In clandestine dirt rings all over the country, or private, secret patches of earth, game fowls are still fighting – day and night, 24/7 – and these fights are streamed to thousands of online gamblers ...

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 — At least six websites used for betting on online cockfighting games are still operating despite the ban on “e-sabong” imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte earlier this month, the ...

PROPOSALS to revive online cockfighting, or e-sabong, as a way to make up for the foregone revenues due to the recent ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) represent a resort to a “worse ...

The suspension of online cockfighting or e-sabong may have impacted the livelihood of about 3.2 million Filipinos that come from the various businesses built around the game fowl industry. Aside from ...

MANILA, Philippines — “The Bible says a man reaps what he sows. E-sabong may have been generating some income for the government, but the cost has been too heavy on the lives of the people.” Quoting ...

“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.

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) believes that it can implement better e-sabong or online sabong operations, an initiative that generated over P6 billion in revenues a year ...

MANILA, Philippines—Following the order of President Rodrigo Duterte, the state-run gambling regulator Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) has stopped e-sabong, or online cockfighting, ...

MANILA, Philippines—In 2022, a young mother sold her own infant to pay off her online sabong debt—an unthinkable crime for which she was convicted in 2024. The baby—then just eight months old—became a ...