THE Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) said it is monitoring hospitals with supposed links to illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).
This as the PAOCC recently raided a hospital at Hobbies of Asia Building along Macapagal Avenue in Pasay City for illegally operating without license and allegedly has links to POGOs.
In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon public briefing, PAOCC spokesperson Winston John Casio said the unlicensed Pasay hospital is not the only fake hospital in PAOCC’s radar.
He said they suspect that POGO workers who were injured and tortured were brought to these scrupulous hospitals to be treated to avoid being detected by Philippine authorities.
“Meron kaming mga impormasyon na natatanggap na merong mga POGO workers na nato-torture, mga nakikita natin na barilan at saksakan ng foreign nationals, dito dinadala sa mga ospital na katulad nito,” Casio said.
“Ang tanong, bakit? Sapagkat hindi na po sila hihingi sa inyo ng maraming documentation at identification. Hindi tulad sa Philippine hospitals na legal, talagang bubusisiin nila kung sino po kayo,” he added.
He said they now have information about one of the owners of the raided Pasay hospital, where unlicensed foreigners work as doctors, nurses, and pharmacists.
He said they are now coordinating with the Department of Justice for the filing of appropriate charges.
“Meron na ho kaming idea kung sino yung isa sa may ari nito, pero pinapahukay pa natin ng mas malalaiman kung sino pa ang kanilang mga kasama doon,” Casio said. (PNA)
