The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) deported 75 Chinese nationals on Friday after discovering they were employed at an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Pasay City.
According to The Manila Times, the deported individuals boarded a Philippine Airlines flight bound for Shanghai.
PAOCC chief Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz indicated that more deportations might follow, as the Bureau of Immigration continued to process additional cases. He noted that the bureau was still finalizing the paperwork for those slated for deportation on Friday morning.
Earlier, the Bureau of Immigration instructed foreign workers at POGOs to leave the country voluntarily during a wind-down period.
This action follows President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.‘s directive to ban all POGOs, announced during his third State of the Nation Address on July 22nd.
Starting in October, the Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR will begin the process of shutting down the nation’s offshore gaming operators it oversees.
