The gambling industry in the Philippines has a certain scale in Asia. It has legal casinos, mainly concentrated in specific areas. Online gambling is also quite active, attracting some international players. However, online gambling has also bred illegal operations. While regulating legal gambling,
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recently made a public statement on the controversy over online gambling, clearly stating that the government currently has no intention of completely banning legal gambling businesses, including the "scatter" platform.He emphasized that compliant gambling h
Despite the Philippine Congress passing a bill that completely bans offshore gaming operators (POGO), Senator Alan Peter Cayetano recently warned that online gambling is still rapidly expanding within the Philippines, particularly with increased local betting, and the problem is far from over."Altho
The entire process of the raid on Bayview has been leaked! The NBI, in collaboration with Chinese translators, carried out law enforcement, and the arrest process appears to be routinized. According to netizens, areas including Pasay, Clark, and Bulacan have recently become frequent targets of the P
,Philippine police recently raided a high-rise apartment in downtown Manila, successfully dismantling a telecom scam hub targeting overseas victims, arresting four Chinese suspects on the scene. During the operation, some gang members shockingly climbed down the 35-story building's steel frame by ha
At Terminal 1 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, a flight to Shanghai slowly ascended, carrying 100 Chinese citizens involved in illegal gambling and cyber fraud. This marks the Philippine government's largest recent mass deportation. The scene was moving, with many Filipino spouses t
Recently, the Chinese community in the Philippines was rocked by a sudden immigration policy: even if you have a legal work visa and a valid residence card, you must leave the country if you have been working there continuously for more than 5 years, otherwise you will face forced deportation or eve
The Philippine online gambling industry continues to develop, with domestic gambling operators (PIGO) striving to bridge the gap between physical and digital channels to fully unleash brand potential. Veteran in the gambling industry, Joe Pisano, noted that although online channels have broken geogr
A breakthrough has recently been made in a nearly three-year-long kidnapping and disappearance case in Laguna Province, Philippines. One of the defendants, known by the alias "Alyas Totoy," revealed in an exclusive media interview that in August 2021, Ricardo Lasco Jr., a 44-year-old online cockfigh
As artificial intelligence (AI) tools become increasingly popular, a surge of discussions about "AI-forged payment screenshots" has emerged on social platforms in the Philippines, raising widespread concerns. Users have tested and found that scammers can generate highly realistic transfer screensho
The Philippines' Pasay Seaside Bay was raided, with many NBI agents arriving and breaking into numerous rooms.
The Philippines has recently been removed from the EU's "high-risk money laundering countries" list, but there has been a renewed call for stringent regulation of cryptocurrencies and online gambling to prevent money laundering and cross-border financial crimes. Global rating agency Moody's and the
The online gambling industry in the Philippines is undergoing an unprecedented restructuring—not only in terms of digital leaps but also in how this industry is repositioning itself and the image of the Philippines in the global gambling landscape.Despite the general focus on the 2024 total gambling
The Philippine government is intensifying its efforts to crack down on illegal online gambling. The Presidential Office announced that the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) have joined forces to launch a large-
In the midst of ongoing external doubts about corruption within the Philippine Bureau of Immigration, Director Joel Anthony Viado responded publicly for the first time on Wednesday, stating that he will fully cooperate with the investigation led by the Senate and promises to provide all necessary do
In late May, the case involving foreign workers at the Philippine DITO Telecommunications Company caught attention, where 39 Chinese technicians detained by the Bureau of Immigration were released on June 9. Notably, the release order was signed by Joel Anthony Viado, the current head of the Philipp
