PAOCC: BPOs could be next Pogo victims

WRAPPING UP After causing the arrest of a town mayor and the filing of charges against several others, the Senate panel chaired by Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday holds its final hearing on Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), where a matrix shows the alleged cabal behind the now-banned companies. —Richard A. Reyes

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s multibillion-dollar business process outsourcing sector could be the next victim of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), Presidential Anti-Organized Crime (PAOCC) Commission Director Winnie Quidato warned on Tuesday, as the Senate wrapped up its investigation on Pogo-related crimes.

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Quidato said Pogos had been renting homes in residential villages after they splintered into smaller groups to avoid being detected by authorities.

Sen. Risa Hontiveros said she had received information that Pogo firms were conducting “guerrilla scam operations.” —Marlon Ramos