{"id":777027433,"date":"2025-06-06T02:37:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T05:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777027433"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T01:10:51","slug":"89-deported-for-alleged-links-to-offshore-gambling-in-the-philippines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/89-deported-for-alleged-links-to-offshore-gambling-in-the-philippines","title":{"rendered":"89 deported from the Philippines for alleged links to offshore gambling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Those deported were arrested in raids on alleged illegal offshore gaming operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC)\u00a0has reported that \u00a077 Vietnamese citizens and 12 South Koreans have been deported for alleged links to illegal offshore gaming operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gilbert Cruz<\/strong>, PAOCC executive director, said those deported were arrested in a series of raids and that 51 more foreign nationals would be deported in the coming days following the issuance of implementation orders from the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and clearances from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A delegation led by Cruz travelled to Vietnam and met with colonel Le Khac Son<\/strong>, the deputy director of Vietnam’s Criminal Police Department, to enhance cooperative efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The delegation met with colonel Le Khac Son, the deputy director of Vietnam’s Criminal Police Department. Photo: PAOCC.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Cruz said: “We are sending a clear message: the Philippines will no longer be allowed to be a sanctuary for foreign nationals exploiting the international digital and legal systems. These deportations are part of a focused campaign to disrupt the criminal syndicates at the source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Every individual we deport who is involved in these illegal operations is one less threat to the Filipino people. We will continue to identify, apprehend, and remove those who violate our laws. Deportation is only one layer of our operation. We will be creating a near-regional cohort of intelligence, coordination, and legal associations to assure the syndicates do not move their operation from the Philippines to another jurisdiction and convert back to operational mode again.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March, the BI banned deportation flights with layovers<\/a> <\/strong>for foreign offshore gaming workers. Under BI Board of Commissioners Resolution No. 2025-002<\/strong>, deported foreign nationals with alleged links to offshore gaming operators must be placed on direct flights to their countries of origin unless a direct route from the Philippines is unavailable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See also: <\/strong>Philippine election commission disqualifies Porac mayor over alleged gaming links<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Those deported were arrested in raids on alleged illegal offshore gaming operators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777027437,"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 Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) has deported 89 foreign nationals, primarily Vietnamese and South Koreans, for alleged links to illegal offshore gaming operators, with further deportations anticipated. This action is part of a strategic campaign to dismantle criminal syndicates, enhance international cooperation, and prevent the Philippines from serving as a sanctuary for illicit iGaming activities. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has also implemented a resolution mandating direct deportation flights for such individuals.","focusai_entities":"Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission, PAOCC, Gilbert Cruz, Bureau of Immigration, BI, National Bureau of Investigation, NBI, Le Khac Son, Vietnam\u2019s Criminal Police Department","focusai_location":"Philippines, Vietnam, South Korea","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Cross-border intelligence sharing?","query":"What specific intelligence sharing mechanisms are being established between the Philippines and Vietnam to prevent the relocation of illegal iGaming syndicates and ensure sustained enforcement?"},{"label":"Deportation logistics impact?","query":"How will the Bureau of Immigration's new direct flight deportation resolution impact the operational logistics, cost structures, and efficiency of future enforcement actions against illegal offshore gaming personnel?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,16333],"tags":[1897],"class_list":["post-777027433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislation-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-igaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777027433","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=777027433"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777027433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777027474,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777027433\/revisions\/777027474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777027437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777027433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777027433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777027433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}