According to Miguel Zubiri, Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said the move was due to safety concerns surrounding POGOs. | via philstarlife
China has blacklisted the Philippines as a tourist site due to the continued operations of offshore gaming operators or POGOs in the country, Senate President Miguel Zubiri said on Tuesday, Oct. 11.
During a Senate inquiry, the senator cited Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian who said the move was due to safety concerns surrounding POGOs. "The Philippines now is part of a blacklist of tourist sites because they do not know if the tourist will be joining POGO operations and they do not know if the Chinese nationals who go to the Philippines will be safe from illegal activities done by the triad, by the syndicates operating POGO. They may also be kidnapped, mistaken as POGO operators," Zubiri said.
The Chinese embassy and the Department of Foreign Affairs have yet to release a statement about the blacklisting.
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