E-Sabong has quietly resurfaced and is now operating nationwide with an estimated 200 betting sites “under new mismanagement.” Yes, online sabong is back, but without Mr. Charlie “Atong” Ang or his ...

MANILA, Philippines — Violators of the directive to halt the operations of e-sabong will face arrest and risk being charged in court, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered the Philippine National Police and local government units (LGUs) to stop all online cockfighting games, popularly known as “e-sabong,” ...

MANILA, Philippines — The taxman has reminded e-sabong operators and related businesses of their tax obligations after a recent Senate inquiry found them earning billions of pesos per month from ...

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, ...

“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.

Strangers and friends alike are now hooked on e-sabong, the online version of that age-old national obsession bequeathed to us by the Spaniards. Men, young and old; happy or depressed; rich or poor ...

The operations of online sabong or e-sabong should be scrutinized like the Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGO), Senator Risa Hontiveros said Monday. The lawmaker made the remark as she said ...

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte last May 3 ordered the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to stop the operations of e-sabong. According to the President, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año ...