00:00The deadline for the Bureau of Immigration is next week, but there are still thousands of POGO workers who have not downgraded their visas.
00:11The agency has confirmed that they will carry out President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s order against the POGO workers.
00:19Rod Laguzan is in the newsroom. Yes, Rod.
00:23Angelique, six days before the October 15 deadline of the Bureau of Immigration, there are 20,000 to 30,000 foreign POGO workers
00:31who have not downgraded their work visas to a tourist visa. This is still the next ban of POGOs in the country.
00:39According to the Bureau of Immigration, Deputy Spokesperson Melvin Mabulac, after downgrading, they only have 59 days to leave the country.
00:48If he cannot downgrade the so-called POGO foreign workers, they will be arrested. The order to leave will be issued for those who cannot downgrade.
00:57This will cancel the visas that were issued to them by POGO.
01:02Through this, they will be undocumented and can be used as a basis for deportation and put on a blacklist.
01:09According to Mabulac, their coordination with the PADCOR is ongoing, which he knows of POGO locations.
01:15According to him, there is also coordination with the PNP-NBI-PAOC so that the President's order can be implemented.
01:22Based on the data of the NBI, only 10,000 have downgraded.
