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Transcript
00:00A business process outsourcing or BPO company in Bagac, Bataan was raided by the authorities.
00:05Followed by the complaint of some Filipinos that they were victims of labor trafficking.
00:10Salima Refran brought the news.
00:17The AFP, PNP, PAOC, and Bureau of Immigration discussed the Central One Bataan BPO in Bagac, Bataan.
00:25They set up a search warrant for 7 houses in the compound and 15 foreign nationals who are being raided by BPO.
00:33We received a complaint from Filipinos that they were victims of labor trafficking here.
00:40Now, there are also foreign nationals who are inside but cannot come out.
00:44Computers, cell phones, and devices were seen in the work area of the BPO in Bagac, Bataan.
00:53But unlike the POGOs that were discussed earlier, most of the employees here are Filipinos.
01:01SIM cards and various gadgets were also obtained.
01:04In the initial inspection of the desktops, transactions for online betting abroad were seen.
01:10There were chats that included values and monitoring of e-wallets.
01:15That's 2.6 million. That's a lot.
01:19We could be talking of billions of pesos worth of bets at any given week.
01:26This is a result of a month-long surveillance and research operation.
01:33We have initial violations in our initial inspection.
01:38We can see that we will have a very airtight case against the suspects.
01:44They are operating back and support operations for businesses.
01:48They don't know what businesses they are supporting.
01:51Do you know that they are offering cryptocurrency services?
01:54They don't know.
01:55Now, if you also offer cryptocurrency services, you have to clarify from the Monetary Board, Monetary Authorities of the Philippines.
02:06Central One Bataan is a BPO, Business Process Outsourcing, and not an internet gaming licensee or POGO.
02:14BPO has permits from the local government, even from the authority of the Freeport area of Bataan or AFA.
02:22But the authorities said...
02:24He is a BPO and he was given a permit from the so-called investment promotion area.
02:33He has a permit there, but he still needs a secondary permit coming from the PACOR.
02:38And that's what he doesn't have.
02:39All of this was denied by the CEO of Central One Bataan.
02:43Not true.
02:44We are running a business support services and we are complying to DOLE.
02:50No one is held here against their will.
02:52Nothing to hide.
02:53We are just a business services support company.
02:57Just this June, the provincial government inspected the facility of AFAB and Bagac LGU.
03:03GMA Integrated News is also trying to get hold of government agencies.
03:09According to Central One, 1,500 of their employees are here.
03:13Only 5% of them are foreigners.
03:17Foreigners will travel to the PAOC detention facility in Pasay.
03:21The remaining 700 Filipinos are missing after being processed.
03:26We will assist in the case build-up so that we can have a real-time case.
03:32Our Secretary of Justice doesn't want us to file a case that will ultimately be dismissed in a preliminary investigation.
03:41Sanima Refrain, reporting for GMA Integrated News.

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