{"id":777015526,"date":"2024-05-15T09:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T12:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777015526"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:14:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:14:42","slug":"166-chinese-nationals-deported-from-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/166-chinese-nationals-deported-from-the-philippines","title":{"rendered":"166 Chinese nationals deported from the Philippines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Those deported were arrested during a raid on a gambling operator in Bamban, Tarlac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- Chinese and Philippine law enforcement agencies have repatriated 166 Chinese nationals that had\u00a0been arrested\u00a0during a raid on a gambling operator in Bamban, Tarlac.\u00a0The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said one Chinese woman arrested was not deported\u00a0because of a pending criminal case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission (PAOCC),\u00a0those deported were working in scams and did not have work visas. Another 40 Chinese nationals\u00a0will\u00a0be deported\u00a0shortly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

China\u2019s\u00a0embassy in Manila highlighted the coordination between Philippine and Chinese authorities and reiterated that online gambling and cross-border gambling are illegal in China. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philippines tightens visa rules for Chinese tourists<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Earlier this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced plans to implement stricter rules for tourist visa issuance to Chinese nationals<\/a>. Applicants will need to provide social security documentation, employment certificates and bank statements. The minimum for group travel visas for Chinese nationals will rise from three to ten. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The changes come after the suspension of the Philippines\u2019 electronic visa programme for Chinese visitors. A pilot had been launched in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also:<\/strong> Chinese nationals give testimonies on alleged illegal labour at gambling operator<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Those deported were arrested during a raid on a gambling operator in Bamban, Tarlac.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":21794,"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 and Chinese authorities repatriated 166 Chinese nationals arrested during a raid on an illegal gambling operator in Bamban, Tarlac, with more deportations pending. Concurrently, the Philippines is implementing stricter visa rules for Chinese nationals, requiring more extensive documentation and increasing minimum group travel sizes, following the suspension of its e-visa program. China's embassy reiterated its stance against online and cross-border gambling.","focusai_entities":"Bureau of Immigration (BI), Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission (PAOCC), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), China's embassy in Manila","focusai_location":"Philippines, China, Bamban, Tarlac, Manila","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on POGO sector?","query":"What are the projected long-term implications of these intensified enforcement actions and stricter visa policies on the legitimate Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) sector's operational viability and regulatory stability?"},{"label":"China's cross-border enforcement?","query":"How will China's reiterated stance on the illegality of online and cross-border gambling, coupled with international cooperation, influence its future enforcement strategies against offshore iGaming operations targeting Chinese citizens?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777015526","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015526","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=777015526"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015526\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777015533,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777015526\/revisions\/777015533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777015526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777015526"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777015526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}