CEBU, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said in a press conference on Tuesday, September 3, that 16 out of 169 foreign nationals caught in an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) hub in Cebu were sued for qualified trafficking.
On Saturday, August 31, authorities arrested the foreigners — 69 Indonesians, 93 Chinese, 6 Burmese, and 1 Malaysian — during what was supposed to be a rescue operation on illegal scamming activities at the Tourist Garden Hotel in Lapu-Lapu City.