Authorities raid a BPO compound in Bagac, Bataan, on October 31, 2024, allegedly operating as a Philippine offshore gaming operator, following a search warrant for human trafficking violations. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File

Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) along Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) 
raid a BPO compound in Bagac, Bataan on October 31,2024 alleged to be a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO), following a search warrant for human trafficking violations. 

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173606114399820241031-pogo-raid-bagac-MT-01.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Authorities raid a BPO compound in Bagac, Bataan, on October 31, 2024, allegedly operating as a Philippine offshore gaming operator, following a search warrant for human trafficking violations. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left">Authorities raid a BPO compound in Bagac, Bataan, on October 31, 2024, allegedly operating as a Philippine offshore gaming operator, following a search warrant for human trafficking violations. <em>Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — The Department of Justice on Sunday warned illegal Philippine offshore gambling workers to submit to authorities or face legal consequences such as permanent blacklisting by immigration.</p><p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has banned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators in the country and ordered their winding down by the end of 2024.</p><p>Marcos&#x27; POGO ban followed investigations that linked the gambling operations to illegal activities and other heinous crimes.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/11/8/marcos-issues-eo-officially-banning-pogos-1601">Marcos issues EO officially banning POGOs</a></div><p>&quot;The President is unequivocally clear that POGOs have no place here in the Philippines and we vow to give our all-out support for the sake and welfare of the Filipino people,&quot; Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said in a statement.</p><p>The Bureau of Immigration said this week around <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/1/3/philippines-searching-for-11-000-pogo-workers-up-for-deportation-0845">11,000 foreign POGO workers are set to be deported</a> for failing to leave the country last year.</p><p>The DOJ said the number included foreign POGO workers who failed to downgrade their visas or voluntarily leave the Philippines as well as those who downgraded their visas but stayed in the country after their visitor visas lapsed.</p><p>The BI is currently conducting extensive manhunt operations against the remaining POGO foreign workers in the country, who are now considered illegal aliens, DOJ said.</p><p>Remulla said the government is resolved to intensify operations against illegal POGO operations.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2y3YS50wb8I?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has banned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators in the country and ordered their winding down by the end of 2024.</p>

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has banned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators in the country and ordered their winding down by the end of 2024.

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