POGOs come under scrutiny again in Senate probe on kidnappings

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Undated photo shows of guards check the temperature of Chinese POGO workers in Parañaque City.

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MANILA, Philippines — After a lull from being in the headlines as the pandemic largely disrupted their work, Philippine offshore gaming operators are once again under scrutiny as it appears that some of these gaming firms are also involved in the kidnappings of foreign nationals.

 

During Thursday’s Senate hearing on the recent cases of abductions, PCol. Rodolfo Castil Jr. — the Philippine National Police’s Anti-Kidnapping Group chief — said they found three POGO firms behind seven alleged kidnapping cases this year.

 

Among them is Cavite-based Xionwei Technology Co. Ltd. Inc., which is supposedly connected to five separate abductions. 

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/09/15/2209904/pogos-come-under-scrutiny-again-senate-probe-kidnappings

 

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