Manila, Aug. 5 -- A total of 27 Chinese nationals were arrested in separate operations for allegedly operating scam hubs inside the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga, the Police Regional Office - Central Luxon (PRO-3) said on Tuesday.

In a statement, PRO-3 chief Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Penones said the first raid was conducted around 2 a.m. by operatives from the Central Luzon police, Bureau of Immigration, and the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at the Asian Greenville Resort in Barangay Jose Abad Santos in Mabalacat City.

Arrested during the operation were 24 Chinese, including two women, who were "caught in the act of operating a cryptocurrency investment scam hub."

It said eight Filipinos women were also ...