THE government is strictly implementing laws on Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs), Malacañang has assured, following concerns on the rise of kidnappings involving Chinese.

The Palace made this comment after Sen. Emmanuel Joel Villanueva said kidnapping incidents of Chinese POGO workers showed that the industry’s negative effects to the country outweighed the benefits.

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