{"id":777014328,"date":"2024-03-28T08:53:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T11:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777014328"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:37:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:37:49","slug":"philippines-senator-calls-for-probe-into-offshore-gaming-operator-after-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-senator-calls-for-probe-into-offshore-gaming-operator-after-raid","title":{"rendered":"Philippines senator calls for probe into offshore gaming operator after raid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Senator Gatchalian has called for an investigation into Bamban mayor Alice Guo&#8217;s alleged ties to the operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.-\u00a0<strong>Senator Sherwin Gatchalian<\/strong>\u00a0has urged the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to investigate alleged connections between Bamban mayor\u00a0<strong>Alice Guo<\/strong>\u00a0and offshore gaming operator Zun Yuan Technology following complaints of human trafficking and serious illegal detention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gatchalian,\u00a0who led a <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-senate-committee-recommends-shutdown-of-pogos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senate investigation into POGO-related crimes<\/a>, has proposed a resolution to investigate allegations of human trafficking, illegal detention and abuse at Zun Yuan&#8217;s premises in Bamban, Tarlac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gatchalian said documents obtained by his office raise suspicions of Guo&#8217;s involvement in the operator. These include a Sangguniang Bayan Resolution from September 2020 approving Guo&#8217;s application for a licence to operate Hongsheng Gaming Technology, a list of vehicles discovered at the premises of Zun Yuan, including one registered under Guo&#8217;s name, and a statement of account from Tarlac II Electric Cooperative (TARELCO II) addressed to Guo and covering the period from September 2023 to February 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In February, the House of Representatives Committee on Games and Amusements approved two measures, House Bill 5082 and Resolution 1197, which seek to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-house-panel-approves-pogos-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ban offshore gambling operators<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Gatchalian has called for an investigation into Bamban mayor Alice Guo&#8217;s alleged ties to the operator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":21187,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Senator Gatchalian has initiated a DILG investigation into Bamban mayor Alice Guo's alleged connections with offshore gaming operator Zun Yuan Technology, following accusations of human trafficking and illegal detention. Evidence includes a past license approval for Hongsheng Gaming Technology, assets linked to Guo found at Zun Yuan's premises, and utility bills. This scrutiny occurs amidst legislative efforts to ban offshore gambling operators in the Philippines.","focusai_entities":"Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Alice Guo, Zun Yuan Technology, Hongsheng Gaming Technology, Sangguniang Bayan, Tarlac II Electric Cooperative (TARELCO II), House of Representatives Committee on Games and Amusements","focusai_location":"Philippines, Bamban, Tarlac","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"POGO Ban Impact","query":"What are the projected economic and employment impacts of a potential nationwide ban on offshore gambling operators in the Philippines, considering both direct and indirect contributions to the national GGR?"},{"label":"Governance Frameworks","query":"How will the DILG and other regulatory bodies enhance governance frameworks and due diligence processes to prevent local government officials from facilitating illicit iGaming operations and ensure B2B\/B2C licensing integrity?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,158,16333],"tags":[23911,405],"class_list":["post-777014328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-slider-home","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-pagcor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014328","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=777014328"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777014340,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014328\/revisions\/777014340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777014328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777014328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777014328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}