Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has introduced a bill to ban Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) citing rising criminality linked to the industry.

Philippine senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing the nation’s Bureau of Internal Revenue to keep a ‘tight reign on the issuance of tax identification number IDs’ as such TINs are ‘being obtained by Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) involved in various criminal activities to legitimize the employment status of their workers’.

Philippine senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called for an investigation into the possible involvement of the recently shuttered company behind a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation (POGO) operation in other alleged crimes and offenses.

The end of all POGOs. That’s the objective of Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian. Speaking to AGB, the official says that just ending POGOs is not enough to restore the country’s reputation, also calling for a complete restructuring of the regulatory body – confining PAGCOR to only be an operator, while setting up a new regulator – the opposite of PAGCOR’s current divestment plans.

Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has proposed Senate Resolution 1193 to investigate the failure of local banks to detect POGO-related suspicious transactions.

Former Philippine Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, faces potential prosecution if she returns to China, according to Senator Sherwin Gatchalian.

Suspended Bamban Mayor Alice Guo has sparked further controversy by suggesting that Philippine Senators Risa Hontiveros and Sherwin Gatchalian should prioritize national issues over her case. Senate President Francis Escudero responded, asserting that Guo has no authority to dictate Senate priorities, especially when under investigation for involvement in illegal Philippine Overseas Gaming Operators (POGO) activities.

Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged for an investigation by the Senate into the growing presence of foreign nationals within exclusive gated communities.

Philippines senator, Sherwin Gatchalian, has maintained that all procedures were observed involving the 318-hectare reclamation project of Waterfront Manila Premier Development Inc. and that he was not involved in the development, Philstar Global has reported.

Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is done with POGOs, and aims to take them all down as quickly and efficiently as possible.