police arrested 23 people<\/a>\u00a0in a series of raids to crack down on illegal gambling in Central Luzon. In Bulacan province, five people were arrested after police found them allegedly playing \u201cPusoy\u201d. Another 10 people were arrested while allegedly playing poker and card games in Concepcion, San Miguel and Banban in Taras province.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAnother raid was carried out in the province of Zambales, ending with the arrest of eight people who were allegedly involved in illegal gambling operations. During the raids, police seized a total of PHP5,857 and playing cards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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