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00:00At the end of the year, the Philippines will continue to close its borders to the Pugos,
00:05so many people will be displaced.
00:08But according to the enforcement agencies,
00:10there are still small Pugos operating in Patago.
00:14Witness, Sally Merefka.
00:21These Chinese nationals are online
00:24by NBI agents in Paranaque.
00:27The house that was raided by the Panlulokos is now empty.
00:32When I found out that I was not allowed to go in and out
00:37because I might tell a story outside,
00:39I was scared.
00:40She called a friend who asked for help from the NBI.
00:45The seven Chinese nationals were arrested.
00:48The script of the various Panlulokos was seen on the left computers
00:52and there is an indication that there are Filipinos who are being victimized.
00:56They came from a big Pugo organization.
01:00And because our president stopped the Pugos,
01:06they divided into smaller groups and continued their activities.
01:12The largest Pugo hub in the country,
01:14which is located in Island Grove in Kawit, Cavite,
01:16was raided earlier.
01:18It was built on the property sold in 2017
01:22by the family of Interior Secretary John Vecnamulya.
01:25As of last month, there is no electricity in the buildings here.
01:29It was shut down.
01:31As you can see, there are no signs of habitation here
01:35and there are no signs of business.
01:37Because of the closure of the Pugo hub,
01:3915,000 employees, mostly Filipinos, lost their jobs.
01:44The operator has a problem.
01:46What will they do with the 30 hectares of land that has 57 houses?
01:52Considering that we haven't yet paid our debts here,
01:56we're open to any suggestions.
01:58But now, we just want to show everyone that the island is already closed.
02:03The vast compound of Pugo in Bambantarlak is like a ghost town.
02:10Almost nothing is left of the Pugo hub in Purakpampanga
02:14except for the police who are guarding it
02:16and the goats that are eating grass.
02:21The work areas and the villas of the bosses are already sealed.
02:25But we were allowed to enter one of the dormitories.
02:28Since the raid, this hasn't been seen by the public.
02:31In fact, the surroundings are already full of bees.
02:36And if you look at the rooms, it's messy.
02:42Because this is how the Pugo workers left their dormitories when they fled.
02:48Here, on this side, the smell is different.
02:52That's because there's food left that's rotting at this time.
02:59According to the real estate consultancy firm, Lechu Property Consultants,
03:04more than 1 million square meters of office space
03:07is lacking in the lease of the Pugo.
03:10Not to mention, there are many landlords
03:13who let their condo units or residential property
03:17to foreign Pugo workers.
03:19For GMA Integrated News, I'm Salima Refran, your witness.