Incoming legislators of the 20th Congress filed their priority bills as soon as their terms started last June 30. Many of these proposed laws pertain to the economy, encompassing the three major sectors of agriculture, industry, and services. Those that involve revenues and taxation must originate...
The end simply doesn 't justify the means for Senator Joel Villanueva when it comes to online gambling. "We are destroying the moral fiber of our society. So hindi ko ho makita yung justification na kikita kasi ang pamahalaan versus the damages na ating nararanasan na po ngayon (So I...
Calling it an epidemic, Senator Raffy Tulfo is set to file a bill seeking a total ban on online gambling in the country. "Total stop, hindi yung (not just) strictly regulated. For me, it has to stop. Grabe na (This is too much)," Tulfo said in a press conference on Tuesday, July 15. He is set to...
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is seeking to implement stricter rules on online gambling payment services, including a ban on lending features and redirect links on payment platforms, to curb the social and financial risks linked to gambling. “It is imperative to ensure that digital...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Friday, July 11 lauded the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) for finally heeding lawmakers and the public’s call by ordering operators of online gaming platforms to immediately take down their billboards and other gambling-related...
CEBU CITY – Lapu-Lapu City lone district Rep. Junard “Ahong” Chan was offered a whopping P300,000 to promote an online gambling platform. The offer could have been irresistible to some, but the neophyte lawmaker answered with a ‘big no!’ “Big no! When I woke up this morning, we were...
To regulate the growing exposure of Filipinos to gambling, the state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) has ordered all gaming licensees, operators, suppliers, and system administrators to take down all gambling-related billboards and other out-of-home advertisements. “We...
Amid rising concerns over online gambling, one of the country 's top economic officials proposed leveraging e-wallets as a tool for taxation. As President Marcos’ economic managers have yet to finalize their collective stance, Department of Economy, Planning, and Development (DEPDev)...
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said on Wednesday, July 9, that while the government is earning from it, the revenues from online gambling are not enough to compensate for the moral decay and the social cost that it brings. "Dapat i-ban yan. Kasi maraming nasisirang buhay diyan (That should be...
A group as big as the missing sabungeros won 't just vanish into thin air unless an influential figure orchestrated it. This was according to Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, who led an investigation in the Senate regarding the matter in 2022 under the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito filed on Tuesday, July 8 a resolution asking the Senate to look into the rapid proliferation of online gambling in the Philippines. In his resolution, Ejercito lamented that online gambling has become a widespread activity among Filipinos particularly...
Senator Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri expressed his belief that taxing online gambling is not an answer to the social ills it will cause Filipinos. "Let’s not earn at the expense of our people," he said. “We passed a law taxing POGO operations in the country and it did not stop the moral scourge...
