Philippines to review visa-free policy for Chinese nationals amid concerns of POGO return

The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) will look into whether or not the recently implemented visa-free entry model for Chinese visitors is being exploited to reestablish POGO activities, according to an announcement by the President Palace As per local media reports, Malacañang revealed this week that the matter has been referred to the DFA following a series of raids on suspected illegal POGO hubs. Of 101 nationals set to be deported as a result of those raids, 82 are Chinese nationals who entered under the visa-free arrangement.