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
President Duterte: “I will read it all over again and I would like to see the dimension of it all.” PRESIDENT DUTERTE — On Sunday, the President bared that he might come up with a decision on whether or not the operations of “online sabong” will be allowed in the Philippines. “It’s up for my … Read more
While President Duterte didn’t explicitly mention the cases of missing sabungeros, he ordered cops to “solve the crime” that involves “many personalities”. PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE — The President threatened to stop online sabong franchises in the Philippines and said that he’s willing to forego billions of pesos in revenue from the gambling platform if authorities … Read more
Police officer who got hooked on online sabong, arrested and is facing estafa, other charges ONLINE SABONG – A police officer who got addicted to e-sabong was arrested. Online sabong or eSabong is the online/remote or off-site wagering/betting on live cockfighting matches, events, and/or activities streamed or broadcasted live from cockpit arena/s licensed or authorized by … Read more