Are POGO’s really gone?

I don’t follow the news.

But, weren’t they expected to leave end of 2024?

There is a noticeable influx of Chinese tenants in the condo I live in (BGC). Mostly families with young children. Some with extended family (lolo, lola)

The condo doesn’t allow staff housing, so we’ve never had issues like in Pasay or Paranaque.

Our lease ends this year, and I was hoping to renegotiate a better rate, but I took a quick look at what’s available and rent has either stayed the same or has gone up. 2BRs seem to be more affected vs 3BRs.

Is there another POGO-adjacent industry coming in?

Likely unrelated, but there also seems to be an influx of Russians. They’re causing a bit of a stir because they’re pirating househelp and paying quite a bit more than market rate, they’re offering upwards of 30K+++ per month for live-in help. My neighbor’s yaya got offered 40K to take care of 2 young kids.

I’ve been living in this condo for almost a decade, so the changes are noticeable.