Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, June 30 clarified that she never recommended banning Gorebox and other supposedly violent online games following the tragic shooting at a national high school in Tacloban City. Hontiveros, in a Facebook post, explained that the Senate Committee on Women,...
Senator Paolo “Bam” Aquino IV on Monday, June 29 rejected Malacañang’s openness to restrict or ban violent video games following the school shooting in Tacloban City, saying they have become a convenient scapegoat whenever incidents of violence occur. Aquino explained that numerous studies...
How safe are our schools, and what more must be done to protect our children? We are raising this in the aftermath of the recent violent incidents involving students in Tacloban City and Negros Occidental. The fatal shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City and the stabbing...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Three foreign nationals were arrested in Angeles City, Pampanga after authorities uncovered an unauthorized online gaming operation involving two minors. Police said the operation was conducted early Tuesday following a request for assistance from the mothers of two...
Government officials and employees are now explicitly prohibited from engaging in online betting and other forms of gambling, as the Civil Service Commission (CSC) expanded its policy to cover both digital platforms and traditional gambling venues. The prohibition is contained in CSC Resolution No....
Senator Imee Marcos has warned Roblox against total ban if it won 't immediately act on addressing child safety and online abuse on its platform. According to Marcos, it is going to be a "game over" for the online gaming platform if it won 't comply with changes it is being asked to...
Cybercriminals and online predators have always been an anger trigger for the police so when they heard about the US authorities ongoing hunt against a Filipino accused of exploiting minors through online gaming and social media platforms, another opportunity to get even suddenly kicked in. On...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution seeking to conduct a Senate investigation into online games such as Roblox and others, citing growing concerns over risks faced by children in digital spaces. Under Senate Resolution No. 357, Hontiveros urged the Senate Committee on Women, Children,...
Online cockfighting, or e-sabong, continues to operate illegally on unregulated gambling platforms despite a nationwide ban, according to a new study from Filipino-focused sociocultural research firm The Fourth Wall. The report, which examined key operational areas of regulated and unregulated...
The national government has intensified its total crackdown against illegal online gambling but appeals for a strict regulation instead of a total ban are increasing as one agency warned that it could push even the licensed platforms to go underground. The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating...
Local think tank The Fourth Wall revealed that its recent study suggests that better regulations—not an outright ban—of the online gambling sector are needed to create a safer playing environment and prevent the proliferation of unregulated gambling platforms. The latest study by the...
Noting the alarming number of young children that are now exposed to online gambling, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III urged the government to also ban Philippine inland gaming operator (PIGO) licenses or that are commonly known to be local e-gambling businesses. ...
