News: Roque, 11 others placed on Immigration lookout

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Roque, 11 others placed on Immigration lookout

August 7, 2024

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Hi there. Roque, 11 others placed on Immigration lookout

Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque and 11 other individuals considered "persons of interest" in the illegal POGO hub in Porac, Pampanga,

have been placed under immigration lookout on orders of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla.

Still on POGOs -- as the gaming hubs have been ordered to wind down their operations, some House members are asking whether it is possible to legalize the now-banned "e-sabong" to recoup the alleged economic losses from the POGO ban.

Retired military comptroller Carlos Garcia, convicted of bribery and money laundering in 2022, was released from prison due to good conduct credits last year -- but it turns out he has yet to pay the P408-million fine imposed by the Sandiganbayan.

According to a Pulse Asia survey commissioned by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, nearly eight out of 10 Filipinos, or 76 percent, are in favor of a proposal to ban cell phones in schools, which the senator said is linked to poorer learner performance.

Scandal at the UN: Nine staff members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees have been fired after "evidence was sufficient to conclude" that they may have been involved in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.

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