MANILA, Philippines — Desperate times call for desperate measures. Key allies of President Duterte have expressed optimism that the House of Representatives’ approval of a bill imposing new taxes on ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government should not consider reviving online cockfighting, or “e-sabong,” to make up for the foregone revenues from the banished Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos ...

The new online gambling craze “e-sabong” rakes in a staggering P1.5 billion a day. It is largely untaxed. Finance officials are squeezing only the usual sources of gaming revenues. Taxmen had better ...

THE imposition of new taxes on offsite betting on locally-licensed games, including electronic betting on cockfighting or “sabong,” nears fruition as lawmakers approved the measure for such on ...

THE House of Representatives on Tuesday approved on third and final reading the bill imposing new taxes on offsite betting on locally-licensed games, including electronic betting on cockfighting, ...

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Erwin Tulfo is urging an alleged congressman caught watching online sabong on his phone during the voting for House speaker ahead of the State of the Nation Address last ...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading the measure imposing new taxes on online locally-licensed cockfights and derbies. In a vote of ayes and nays, the chamber approved ...

MANILA, Philippines — Despite the nationwide ban on online cockfight betting or e-sabong since December 2022, such activities continue to proliferate on unregulated platforms, a new study said.

MANILA, Philippines — Unless Congress decides otherwise, the national government, through the Philippine Games and Amusement Corp. (Pagcor), will continue to allow and regulate online cockfighting, or ...

“THE Case of e-Sabong and the Missing ‘Sabungeros’” sounds like the title of a crime-mystery-thriller novel. It may well become one if some enterprising producers turn this whole affair into a movie.

A Quezon City court has convicted a mother and three others for selling her then eight-month-old baby in 2022 to pay off her e-sabong debts, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) said Wednesday.

A lawmaker is under fire after he was spotted watching an e-sabong match on his phone during the opening of the 20th Congress on Monday, July 28. According to a post from The Philippine STAR late ...