Businessman and gaming operator Charlie Tiu Hay Sy Ang, more popularly known as Atong Ang, on Friday appeared before the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs’ continuation of its investigation into the disappearance of more than 30 online cockfight enthusiasts. atong ang senate...
Two deputy speakers from the House of Representatives--both with a disdain for gambling--have spoken following the Senate’s resolution to suspend online cockfighting ("e-sabong") amid the cases of missing cockfighters. Rep. Eduardo Villanueva (left) and Rep. Bienvenido Abante, Jr. (Photos from...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año warned on Sunday, Feb. 27 the persons with information on the 31 missing cockfight enthusiasts (sabungeros) to cooperate with authorities or run the risk of facing charges. In an interview over GMA News, Año insisted...
Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 26 vowed to go ahead with his investigation into the controversial 24/7 operation of e-sabong (online cockfight), which is believed to be a multi-billion pero industry. More importantly, the senator guaranteed that he would not...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Friday said the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs will summon businessman Atong Ang to its inquiry into the disappearance of the 31 cockfight enthusiasts next week. Charlie Tiu Hay Sy Ang, also known as Atong Ang, at a Senate hearing. Dela...
Presidential candidate and Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday said failing to resolve the case of the 31 missing online cockfight enthusiasts would be a “big slap” to the Philippine National Police (PNP). Lacson, a former PNP chief, said this at the opening of the Senate Committee on...
The 78th Venice Film Festival best actor raises an important question for those watching ‘On the Job: The Missing 8’ HISTORY John Arcilla carves his name in the history as the first Filipino actor who bagged the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice International Film Festival (Jessica...
Partido Reporma presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson and running mate Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III have called for a thorough investigation to find and give justice to 30 persons who went missing after going to a cockfight arena in Laguna. (Photo from putakputak.com) In...
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- The death toll rose to 105, with 140 people still missing, due to landslides and floods caused by heavy rains on Tuesday in the Brazilian city of Petropolis in Rio de Janeiro state, local authorities reported Thursday. Fallen trees and wire poles block a road after heavy rains...
'On The Job: The Missing 8' Director Erik Matti’s critically acclaimed film “On The Job: The Missing 8” will finally screen for the Filipino audience as part of the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ “Wagi: A Celebration of Filipino Excellence” series. It can be recalled that “On the...
The film where John Arcilla won ‘Coppa Volpi’ for Best Actor at the 78th Venice Film Festival John Arcilla in 'On The Job: The Missing 8' (Credit to HBO Asia) “WAGI! Celebration of Filipino Excellence,” a series of film screenings at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, showcases...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japanese aircraft and boats were searching Tuesday for two crew from a fighter jet that is believed to have crashed after taking off a day earlier, a government spokesman said. Photo shows F-15 fighters at the Air Self-Defense Force base in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, in 2011....
