This gives the foreign workers time to leave the Philippines without issues as their employers wind down operations before the POGO ban takes effect by yearend
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
The mostly Chinese POGO workers will lose their commercial 9G visas by the said date. They can be granted tourist visas that will expire in 60 days, in time for the enforcement of the President’s The meetings started more than a week after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced in his State of the Nation Address in July that all POGOs — renamed as internet gaming licensees since October 2023 — should be out of business in the Philippines by yearend.
Those who will wait for their 9G visas to be canceled will be given 60-day tourist visas. That’s enough “due process” that will allow the workers to wind down their engagements in the country, said an informed source present in the meetings.Pagcor in 2023 said that a total of 22,184 foreigners — 7,534 of them Chinese — were working in licensed POGOs.
Clearly, the revenue-generating agencies were citing figures based on the 43 POGOs still operating legally, while the law enforcers’ estimates include those from the 250 or so POGOs whose licenses had long been revoked and had been operating underground.
Bureau Of Immigration PH Immigration Issues Philippine News Editors' Pick National News
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
PH envoy denies allegations linking Marcos to Pogo personalitiesSunStar Publishing Inc.
Read more »
Recto bares how much PH debt has risen from Marcos Sr. to Marcos Jr.Latest Philippine news from GMA News and 24 Oras. News, weather updates and livestreaming on Philippine politics, regions, showbiz, lifestyle, science and tech.
Read more »
Senatorial slate ng Marcos admin para sa Eleksyon 2025, kasado na-- Imee MarcosInihayag ni Senator Imee Marcos nitong Martes, na kompleto na umano ang 12 magiging kandidato ng administrasyon sa pagka-senador sa Eleksyon 2025.
Read more »
BI downgrading POGO workers’ working visas to tourist visasLatest Philippine news from GMA News and 24 Oras. News, weather updates and livestreaming on Philippine politics, regions, showbiz, lifestyle, science and tech.
Read more »
Pampanga recycling firm opens doors for inspection, denies POGO tiesLatest Philippine news from GMA News and 24 Oras. News, weather updates and livestreaming on Philippine politics, regions, showbiz, lifestyle, science and tech.
Read more »
House detains corporate secretary of raided POGO hub in Porac, PampangaRonelyn Baterna of Lucky South 99 will be under the custody of the House for the next 30 days after lawmakers cite her in contempt
Read more »