Members of the Philippine National Police Regional Mobile Force Battalion (PNP-RMFB) conduct an inspection of an abandoned property in Barangay Senyora, Porac, Pampanga, on July 9, 2024. The property with resort-like amenities is believed to be part of an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO), the Grand Palazzo Royale of the Lucky South 99, and used by its incorporators and Chinese big bosses for illegal activities, including scam modus, kidnapping, illegal detention, and human and sex trafficking activities. The PNP-RMFB guards the property now. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News

PORAC-POGO

Victoria Tulad

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/172179121863420240709-villa-pogo-MT-23 (1).jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/>Members of the Philippine National Police Regional Mobile Force Battalion (PNP-RMFB) conduct an inspection of an abandoned property in Barangay Senyora, Porac, Pampanga, on July 9, 2024. The property with resort-like amenities is believed to be part of an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO), the Grand Palazzo Royale of the Lucky South 99, and used by its incorporators and Chinese big bosses for illegal activities, including scam modus, kidnapping, illegal detention, and human and sex trafficking activities. The PNP-RMFB guards the property now. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News</div>MANILA – The government can seize and use the properties of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) under the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act (AFASA) Law, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said Wednesday. “I am pleased that my amendment granting the government authority to take POGO assets and properties was included in this measure,” Hontiveros said in a statement. The amendment states that “all properties, tools, instruments, and/or any other non-liquid assets” are subject to civil forfeiture.The assets can be released to the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the sake of POGO victims, Hontiveros said. “Ngayon at inanunsyo na ang pag-ban sa mga POGO o mga IGL, maraming mga ari-arian na pwedeng magamit para ibigay sa mga biktima ng mga krimeng dala ng POGO sa bansa,” she added. (Now that the ban on POGOs or IGLs have been announced, several properties can be used and given to victims of crimes related to POGOs.) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday, &quot;Effective today, <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/22/marcos-jr-orders-pogos-to-cease-operations-by-end-of-year-1603">all POGOs are banned.&quot;</a>He instructed the gaming regulator during his third State of the Nation Address to “wind down and cease the operation of POGOs by the end of the year.”<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/2024/7/23/-good-number-of-pogos-to-voluntarily-leave-ph-after-marcos-ban-paocc-1011">&#x27;Good number&#x27; of POGOs to voluntarily leave PH after Marcos ban — PAOCC</a></div>Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said he supports the POGO ban.“Nararapat lamang gawing prayoridad ang peace and order at security ng mga Pilipino,&quot; Go said in a statement. (It is right to prioritize peace and order and security.) Like several other lawmakers, Go said the social impact of POGOs outweighed their economic benefits.<div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/7/22/go-dela-rosa-skip-sona-2027">Go, Dela Rosa skip SONA</a></div>

The government can seize and use the properties of POGOs under the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act Law, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said Wednesday.

The government can seize and use the properties of POGOs under the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act Law, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said Wednesday.

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Government can seize POGO assets under AFASA law: Hontiveros

Government can seize POGO assets under AFASA law: Hontiveros

Victoria Tulad,

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Published Jul 24, 2024 11:27 AM PHT

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