Freeport area of Bataan

On October 31, 2024, the Philippines National Police’s PNP Special Action Force SAF and Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) raided on Freeport of Bataan on a search warrant issued by Judge Hermenegildo Dumlao II, of Malolos court on October 29 and rescued around 900 workers.

The Search warrant says ” There are foreign citizens who are victimized by human trafficking and the authorities have order to seize all the computers, laptops, cellphones, servers, and CCTV to potentially build evidence of “scamming activities and online recruitment.”

The Hub doesn’t have any offshore gaming license to work and it was illegally operating their activities in Hub. According to PAOCC spokesperson, the Hub has been operating for the last two years and has not obtained any permit from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor).