{"id":777017603,"date":"2024-07-26T08:43:41","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T11:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777017603"},"modified":"2026-04-22T07:46:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:46:46","slug":"chinese-embassy-welcomes-philippine-ban-on-offshore-gaming-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/chinese-embassy-welcomes-philippine-ban-on-offshore-gaming-operators","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Embassy welcomes Philippine ban on offshore gaming operators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A spokesperson said the decision “echoes the call of the Philippine people”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines has issued a statement welcoming president Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s decision to ban offshore gaming operators (previously known as POGOs)<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A spokesperson said: “We believe this decision echoes the call of the Philippine people and serves the common interests of people of both countries. The Chinese law prohibits\u2002all forms of gambling. The Chinese government strictly cracks down on Chinese citizens engaging in overseas gambling businesses including POGO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“POGO breeds serious crimes and gravely undermines the interests of both Philippine and Chinese peoples. In line with this commitment, China is ready to continue its strong law enforcement cooperation with the Philippines and better protect the safety and well-being of the two peoples.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>Chinese courts to continue to apply tight penalties for cross-border gambling<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Philippines legislators urged to fast-track bill to ban offshore gaming operators<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Senate speaker\u00a0Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez\u00a0has directed the House leadership and key Secretariat officials to develop and approve legislation to enforce Marcos Jr.\u2019s directive. The aim is to implement the measure by December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several House bills and resolutions are already pending before the House Committee on Games and Amusements. These include\u00a0House Bill (HB) 5082<\/a>, filed by Manila representative Bienvenido Abante Jr., and HB 10525, filed by Makabayan bloc reps France Castro, Arlene Brosas and Raoul Danniel Manuel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A spokesperson said the decision “echoes the call of the Philippine people”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":10018,"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 government, under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has decided to ban offshore gaming operators (POGOs), a move explicitly welcomed by the Chinese Embassy. This decision, driven by concerns over associated serious crimes and national interests, is being legislatively expedited for implementation by December. China reaffirms its stringent prohibition on all forms of gambling and cross-border operations involving its citizens.","focusai_entities":"Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Chinese Embassy in the Philippines, Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, Bienvenido Abante Jr., France Castro, Arlene Brosas, Raoul Danniel Manuel, House Committee on Games and Amusements, Makabayan bloc","focusai_location":"Philippines, China, Manila","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"POGO Ban Economic Impact?","query":"What are the projected economic impacts on the Philippines' GDP and real estate sector following the POGO ban, considering previous revenue contributions and employment figures?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution?","query":"How will the Philippine government's regulatory framework for other gaming verticals, such as land-based casinos or domestic online operations, evolve in light of the POGO ban and its stated reasons?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,154,158],"tags":[4138],"class_list":["post-777017603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-legislation-news","category-slider-home","tag-online-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777017603","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=777017603"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777017603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777017615,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777017603\/revisions\/777017615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777017603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777017603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777017603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}