CEBU CITY—The former chief of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission is calling on the government to regulate online cockfighting or e-sabong. Greco Belgica, who is running for Senator, said there is a need to control e-sabong to address the ill-effects it is causing on the community....
President Duterte emphasized that he cannot immediately act on the concerns of lawmakers on proposals to stop "e-sabong" operations or suspend the excise taxes on fuel. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over a meeting with key government officials prior to his "Talk to the People" at the...
President Duterte is not keen on suspending the operations of e-Sabong (electronic or online cockfighting) as the government is getting billions of pesos from its operations. President Rodrigo Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement amid calls to suspend the gambling activity following...
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...
The House of Representatives members who backed the legislative franchise applications of online cockfighting or "e-sabong" operators should be ashamed of their actions following Malacañang's order for a thorough probe on the case of the over 30 missing "sabungeros", said a former congressman. "I...
Malacañang has ordered a thorough investigation on the disappearances of individuals involved in e-sabong (electronic cockfighting) and likewise directed an inquiry into online sabong licensees for possible violations. Palace memorandum ordering a thorough investigation on the disappearances of...
Senator Francis Tolentino wants stricter monitoring of e-wallet services such as G-Cash and PayMaya as they could be used to launder money and to finance terrorist activities, he said during a Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs inquiry into the 34 missing sabongeros (cockfighting...
Karen Davila (Instagram) Seasoned broadcast journalist Karen Davila couldn't help but share her two cents on e-sabong that involves controversial businessman Atong Ang. On Twitter, Davila reposted a news item that read: "The government generates a P640-million revenue from e-sabong operations in...
‘’Kung ako ang presidente, matagal ko nang pinahinto yan (If i were the president, I would have stopped it long ago).’’ Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa This was the statement of Senator Ronald ‘’Bato’’ dela Rosa following Malacañang's silence on the resolution of 34 senators...
Senate action on the pending online "e-sabong" franchise for gambling businessman Charlie ‘Atong’ Ang’s Lucky 8 Star Quest will move only after the case of missing 34 ‘sabungeros’ (cockfight afficionados) has been resolved. This was the stand of Senator Grace Poe, chairwoman of the Senate...
Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino on Friday, March 4 questioned the decision of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to seek legal guidance from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and leave out the Congress on the issue of “e-sabong” operations in the country. Tolentino,...
