SolGen to check assets of closed hubs The administration will intensify its efforts to hunt down and dismantle residual POGO activities following the
Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission executive director and undersecretary Gilbert Cruz The administration will intensify its efforts to hunt down and dismantle residual POGO activities following the nationwide ban that took effect on December 31, 2024.
“The OSG’s massive post-POGO tasks will consist of cancelling all certificates of birth fraudulently acquired by aliens/foreign nationals and forfeiting their illegally acquired real properties and other assets in the Philippines,” Solicitor General Menardo Guevarra said. Despite the official prohibition, authorities have noted attempts by some POGOs to continue their activities on a reduced scale.
“We will be utilizing the barangays because most likely, they are the ones that can spot these. There are a lot of indicators. For instance, if a house’s lights are open 24 hours a day, even at night, and then there is a presence of foreign nationals. They also frequently order food via delivery services and then you would see huge piles of trash there. They also frequently avail of additional internet connections. These are some red flags to watch out for,” he said.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government and PAOCC warned that without robust enforcement, as many as 100 illegal or “rogue” POGO operations could persist into 2025. Interior and Local Government Sec. Jonvic Remulla, however, said the revenue loss should not be a cause for concern.
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