The Department of Justice (DOJ) has dismissed charges against MOA Cloudzone Corp and two other companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The Philippines.- The Department of Justice<\/strong> (DOJ) has cleared a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) of human trafficking charges<\/strong> brought by the Philippine National Police-Women and Children Protection Center (PNP-WCPC) in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The PNP-WCPC <\/strong>claimed that MOA Cloudzone Corp (MCZ) and two other companies had recruited employees against their will and forced them to work. However, state prosecutors said that only one individual<\/strong>, Christine Chue Ni Quian, had recruited the workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The DOJ said it was not possible to substantiate PNP’s claim that the workers were employees of MCZ and two other companies, Eastern Group Corporation and Shuangma Corporation. It said there was no evidence of any conspiracy nor of explicit consent to commit a crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Prosecutors ordered criminal charges against the named individual for syndicated trafficking and dismissed charges against the companies themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last October, deputy attorney general\u00a0Jose Dominic Clavano<\/strong>\u00a0reported that Philippine authorities had closed\u00a0214 illegal Chinese offshore gambling operations<\/a>.\u00a0The Chinese government<\/a>\u00a0announced that it would intensify its cooperation with the Philippines to tackle crimes related to POGOs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Senator\u00a0Sherwin Gatchalian\u00a0<\/strong>has again called for Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs)\u00a0to be banned<\/a>. The senator says he is working on a detailed report on the outlook of online gaming in The Philippines and that a\u00a0ban on POGOs won\u2019t affect the economy<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nPhilippine senator insists banning POGOs won\u2019t affect economy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n