Philippines cracks down on online cockfighting: 52,000 websites shut down in two years, but illegal platforms continue unabated.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) of the Philippines recently disclosed that from 2023 to 2025, a total of 52,842 domains and subdomains related to electronic cockfighting (e-sabong) were shut down.Alvin Navarro, the director of the Cybercrime Investigation and Coord

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Playing chicken gambling during a meeting? Philippine lawmaker caught voting while engrossed in mobile gambling, sparking public outrage.

On July 28, during the election of the new Speaker of the House in the Philippines, a congressman was caught on camera playing with his phone and watching a live broadcast of "electronic cockfighting" during the meeting, completely ignoring the voting process. This footage, once exposed, quickly spa

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PAGCOR states: No plans to restart online cockfighting

The chairman and CEO of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Alejandro Tengco, stated on September 12 that the government currently has no plans to resume the e-sabong (online cockfighting) business.In an interview, Tengco clearly stated: "I want to clarify this point and repeat

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The Philippine Finance Minister is cautious about restoring online cockfighting to compensate for the losses caused by the POGO ban.

Philippines' Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Minister Amenah Pangandaman on Wednesday (August 21) rejected the proposal to revive electronic cockfighting (e-sabong) to compensate for the revenue loss caused by the comprehensive ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO).Pangandaman

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