The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Friday deported Chinese nationals arrested for working in unauthorized Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hubs.
BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said the group departed aboard a Philippine Airlines Flight bound for China morning of September 19. The said flight was arranged by the Chinese embassy, who assisted in the expedited deportation of the subjects.
According to Sandoval, the deportees were part of the Chinese nationals who were earlier taken into custody during various inter-agency raid operations with the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission of POGO operations in Pasay and Paranaque, as well as mining operations in Homonhon.
The bureau clarified that others remain under government custody due to pending court cases and other legal incidents.
The deportation was spearheaded by the BI’s Deportation and Implementation Unit (DIU) under Chief Atty. Alexi Val Arciaga, in coordination with law enforcement agencies.
Sandoval said the bureau will continue to coordinate with law enforcement and concerned agencies to implement the administration’s directive against illegal POGO activities.
