00:00A wonderful, warm, though wet Monday evening to all. Yours truly, Gabrielle Lopez here and Vlad to bring you PTV News Now and tops on our stories for tonight.
00:13The Philippine National Police is cracking down on illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators and internet gaming licenses after uncovering a covert online gambling hub in Taguig City disguised as an IT-BPO firm.
00:28The discovery was made during a manhunt for a Chinese national wanted for estafa, with authorities finding links to larger criminal syndicates.
00:37Acting PNP Chief Lieutenant General Jose Milencho Nertates Jr. emphasized that the national ban on pogos has not deterred.
00:45Illegal operations and efforts are ramped up to identify and close these businesses, especially those hiding behind legitimate company names.
00:54Authorities are collaborating with various government agencies and foreign counterparts to tack down transactional cybercrime groups, hinting that these illegal operations may involve money laundering, online fraud, and identity theft.
01:09Nertates warned that anyone attempting to run pogo-like operations would face severe legal consequences, vowing to leave no stone unturned in the fight against this illegal activity.
01:20Former Senate President and now, Minority Senator Francis Escudero may have dodged a major bullet in his recent acquittal over campaign finance violation charges with a poll body.
01:33But these legal vows are now far from over.
01:36And so is former Senator and sitting Makati Mayor Nancy Binay, who, like Escudero, has been tagged for allegedly receiving tens of millions of pesos in kickbacks from ex-DPWH Undersecretary Roberto Bernardo from flood control structures during his term as legislator.
01:54An assertion Ombudsman, Jesus Crispin Remulia, reiterated to the press and public earlier today of no let-up in the gathering of evidence and due diligence work in reinforcing the charges to be filed against Senator Escudero and Mayor Nancy Binay.
02:09Remulia emphasized the legal team from the Ombudsman Justice Department, with help from the NBI, is making sure the charges based on evidence are strong to make the indictments against the two-stick.
02:21In addition, he said case-build work is also afoot against former Senator Grace Poe, sitting lawmaker and former DPW Chief Mark Villar, and ex-Senator Ramon Bong Greville, Jr., whom he hinted to likely face an arrest warrant next week for having been directly implicated by ex-DPWH Undersecretary Bernardo in directly receiving $125 million in kickbacks at his home in December 2024.
02:51Barely two months have passed since signing a peace treaty in Kuala Lumpur and Cambodia and Thailand are at it again, after inking a truce deal between themselves during the just-concluded ASEAN summit with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and U.S. President Donald Trump.
03:07Brokered Cambodia and Thailand are at it, blaming each other for artillery strikes that erupted yesterday afternoon to trigger the resumption of hostilities along the border.
03:18Thailand military authorities blame Thailand for landmine blasts that reportedly claimed the life of one of its military personnel, with four others wounded.
03:27Cambodia, for its part, released an official statement, Care of Defense Ministry spokeswoman, Lieutenant General Sotheta, of an hour-long artillery strike yesterday afternoon, which was not reciprocated or returned by Cambodian forces.
03:42Nevertheless, this latest skrimmish along the share border needs intervention from within the alliance and not from U.S. President Donald Trump.
03:50After all, if it's the group's mess, let its members and leaders clean it up.
03:54So that's all she wrote for tonight's show. Join us again tomorrow evening for another round of stories here in Abroad, breaking at the hour.
04:03And always remember to stay connected by catching the news right here.
04:07This is Gabrielle Lopez wishing you all a warm and restful evening ahead.
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