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Around 6,000 foreign workers are expected to leave the Philippines before the year-end deadline for the ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators , the Bureau of Immigration announced on Monday.In a public briefing, BI Spokesperson Dana Sandoval urged foreign POGO employees to downgrade their visas, emphasizing that the December 31 deadline for the ban would not be extended.“Around 6,000 ang expected na aalis ng bansa.. Paulit-ulit nating sinasabi walang extension ang December 31 deadline.
“If they have a reason to come back to the Philippines— may asawa, may anak sila dito sa Pilipinas—they should comply with the regulations. They should go out of the country as part of the downgrading and they may return kung meron silang lehitimong rason na bumalik sa Pilipinas,” she said.Failure to comply, Sandoval warned, would result in blacklisting.“Kapag hindi umalis, hindi sila nag-comply sa regulations, they will be blacklisted.
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