{"id":33641,"date":"2022-09-20T03:42:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T06:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=33641"},"modified":"2026-04-23T04:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:44:04","slug":"philippines-1261-arrested-in-mimaropa-for-illegal-gambling-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-1261-arrested-in-mimaropa-for-illegal-gambling-this-year","title":{"rendered":"Philippines: 1,261 arrested in Mimaropa for illegal gambling this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chief Brigadier General Sidney Hernia said the police have launched 341 operations against illegal gambling this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- Police in Mimaropa<\/strong> have reported having made 1,261 arrests for illegal gambling since January this year. Chief brigadier general\u00a0Sidney Hernia<\/strong>\u00a0said that according to the records of the Regional Operations Department, police carried out 341 operations and seized PHP366,283.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those arrested included 158 people who were arrested in a week-long anti-gambling operation between September 12 and 18. Five provincial police stations and one municipal police station conducted 41 operations, resulting in the forfeiture of PHP42,760 in betting funds. Those arrested are being held in police custody while criminal charges are prepared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hernia praised the efforts of the operating unit and said: “We will intensify our operations against all forms of illegal gambling activities as part of the Kaayusan program under the Chief, PNP\u2019s MKK=K framework.\u00a0I have directed all unit commanders to remain relentless in enforcing the law as we maintain the peace and order in the region.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, the PNP,\u00a0in a joint operation with PAGCOR<\/a>\u00a0and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) rescued 40 foreign nationals\u00a0<\/strong>who were working at an illegal offshore gaming company. PAGCOR and DILG ordered the closure of the illegal establishment in Angeles City.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few days ago,\u00a0PAGCOR<\/a>\u00a0announced that it had intensified its collaboration with government and law enforcement agencies after several\u00a0reports of kidnappings\u00a0<\/strong>related to Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chief Brigadier General Sidney Hernia said the police have launched 341 operations against illegal gambling this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":16477,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Philippine authorities, led by the PNP, have intensified operations against illegal gambling, reporting 1,261 arrests and significant seizures this year, particularly in Mimaropa. This includes a joint operation with PAGCOR and DILG to close an illegal offshore gaming establishment in Angeles City and rescue foreign nationals, underscoring a broader crackdown on illicit POGO activities and related criminal enterprises.","focusai_entities":"Sidney Hernia, PNP, PAGCOR, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)","focusai_location":"Philippines, Mimaropa, Angeles City","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), affiliate_publisher (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"POGO Regulatory Impact","query":"What is the projected impact of intensified POGO enforcement on the overall GGR and NGR contributions from the Philippine iGaming sector, particularly for licensed operators?"},{"label":"Inter-Agency Coordination","query":"How will the enhanced collaboration between PAGCOR, PNP, and DILG evolve governance frameworks to prevent future illegal offshore gaming operations and mitigate associated criminal activities?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[229,23911],"class_list":["post-33641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33641"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33650,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33641\/revisions\/33650"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16477"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}