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POGOs run guerrilla scam operations

SOME illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) have broken up into smaller groups and relocated to the Visayas and Mindanao, where they now operate 'guerrilla scam operations.'

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) made the revelation during a public hearing led by Sen. Risa Hontiveros, chairman of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality.

PAOCC Director Winnie Quidato. Screengrab from Senate Hearing

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