An online gambling website in the Philippines that targets Chinese gamblers. Photo: Tory Ho
A Chinese crime wave hits Duterte’s Philippines as Pogos grow unchecked
- An upswing in licences for offshore gaming firms has seen the Philippines become a ‘haven for Chinese criminals and criminal syndicates’
- With 67 gambling-related kidnappings since 2017, why is the Duterte administration having trouble cracking down on the situation?
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China-Philippines relations
An online gambling website in the Philippines that targets Chinese gamblers. Photo: Tory Ho