ADVERTISEMENTREAD: Tulfo presses Pagcor to shut down remaining 789 e-sabong ops nationwideE-sabong, or online cockfight gambling, was banned by former President Rodrigo Duterte in May 2022 following the disappearance of 30 cockfighters involved in e-sabong operations. Pagcor estimated that the government stood to lose P7 billion to P7.5 billion in revenues from the blanket Pogo ban. Tengco, however, reminded the panel that until the Philippines decides to legalize e-sabong for good, the agency’s hands were tied. “Only if there is an enabling law allowing it to come back, then that’s the only time we can exercise our jurisdiction (over e-sabong),” he said. Deputy Speaker and Quezon Rep. David Suarez raised the possibility of the government managing, monitoring, and regulating cockfight operations, including e-sabong, to offset or cushion revenue losses and labor displacement from the total ban on Pogos.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 07, 2024 09:40 UTC