The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) is intensifying its campaign against illegal betting in the country while reaffirming its commitment to responsible gaming, transparency, and public welfare. In a press conference held at the City of Dreams Manila on October 29, PCSO General Manager...
(Pixabay) Deputy Speaker and Quezon 2nd district Rep. David "Jay-jay" Suarez ordered the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) to conduct a feasibility study on off-cockpit and in-cockpit betting as a potential revenue source for the government....
The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) on Monday said eight suspects tagged in the disappearance of at least six cockfight enthusiasts are now facing kidnapping and illegal detention cases. CIDG Director Eliseo Cruz reported this to the Senate Committee...
If the Executive Department does not suspend or stop "e-sabong" (online cockfighting) operations, it must at least subject it to strict regulation to address its social costs, presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson on Thusday, March 17 said. Lacson said the social costs of e-sabong...
Pro-administration Senator Francis ‘’Tol’’ Tolentino on Friday, March 11 said the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) could have violated the law because they allowed the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) to issue online cockfight or...
Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Thursday, March 10 pushed for the suspension of ‘e-sabong’ (cockfighting) operations, as he underscored the authority of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) tto ‘motu propio’ act on the recommendation of the Senate committee on...
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...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa disclosed that vital witnesses might attend the Senate’s second hearing on the case of the 31 online cockfighting enthusiasts who have gone missing on Friday, March 4. In an interview on CNN Philippines, Dela Rosa said one vital witness, who was with a group of...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Tuesday, March 1 threw his support behind calls of his colleagues for the temporary halt of the operations of e-sabong in the country while the Senate investigation on the disappearance of 31 ‘sabungeros’ (cockfight bettors/watchers) resumes Friday morning...
Vice-presidential candidate Senate President Tito C. Sotto III said government efforts to locate the 31 missing online cockfight enthusiasts would continue after President Duterte agreed to suspend the licenses of seven electronic sabong firms that might be connected to the case. At a public forum...
The Senate on Monday formally filed the resolution urging the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to suspend the operation of all online cockfighting establishments or “e-sabong” until the cases of the 31 missing cockfight enthusiasts are resolved. Senate Resolution No. 996,...
Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go on Monday, Feb. 28 joined his colleagues in seeking the temporary suspension of the operations of online ‘e-sabong’ operations. This developed as President Duterte approved a recommendation of senators to suspend ‘e-sabong’ operations after they...
