philippine offshore gaming operation (POGO) hubs to prevent these firms from causing national security problems.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-08-21 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1805083
                    [AuthorName] => Emmanuel Tupas
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                    [Title] => ‘As long as they obey our laws’: Guevarra says 'not alarmed at all' by Chinese-dominated POGOs
                    [Summary] => Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Saturday he was not bothered by the growing Chinese gambling activity in the country amid concerns from security officials over the proximity of some Chinese-dominated online gaming hubs to military bases.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-08-17 12:07:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1805247
                    [AuthorName] => Ian Nicolas Cigaral
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                    [Title] => ‘Chinese workers in MM look like military men’
                    [Summary] => Lawmakers yesterday raised concern about the presence of what they described as military-looking Chinese workers in a Philippine offshore gaming operation (POGO) facility in Las Piñas City. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-08-16 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1804868
                    [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla
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POGOs now occupy over a million square meters of office space in Metro Manila

By Franco Luna | November 28, 2019 - 3:59pm

"POGOs now occupy about 10% of total leasable office space in Metro Manila or 1.14 million sq metres (12.3 million sq fe...

Business

Finance chief says lawmaker’s proposal to tax POGOs ‘a good idea’

By Ian Nicolas Cigaral | October 22, 2019 - 5:17pm

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said he would support a lawmaker's proposal to tax online casinos in the Philippines,...

Business

281 Chinese in POGO raid face deportation

By Robertzon Ramirez | September 14, 2019 - 12:00am

At least 281 Chinese face deportation following their arrest during a raid on an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operation (POGO) in Pasig City on Wednesday, an official said yesterday.

Nation

Palace: Duterte can raise any issue with China's Xi 'as friends'

By Patricia Lourdes Viray | August 26, 2019 - 12:47pm

Stressing that President Rodrigo Duterte is committed to raising the South China Sea arbitral ruling with his Chinese counterpart,...

Headlines

China says Philippines should ‘ban all online gambling’

By Ian Nicolas Cigaral | August 21, 2019 - 1:52pm

China on Tuesday said the Philippines should ban all online gambling as it intensifies its crackdown on offshore...

Headlines

PNP vows to closely monitor POGO hubs

By Emmanuel Tupas | August 21, 2019 - 12:00am

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde vowed to closely monitor Philippine offshore gaming operation...

Headlines

‘As long as they obey our laws’: Guevarra says 'not alarmed at all' by Chinese-dominated POGOs

By Ian Nicolas Cigaral | August 17, 2019 - 12:07pm

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Saturday he was not bothered by the growing Chinese gambling activity in the country...

Headlines

‘Chinese workers in MM look like military men’

By Delon Porcalla | August 16, 2019 - 12:00am

Lawmakers yesterday raised concern about the presence of what they described as military-looking Chinese workers in a Philippine...

Headlines