Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday, July 19, that she is against online gambling, citing its impact on minors and families. “I am against online gambling. So hindi ako sang-ayon sa lahat ng klase na pagsusugal online dahil hindi nakokontrol ng mga magulang ang akses ng kanilang mga...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is set to file a bill that seeks to penalize companies as well as personalities who are involved in the promotion and activities of illegal online gambling in the Philippines. "Maglalabas kami ng isang batas: Lahat ng kumpanya o tao na konektado sa iligal na online...
Senator Loren Legarda has filed a bill seeking to comprehensively ban all forms of online gambling and their promotion in the Philippines. Legarda explained that the unprecedented move that would cover licensed casinos to smartphones has exposed the most vulnerable sectors of society to addiction,...
Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said slapping the online gaming industry with a 10-percent tax could generate at least an additional ₱20 billion in revenues annually. Recto told reporters during an informal press chat that taxing each gamer per bet is more challenging to implement. He said it...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has urged celebrities and social media influencers to stop promoting online gambling platforms for the benefit of the society and reflect on the social consequences of their endorsements. Tulfo said these celebrity endorsers and influencers should now think twice before cashing...
All gambling-related advertisements have now been added to the list of items or categories subject to mandatory screening under the new agreement between the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) and the Ad Standards Council (ASC). Signed on Wednesday, July 16, the memorandum of...
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...
