{"id":11315,"date":"2025-01-19T02:17:20","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T18:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=11315"},"modified":"2025-01-19T02:17:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T18:17:21","slug":"bi-arrests-32-illegal-pogo-workers-in-another-raid-in-paranaque","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2025\/01\/19\/bi-arrests-32-illegal-pogo-workers-in-another-raid-in-paranaque\/","title":{"rendered":"BI ARRESTS 32 ILLEGAL POGO WORKERS IN ANOTHER RAID IN PARA\u00d1AQUE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in another raid arrested 32 foreign nationals found to be working in a clandestine Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Para\u00f1aque City.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>BI Intelligence Division chief Fortunato Manahan Jr. reported that the arrested foreigners were found to be working in an online gaming and scamming facility in Aseana enclave in Para\u00f1aque City.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arrested during the raid on Friday were 20 Chinese nationals, 11 Malaysians, and a Cambodian.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The arrest came after operatives monitored illegal activities, including love scams, in the raided building.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The operation was conducted in coordination with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>BI Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado commended the operations, saying that their intensified drive against illegal POGOs will continue.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLet this be a warning to foreign nationals who blatantly continue illegal operations despite the ban of the President,\u201d said Viado.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe will not stop until all illegal aliens are arrested and deported,\u201d he warned.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The BI said that more arrests and deportations are expected, following the President&#8217;s nationwide ban on POGO operations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>The 32 foreigners will remain under the custody of the NBI while undergoing deportation proceedings.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OPERATIVES of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in another raid arrested 32 foreign nationals found to be working in a clandestine Philippine 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