Raided BPO company denies it is a POGO hub

Over a week after it was raided by law enforcement agents, a business process outsourcing (BPO) company broke its silence and vowed to clear its name from allegations by the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) that it is involved in illegal activities.

- EMMANUEL TUPAS

In a statement, Central One Bataan PH Inc. vehemently denied the "malicious" allegations by the PAOCC, particularly by the commission's former spokesman Winston John Casio.

He asserted that the BPO is involved in illicit activities such as black market banking or underground banking, cryptocurrency investment scams, love scams, cyber scams and online gambling operations.

Central One pointed out it has been over a week since the Oct. 31 raid on its compound in Brgy. Parang in Bagac but the PAOCC has yet to file criminal complaints against the company and any of its officers.

"Instead, Central One's employees are rallying behind the legitimacy of the company's operations and the lack of need to be rescued," it said in a statement.