The suspension of online cockfighting or e-sabong may have impacted the livelihood of about 3.2 million Filipinos that come from the various businesses built around the game fowl industry. Aside from ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate should focus on tackling the social cost of the e-sabong rather than its revenues, according to Sen. Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, who noted that Philippine Amusement and ...

MANILA, Philippines — Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves Jr. admitted Thursday to running an online cockfight “a long time ago” before the government suspended it. In an interview, the suspended ...

MANILA, Philippines — Pro-administration members in the House of Representatives said on Wednesday that they were firmly against the revival of online cockfighting, or “e-sabong,” to make up for ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) believes that it can implement better e-sabong or online ...

MANILA, Philippines — Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman is not in favor of reviving online cockfighting or e-sabong, saying the sector’s potential revenues are also limited. During the Kapihan sa ...

It seems some lawmakers are not above gambling away the nation’s future in their all-consuming appetite for profit. Or at least that’s what it sounded like when we heard the outrageous proposal from ...

DESPITE a government ban, illegal online cockfighting, or “e-sabong,” continues to operate in parts of the country, senators revealed during a joint hearing of the Senate Committee on Games and ...

MANILA: In 2022, a young mother sold her own infant to pay off her online sabong debt—an unthinkable crime for which she was convicted in 2024. The baby—then just eight months old —became a casualty ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman on Wednesday expressed reservations on the possibility of reviving e-sabong or ...