The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) on Tuesday, September 30, exposed a massive network of illegal online gambling in the Philippines—revealing more than 1,000 unlicensed gambling websites and over 100 social media influencers promoting illicit operations. CICC’s Threat...
BACOLOD CITY – A 30-year-old woman was recently arrested in Barangay Cabug here for embezzling around P900,000 from her former employer for online “sabong” or cockfighting. Police Capt. Glenn Montaño, head of Police Station 10, said the suspect worked in a virtual marketing company here for...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Police arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly engaging in illegal online sabong or cockfightng on Saturday night, September 7, in Gloria town, this province. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Oriental Mindoro Provincial Field Unit...
Resurrecting online cockfighting, or “e-sabong,” would be far worse than defeating Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), Senator Joel Villanueva said. Villanueva pointed out that “e-sabong” directly targets Filipinos from all walks of life. “We have just defeated an...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has further intensified the monitoring of various online platforms and mobile applications that could be used in the continuous operations of electronic sabong which was already declared illegal by the government. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said the...
A total of 217 websites and other online platforms catering to illegal operation of online cockfighting have been blocked and deactivated in the continuing campaign against online sabong, the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed on Monday, Jan. 30. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. said they...
Two dismissed policemen who were implicated in the abduction of an online cockfighting master agent in Laguna when they were still in the service, have surrendered, the police's Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) disclosed on Saturday, Jan. 21. IMEG director Police Brig. Gen. Warren...
At least 18 people were arrested in the province of Cebu as the Philippine National Police (PNP) continue to implement the order of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to put a stop on the operations of online cockfighting, or e-sabong, across the country. PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr....
DAGUPAN CITY – Six men were arrested for allegedly engaging in online sabong or cockfighting in Barangay Herrero-Perez in this city before dawn on Sunday, Jan. 15. Police identified suspects as Ian Samayo Suyod, 41; Arsan Tolentino Manawat, 36; Armando Ponce Rosario, 66; Kevin Bustamante...
The Police Regional Office 7 warned its personnel to refrain from engaging in any guerrilla operation of online cockfighting (e-sabong) amid the ongoing crackdown following an order early this year to stop all online sabong operations. PRO7 director Brig. Gen. Roderick Augustus Alba tasked all...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Monday, Dec. 5, a crackdown on what he describes as guerrilla operations of online cockfighting following reports that there are some groups that continue to defy a presidential directive to put a stop on the online...
Anti-cybercrime operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP) arrested a 31-year old man tagged as an operator of the online sabong (cockfighting) in a follow-up operation in Pasig City on Tuesday, June 21. Online sabong is now illegal after President Duterte ordered the suspension of its...
