OF the more than 30,000 registered foreign workers of Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), more than 10,000 have already left the country in compliance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s directive to stop all internet gaming operations by end-December, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said.

Immigration Commissioner Joel Anthony Viado disclosed on Tuesday that of the 21,757 foreigners associated with POGOs — also known as Internet Gaming Licensees (IGLs) — who voluntarily downgraded their work visas to temporary visitor's visas — 10,821 have left the country.