{"id":777035758,"date":"2025-12-08T12:14:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T15:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777035758"},"modified":"2026-04-21T16:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:13:09","slug":"112-arrested-in-pogo-hub-raid-in-manila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/112-arrested-in-pogo-hub-raid-in-manila","title":{"rendered":"112 arrested in raid on alleged illegal gambling operation in Manila"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The hub allegedly ran online scams and cybercrime operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Philippines.- A joint operation against an alleged online gambling operation in Bonifacio Global City, Manila, has led to 112 arrests \u2013 95 Filipinos and 17 foreign nationals. The police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG-NCR), the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), and the Southern Police District are said to have uncovered the operation while trying to capture a Chinese fugitive wanted for fraud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hub allegedly presented itself as an IT solutions firm while secretly running online scams and cybercrime operations. Investigators suspect the Chinese national may have served as an interpreter. The facility wasn’t registered with the gambling regulator, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CIDG is now verifying the work permits of the foreign nationals. Those arrested claim they weren’t involved in illegal gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Thailand extradites man to China to face trial over gambling sites<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The hub allegedly ran online scams and cybercrime operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":11129,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"A joint operation in Bonifacio Global City, Philippines, has resulted in 112 arrests linked to an alleged illegal online gambling and cybercrime hub. The facility, operating under the guise of an IT solutions firm, was not registered with the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and is suspected of running online scams. This enforcement action underscores the ongoing challenges in combating illicit iGaming operations and maintaining regulatory integrity within the jurisdiction.","focusai_entities":"Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG-NCR), Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), Southern Police District, Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR)","focusai_location":"Philippines, Manila, Bonifacio Global City, Thailand, China","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.9), payments_fraud_aml (0.9), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"PAGCOR Oversight Efficacy?","query":"What specific enhancements to PAGCOR's oversight and enforcement mechanisms are being considered to prevent similar unregistered iGaming and cybercrime operations from establishing a foothold?"},{"label":"Cybercrime Modus Operandi?","query":"What was the precise modus operandi of the alleged cybercrime operations, and how were they integrated with or disguised by the illegal online gambling activities?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16333],"tags":[20326,128,1205],"class_list":["post-777035758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-illegal-gambling","tag-philippines","tag-pogo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035758","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777035758"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035758\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777035764,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777035758\/revisions\/777035764"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777035758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777035758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777035758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}