{"id":777024127,"date":"2025-03-17T08:49:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T11:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777024127"},"modified":"2026-04-22T00:47:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:47:17","slug":"philippine-authorities-raid-scam-operation-in-pasay-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippine-authorities-raid-scam-operation-in-pasay-city","title":{"rendered":"Philippine authorities raid scam operation in Pasay City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Some 49 foreign nationals were arrested in the raid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- The Bureau of Investigation (BI) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have arrested\u00a049\u00a0foreign nationals allegedly linked to offshore gaming during a raid in\u00a0Macapagal Avenue, Pasay City. The BI said it received information about an alleged online scam hub operating under the guise of a legitimate digital services and online marketing company. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado said those arrested were found working without visas. Among those arrested were a 29-year-old from Bangladesh who was on a watchlist for suspected illegal recruitment and a 25-year-old from Pakistan who was on an alert list for suspected financial fraud. Those arrested will undergo deportation proceedings and subsequent blacklisting.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Viado said: “This successful operation is a testament to the strong collaboration between the BI and the NBI. We remain steadfast in our commitment to safeguarding the country from illegal foreign operations that undermine our laws and exploit our people. Our government will not tolerate any form of exploitation or fraudulent activity that harms our people and our economy.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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See also:<\/span> 401 arrested in raid on scam hub in Pasay City<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some 49 foreign nationals were arrested in the raid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":33583,"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, the Bureau of Investigation (BI) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), conducted a raid in Pasay City, arresting 49 foreign nationals allegedly involved in an offshore gaming-linked online scam hub. The individuals were found working without proper visas, with some flagged for suspected illegal recruitment and financial fraud, underscoring ongoing regulatory enforcement against illicit operations.","focusai_entities":"Bureau of Investigation (BI), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Joel Anthony Viado","focusai_location":"Philippines, Pasay City, Macapagal Avenue, Bangladesh, Pakistan","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.85), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.95)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Impact","query":"What specific governance frameworks are being enhanced by Philippine authorities to differentiate legitimate POGO operations from illicit scam hubs, and what is the projected impact on B2B\/B2C licensing renewals?"},{"label":"Operational Risk Mitigation","query":"How are legitimate offshore gaming operators in the Philippines adapting their compliance and HR protocols to mitigate risks associated with immigration violations and illicit recruitment, post-enforcement actions of this nature?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911,20326],"class_list":["post-777024127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation","tag-illegal-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777024127","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=777024127"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777024127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777024173,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777024127\/revisions\/777024173"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777024127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777024127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777024127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}