00:00Department of Justice or DOJ Secretary Jesus Crispino Remulla emphasized that foreign workers
00:06from illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators or POGO who remain in the country will face
00:11severe penalties.
00:13The DOJ says around 11,000 foreign POGO workers who failed to leave the Philippines last year
00:19are set to be deported.
00:20These workers either failed to downgrade their visas or did not leave within the given time.
00:26To recall, the Bureau of Immigration or BI has given until October 18, 2024 for POGO
00:31workers to downgrade their visas to temporary visitor's permits.