8,000 foreign Pogo workers still in PH with tourist visas, says BI

8,000 foreign Pogo workers still in PH with tourist visas, says BI

[Inquirer.net] - 12/18/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Less than two weeks before the Dec. 31 deadline for Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) hubs to cease operations, around 8,000 foreign Pogo workers who downgraded their work visas to tourist visas have yet to voluntarily leave the country, according to the Bureau of (…)



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