2nd batch of Chinese ex-POGO workers deported: BI

• Published date: 03 November 2022
• Publication title: Philippines News agency

The second batch of Chinese nationals who previously worked in Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) has been deported, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced on Thursday.

BI Commissioner Norman Tansingco said 21 Chinese nationals boarded a Philippine Airlines flight to Wuhan, China on Wednesday afternoon.

They were escorted by operatives of the BI's Warden Facility Protection Unit, Border Control and Intelligence Unit, and Intelligence Division.

Tansingco said Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla has been updated on the latest deportation.

'We will ensure that those involved in illegal activities be deported and blacklisted. This is to create a safe space for foreign nationals who comply with immigration policies (and) are here in the country legally,' the BI chief said in a...