It is one thing for government and elected officials to say the right thing versus actually doing the right thing. As I read and listened to the statements of Senator Bato dela Rosa regarding the ...

Last week, we published letters from Manila Cockers Club, Inc. (MCCI) and Games and Amusement Board (GAB) chair Abraham Mitra explaining their respective positions on the legality of live “sabong” ...

Online sabong composite image from Inquirer files TACLOBAN CITY — Ten individuals were arrested during an anti-illegal online cockfighting (e-sabong) operation at the Hindang Amusement ...

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Wednesday ordered the Philippine National Police and the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate the disappearances of 31 people linked to e-sabong.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to ban online cockfighting following outcry over the industry sparked by the disappearance of dozens of workers and concerns about the social costs of ...

GLOBE Fintech Innovations Inc. (GFII) admitted in a statement it has no power to “completely prevent individuals with criminal intent” in engaging minors to participate in e-sabong. A lawmaker, ...

Going strong: An employee of a cockfighting arena holding a wager machine during a cockfight in Bulacan province, north of Manila. Cockfighting has long been a national obsession in the Philippines, ...

IN A Senate hearing on the mysterious disappearance of 34 persons allegedly involved in e-sabong fixing, Atong Ang made legislators’ jaws drop as he revealed how much his online cockfighting firm ...