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15 Mar 2024

Author:
Christopher Lloyd Caliwan, Philippine News Agency

Philippines: Authorities rescue 373 Filipino workers, 500 foreign workers from offshore gaming operator

"373 Filipino workers released after rescue from Tarlac POGO", 15 March 2024

A total of 373 Filipino workers who were rescued from a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) in Tarlac have been released, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) reported on Friday.

"Based on the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), 373 Filipinos who were rescued from the Sun Yuan Technology Inc. in Bamban, Tarlac were released at around 11 p.m. last March 14," PAOCC Undersecretary Gilbert Cruz said in a statement.

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