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Senate Committee on Games and Amusement Chairperson Senator Erwin Tulfo has urged the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR), Ad Standards Council (ASC), and the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas (KBP) to immediately review advertisements related to online gambling. In a meeting held recently, the agencies discussed possible measures to strengthen efforts against online […]
Online gambling transactions plunged by half after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ordered e-wallet providers to take down gambling site links, days after Senator Alan Peter Cayetano grilled central bank officials in a Senate hearing over their delayed action. During the Blue Ribbon Committee hearing on online gambling, Cayetano slammed the BSP for its […]
Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. welcomed the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) directive ordering e-wallet operators to remove in-app links to online gambling, calling it “much-needed victory” in the camping against gambling, but warning that “the war is far from over.” “This is a win for those of us who have been fighting […]
Senator Erwin Tulfo commended the e-wallet firms for complying with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ 48-hour deadline since August 14, to remove the links of online gambling sites from their mobile applications. “We laud the move of the e-wallet firms to delink these online gambling sites from their platforms. This is a sign that the […]
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said that while he still supports a total ban on online gambling, the government should in the meantime focus on “regulations that work” to address its growing reach and social costs. “I’m still for the total ban. But between the total ban at wala tayong gagawin, I want to focus on […]
Senate Committee on Games and Amusement Chairperson Senator Erwin Tulfo has issued a stern warning: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Mamerto Tangonan could be cited for contempt if e-wallet links to online gambling apps are not removed by Sunday, August 17. In the inaugural hearing of the Senate panel, the BSP revealed that […]
Senate Committee on Games and Amusement Chairperson Erwin Tulfo is set to spearhead the hearing on bills seeking to address the ill effects of online gambling in the Philippines this August 14. “Sa Thursday, sasalang ang mga bills on online gambling sa Senate Committee on Games and Amusements” Tulfo announced. “It’s a crisis na eh. […]
Senator Kiko Pangilinan expressed strong support for a Senate resolution that will urge President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to ban online gambling. Citing the social costs of online gambling, Pangilinan made a manifestation during the plenary session, comparing online gambling to Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), which the […]
In an effort to put an end to online and off-site gambling including e-sabong, Manila 6th District Representative Benny Abante Jr. filed House Bill No. 1876 seeking to prohibit the same and providing penalties thereof. The former chairperson of the Committee on Human Rights and one of the lead panels of the Quad Committee in […]
Bukidnon 2nd District Representative Jonathan Keith Flores urged the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the banks they regulate to “let their social good purposes overcome the temptations that come with billions of pesos in online gambling transactions.” “It is time for serious introspection for the banking community. Online gambling goes against the avowed corporate values, missions, […]