Congressman Caught Watching Online Sabong Before SONA Speaks Out NICANOR BRIONES – The AGAP Party-list Representative admitted on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, that he was the person in the viral photo watching an online sabong video inside the House of Representatives on Monday, July 28. During a press briefing, he explained that someone had sent … Read more
Congressmen Caught Watching Unrelated Videos During House Session ONLINE SABONG x BILLIARDS – Two congressmen sparked public outrage after they were caught watching unrelated videos on their phones during a voting session in the House of Representatives, held just hours before President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. delivered his 4th State of the Nation Address (SONA) … Read more
Duterte Accused of Involvement in Missing Sabungeros Case RODRIGO DUTERTE – The former president has denied any connection to the case of the 34 missing cockfighting enthusiasts, or sabungeros, calling the accusation “preposterous,” or simply, ridiculous. This was shared by his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, who recently visited him in The Hague, Netherlands, where … Read more
PNP on online sabong sites: “May mga isinubmit na po tayo na mga website… ng mga account sites po sa DICT pati na rin po sa NTC” ONLINE SABONG – The Philippine National Police (PNP) asked the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to take down several e-sabong … Read more
BSP: “BSFIs should only deal with gambling and/or online gaming businesses that are allowed to operate by the appropriate government agency.” BSP — On Friday, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ordered BSP Supervised Financial Institutions (BSFIs) to remove all online sabong operators from the list of merchants in their online apps. The central bank said … Read more
DILG: “Dahil illegal po ito, hindi n’yo po alam kung saan napupunta ang inyong pera or kung may dayaan.” DILG — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered the local government units (LGUs) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) to stop the illegal online sabong (online cockfighting) operations in their respective areas … Read more
Cayetano: “Sa totoo lang, magpapalamig lang ‘yan…Tapos sa Senado naman pupunta (ang mga operators) para sa franchise, o sa next administration.” ALAN PETER CAYETANO — The senatorial candidate warned that ‘online sabong‘ operators might just let the situation “cool down” first before mounting their comeback. Cayetano, who is a former House Speaker, gave this warning … Read more
President Duterte’s order to stop the operations of ‘online sabong’ will have no significant impact on the financials of GCash and Maya. GCASH and MAYA — President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to stop the operations of ‘online sabong’ will have no significant impact on the financials of major digital wallets. On Friday, GCash President and CEO … Read more
Online sabong franchise is already dead in the 18th Congress, according to senators. E-SABONG — At least 4 senators believe the passage of the bill seeking to grant a franchise to an online sabong company is already dead in the 18th Congress, citing a lack of material time to tackle the measure. “Franchise is dead,” … Read more
President Duterte: “The recommendation of Secretary Año is to do away with e-sabong…” PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE — The President said that he will order an end to “e-sabong” or online cockfighting operations in the country following the recommendation of Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, citing its social cost to the Filipino people. In his “Talk to … Read more