{"id":8831,"date":"2025-03-19T07:13:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T07:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slategray-wallaby-310340.hostingersite.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/philippines-cracks-down-on-human-trafficking-tied-to-pogo-like-schemes\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T07:13:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T07:13:03","slug":"philippines-cracks-down-on-human-trafficking-tied-to-pogo-like-schemes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/philippines-cracks-down-on-human-trafficking-tied-to-pogo-like-schemes\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippines Cracks Down on Human Trafficking Tied to \u2018POGO-Like\u2019 Schemes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"411\">Philippine authorities are intensifying efforts to combat human trafficking as reports emerge of nationals being illegally smuggled to work in <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/philippines-considers-eliminating-philippine-offshore-gaming-operators-pogos-despite-revenue-concerns\/\">offshore online gambling operations<\/a>. This rise in illicit activity follows the government\u2019s decision to phase out the country\u2019s Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) industry.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"760\">The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently warned of an <em>\u201cincreasing number of Filipino trafficking victims illegally departing the country through backdoor routes to work in \u2018POGO-like\u2019 companies abroad.\u201d<\/em> Despite stricter border security, traffickers are exploiting unmonitored areas to evade detection.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"762\" data-end=\"1005\">Joel Anthony Viado, Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration, highlighted the urgency of tackling the issue. He emphasized,<em> \u201cEveryone must work together as there is a need to strengthen efforts at all levels to curb illegal departures.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Government\u2019s Firm Stance<\/h2>\n<p>Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared in July 2024 that POGOs, also known as Internet Gaming Licensees (IGLs), had to <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/philippines-moves-to-shut-down-offshore-gaming-pogo-operations-to-end-by-2024\/\">shut down<\/a> by the end of the year. Because of growing worries about criminal behavior associated with the industry, this decision was made.<\/p>\n<p>Some gambling companies may have moved their activities underground or to neighboring Southeast Asian nations after the crackdown, according to industry analysts. 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He noted, <em>\u201cTraffickers are exploiting illegal routes to avoid detection by immigration, making it crucial for local government units and local authorities to increase monitoring and enforcement in vulnerable areas.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2239\">The government remains committed to dismantling illegal networks and preventing further exploitation. With enhanced security and cross-agency collaboration, authorities aim to stem the flow of human trafficking linked to offshore gambling.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/philippines-cracks-down-on-human-trafficking-tied-to-pogo-like-schemes\/\">Philippines Cracks Down on Human Trafficking Tied to \u2018POGO-Like\u2019 Schemes<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Philippine authorities are intensifying efforts to combat human trafficking as reports emerge of nationals being illegally smuggled to work in offshore online gambling operations. This rise in illicit activity follows the government\u2019s decision to phase out the country\u2019s Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) industry. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) recently warned of an \u201cincreasing number [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8831"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8831\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}