12/15/22 Philippine senators urged to formalise position on POGOs Senator Grace Poe told legislators about another alleged case of attempted abduction.
11/23/22 Senator criticises PAGCOR’s regulation of POGOs Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has claimed that PAGCOR has little understanding of POGOs despite having been regulating the industry for over six years.
10/28/22 Anti-gambling advocate supports proposal for POGO ban Manila 6th district representative Bienvenido Abante Jr has expressed his support for the proposal to ban POGOs in the Philippines.
10/27/22 Half of the Senate could be in favour of banning POGOs in the Philippines Senator Risa Hontiveros said half of the 24-member Senate is “possibly” in favour of an end to Philippine offshore gaming operators.
10/25/22 Bill to ban POGOs gains support from Philippine business groups Three groups have issued a joint statement giving their support to calls to ban POGOs.
10/12/22 Philippine senator wants BPOs to replace POGOs Senator Sherwin Gatchalian says that business process outsourcing could help absorb jobs lost by a potential ban on online gaming companies.
10/11/22 Philippines senator claims the country is on China’s gambling blacklist Juan Miguel Zubiri claims that the country has been added to China’s secret tourism blacklist because of concerns over offshore gambling activities.
10/10/22 Workers ask government to reject calls for POGO ban Filipino POGO workers say many jobs would be lost if the government decides to ban the operators.
10/04/22 3,198 POGO workers apply for police clearance to continue working The Philippine National Police has reported that 3,198 workers have applied for police clearance as authorities crack down on illegal activities linked to the industry.
10/03/22 POGO tax payments total US$75m for first eight months of the year The Philippines’ tax collections from POGOs have already exceeded 2021 revenues.
09/28/22 Philippine Senate committee to study potential impact of banning POGOs The committee will analyse how much a ban on POGOs could cost the Philippine economy.
