{"id":777022314,"date":"2025-01-24T10:10:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T13:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777022314"},"modified":"2026-04-22T02:26:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T05:26:03","slug":"114-arrested-in-the-philippines-for-alleged-illegal-gambling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/114-arrested-in-the-philippines-for-alleged-illegal-gambling","title":{"rendered":"114 arrested in the Philippines for alleged illegal gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Police carried out 54 operations between January 21 and 22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- Some <strong>114 people <\/strong>were arrested for alleged involvement in <strong>illegal gambling activities <\/strong>in a series of 54 raids by the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) between January 21 and 22. Police say 52 of those arrested were in Manila, 26 in southern Metro Manila, 18 in the Camanava region, 17 in eastern Metro Manila and one in Quezon City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brig. gen. <strong>Anthony Aberin<\/strong>, the director of the NCRPO, said police seized PHP28,064. Aberin said: &#8220;Our relentless campaign against illegal gambling underscores our dedication to creating safer and more secure communities for everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/illegal-gambling-in-the-philippines-29-arrested-in-silang\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Illegal gambling in the Philippines: 29 arrested in Silang<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this week, the Bureau of Immigration (BI), along with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), arrested<strong>\u00a032 foreign nationals<\/strong>, 20 Chinese, 11 Malaysians and a Cambodian,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>allegedly linked to offshore gaming activities in Para\u00f1aque City. BI intelligence division chief<strong>\u00a0Fortunato Manahan Jr.\u00a0<\/strong>said those arrested were allegedly involved in online gaming and scamming operations in a building in Aseana City, a mixed-use central business district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also: <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-senator-calls-for-rejection-of-citizenship-application-for-alleged-links-to-offshore-gaming\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philippine senator calls for rejection of citizenship application for alleged links to offshore gaming<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police carried out 54 operations between January 21 and 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777018832,"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 authorities conducted 54 operations, arresting 114 individuals for illegal gambling activities across Metro Manila. Separately, 32 foreign nationals linked to offshore gaming and scamming operations were apprehended in Para\u00f1aque City, signaling a sustained crackdown on illicit iGaming and POGO-related activities.","focusai_entities":"National Capital Region Police Office, NCRPO, Brig. gen. Anthony Aberin, Bureau of Immigration, BI, National Bureau of Investigation, NBI, Fortunato Manahan Jr.","focusai_location":"Philippines, Manila, Metro Manila, Camanava, Quezon City, Para\u00f1aque City, Aseana City","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.75), investor_analyst (0.85), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"POGO Sector Impact","query":"What are the projected long-term implications of these intensified enforcement operations on the legitimate Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) sector's operational viability and regulatory future?"},{"label":"Regulatory Framework Evolution","query":"How might the sustained crackdown on illegal gambling and offshore scamming influence the evolution of the regulatory and licensing frameworks for both B2C and B2B iGaming entities within the Philippines?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[20326],"class_list":["post-777022314","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\/777022314","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=777022314"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777022314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777022336,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777022314\/revisions\/777022336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777018832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777022314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777022314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777022314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}