{"id":35074,"date":"2022-11-03T14:31:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T17:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=35074"},"modified":"2026-04-23T03:18:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T06:18:32","slug":"the-philippines-deports-21-more-chinese-citizens-connected-with-online-gambling-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-philippines-deports-21-more-chinese-citizens-connected-with-online-gambling-operations","title":{"rendered":"The Philippines deports 21 more Chinese citizens connected with online gambling operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s the second batch of deportations after six Chinese citizens were deported on October 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has reported that 21 Chinese citizens involved in illegal online gambling have been deported in the last week. According to authorities, it&#8217;s the second batch of deportations after six people were deported on October 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back in September, the Philippine government had warned that from October 1, it would start <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/the-philippines-to-deport-nearly-300-pogo-employees\" target=\"_blank\">to deport nearly 300 Chinese citizens<\/a>\u00a0who were illegally employed by online gambling operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Immigration commissioner\u00a0<strong>Norman Tansingco<\/strong>\u00a0told GMA Network: &#8220;We will ensure that those involved in illegal activities will be deported and blacklisted. This is to create a safe space for foreign nationals who comply with immigration policies are here in the country legally.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As previously reported by Focus Gaming News,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/china-to-cooperate-with-philippines-battle-against-pogo-crimes\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a meeting<\/a>&nbsp;between Justice secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla and Chinese Ambassador Zhou Zhiyong was convened to enhance cooperation between China and the Philippines to combat crimes associated with POGOs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remulla estimated there are about 40,000 illegal online gaming workers in the Philippines and previously warned senators that if the government has limited resources to be able to accommodate them if they are all detained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president of the Philippine Senate,\u00a0<strong>Juan Miguel Zubiri<\/strong>, claimed that China had placed the Philippines on its\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-senator-claims-the-country-is-on-chinas-gambling-blacklist\" target=\"_blank\">tourist destination blacklist<\/a> due to the presence of POGOs. The Beijing embassy in Manila quickly denied it but Zubiri said that he was informed by Chinese ambassador\u00a0<strong>Huang Xilian<\/strong>\u00a0during a\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-senate-committee-to-study-potential-impact-of-banning-pogos\" target=\"_blank\">session studying the potential impact of banning POGOs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Risa Hontiveros has suggested that half of the senate could vote in favour of the\u00a0bill to ban\u00a0POGOs. Meanwhile, The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF), the Makati Business Club (MBC), and the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP)\u00a0have\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/bill-to-ban-pogos-gains-support-from-philippine-business-groups\" target=\"_blank\">issued a joint statement<\/a>\u00a0arguing that POGOs have a high social cost and damage the country\u2019s reputation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s the second batch of deportations after six Chinese citizens were deported on October 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":18526,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Philippine Bureau of Immigration has deported 21 Chinese citizens involved in illegal online gambling, part of a broader government initiative targeting nearly 300 such individuals. This action underscores the Philippines' commitment to regulatory enforcement against illicit POGO operations, amidst ongoing legislative discussions regarding a potential ban due to significant social costs and reputational damage. Diplomatic efforts between China and the Philippines are underway to combat crimes associated with these offshore gaming operators.","focusai_entities":"Bureau of Immigration, Norman Tansingco, GMA Network, Jesus Crispin Remulla, Zhou Zhiyong, Juan Miguel Zubiri, Huang Xilian, Risa Hontiveros, Foundation for Economic Freedom, Makati Business Club, Management Association of the Philippines","focusai_location":"Philippines, China, Manila, Beijing, Makati","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"POGO Ban Impact","query":"What is the estimated economic impact on the Philippine economy, including real estate and ancillary services, if the proposed POGO ban is fully implemented, considering both tax revenues and indirect contributions?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution","query":"How might the Philippine government's regulatory framework for online gambling evolve post-POGO, and what new licensing or operational models are being considered to attract legitimate iGaming investment while mitigating social costs?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911,4138],"class_list":["post-35074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-online-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35074","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=35074"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35096,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35074\/revisions\/35096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}