The investigation into the missing cockfighting players is now back on track with the arrest of six men tagged in the disappearance of the “sabungeros” during two separate police operations in Parañaque City, an official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.PNP chief Gen. Benjamin...
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...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), has approved the dismissal of five policemen tagged in the kidnapping of a master agent of online cockfighting, or e-sabong, in Laguna last year.
PNP chief information officer Col. Redrico Maranan said the dismissal was...
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...
A video secretly taken through a smartphone became a major breakthrough in the continuous investigation into the missing cockfighting players, or sabungeros, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) disclosed on Thursday, Dec. 1.
CIDG director Police Brig. Gen. Ronald Lee said the...
The ill-effects of addiction to online sabong was the reason why President Duterte decided to halt its operation, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Wednesday, May 4.
"Sobra talaga (ill effects) kapag nalulong sa e-sabong. Hahanap at hahanap ng...
The Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs is seeking to regulate the operations of online cockfighting (e-sabong) and limiting its operations only every Sunday and legal holidays.
Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said this is just one of the initial recommendations of the...
President Duterte said he would not be surprised if some police officers were involved in the disappearance of several sabungeros, adding that scalawags in the service cannot be avoided.
President Rodrigo Duterte (Presidential Photo)
"I'm not surprised. I'm sure you are not also, kasi minsan...
LAGUNA – Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Director Brig. Gen. Antonio C. Yarra of the Police Regional Office (PRO) 4A has ordered the relief of police personnel linked to online cockfighting or e-sabong abductions.
A statement released by PRO 4A on Wednesday, March 23, identified...
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...
Malacañang explained that President Duterte only wanted Congress to be cautious before deciding on suspending the operations of e-Sabong (electronic or online cockfighting), reminding them that the activity helps keep the economy afloat amid the pandemic and successive oil price hikes.
Acting...
At least eight people have already been identified to be responsible in the case of more than 30 cockfighting gamers, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año said on Tuesday, March 15.
In a briefing with the President aired on Wednesday, March 16, Año said...