Posts tagged #crime (2)
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₱14 Billion in Suspicious Transactions, 2,714 People Rescued. The Money Behind Scam Hubs Run Under the Name of Casinos Was on Another Scale
Unlicensed POGO (Philippine offshore gaming operators) outnumbered licensed ones about 6 to 1. Many of the people rescued in raids were Filipinos. I lay out, with sources, the 17.6% unemployment rate during COVID, people sold over debts, a former mayor's conviction, and scattered pieces of money from different origins.
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Duterte Told Tax-Dodging POGOs to "Pay in 3 Days or Be Shot." Three Months Later, He Said "POGO Is Clean"
After the number of Chinese workers at POGO (Philippine offshore gaming operators) grew, Chinese kidnapping victims rose 71% in a year, bribes for entry were alleged, and tax figures didn't add up. President Duterte raged, later called POGO "clean," and it was President Marcos who declared the ban. I follow the sourced numbers.
