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The Department of Labor and Employment clarified that the foreign workers given alien employment permits from January to April this year were employed in licensed internet gaming operators and not foreign workers employed in Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators or POGO.
Based on Advisory No. 24-04, DOLE-NCR Director Sarah Mirasol said they shall no longer issue AEPs to foreign employees of companies still identified as a “POGO.”In an interview during the Kapihan sa Manila Bay Forum, Laguesma said the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation or PAGCOR streamlined its regulations and transitioned into internet gaming licenses. “We are strictly implementing the requirements and we are no longer accepting POGO applicants,” he said.
“We directed regional implementers to monitor and inspect their areas so that we will be able to determine if the firms are adhering to our country’s regulations,” Laguesma added.
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