Senator Christopher "Bong" Go on Wednesday said he supported President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to stop online cockfighting or e-sabong operations in the Philippines, saying the decision was reached after a thorough cost-benefit study. According to Go, the President carefully weighed the cost...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday, May 3 and his fellow senators praised the decision of President Duterte to terminate the online "e-sabong" or online cockfighting operations in the country. In a press statement, Sotto said that he is ‘’very pleased with the decision of President...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año assured on Tuesday, May 3, that they will immediately implement the directive of President Duterte to suspend the operations of e-sabong across the country. He said the President’s decision validates the DILG’s...
The Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has no plan to ask President Duterte to reconsider his order that stopped online cockfighting operations, known as e-sabong. Andrea D. Domingo, Pagcor chair and chief executive officer said on Tuesday, May 3, that the gaming regulator will...
President Duterte has ordered the immediate ending of e-sabong or online cockfighting operations after finding out its negative impact on the Filipino people. Duterte said it was the recommendation of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Eduardo Año to do away with e-sabong....
President Duterte bared that he might come up with a decision by Monday, May 2, on whether or not the operations of online sabong will be allowed in the country. President Duterte (Screengrab from RTVM livestream) "It's up for my signature," Duterte said during a site inspection of the Overseas...
CAPAS, Tarlac -- Kamura Highlands Gaming and Holdings, Inc., the newest electronic sabong licensee of the Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), has been given a green light to start its operation. The PAGCOR’s Board of Directors formally informed the Kamura Highlands Gaming ‘to...
It will be up to the next Congress to set guidelines regulating the multi-billion peso ‘e-sabong’ (online cockfighting) operations, Senator Francis Tolentino on Wednesday, April 20 said. This would-be measure would make it clear which government agency would supervise and set the rules on...
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 Senate...
Senator Francis Tolentino said there was a gross violation of a Catholic Church tradition when the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) allowed the holding of ‘e-sabong’ (cockfighting) games last Good Friday. In today’s hybrid public hearing by the Senate public order and...
Government should act fast to stop Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from being addicted to the multi-billion-peso ‘e-sabong’ (online cockfighting) operations, Senator Francis Tolentino on Monday, April 11 said. The country’s OFWs, described as the Philippines’ modern heroes, contribute nine...
President Duterte said that his intelligence funds had been depleted due to the Covid-19 pandemic saying government troops had to use what they had because of the situation. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte made the statement during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Overseas Filipino...
