MANILA -- Almost all the foreigners rescued in the illegal POGO hub in Lapu-lapu City, Cebu were former employees of the controversial Lucky South 99, according to the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC).

PAOCC spokesperson Dir. Winston Casio said Wednesday evening that around two-thirds of the 169 rescued illegal POGO hub employees were from Bamban, Tarlac and Porac, Pampanga.

More than 150 foreigners rescued in raid on illegal POGO in Lapu-Lapu City

"'Yung mga Pilipino na nakuha natin na administrative staff dito ay galing pa ng Bamban at Porac. Kinumpirma nila na kakilala nila si Alice Guo, at kinumpirma nila na -- diba ni-raid namin noong June 4 'yung Lucky South 99 -- noong June 3 naka-receive na daw sila ng tip," Casio said in TeleRadyo Serbisyo's Johnson Ikwento Mo.

"Nakareceive na sila ng tip noong June 3 kaya nakaalis sila. Kaya 'di na namin sila nahuli. Tapos noong June 8, lumipad sila mula sa Clark, Pampanga papunta na dito sa Lapu-lapu," he continued.

Casio added that out of the 169 arrested employees, one was underage and was turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development in Cebu.

Meanwhile, the PAOCC spokesperson also said that they are now only waiting for Guo's arrival to proceed with the cases against the former Bamban mayor.

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