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Pampanga Governor Dennis Pineda has ordered a ban on “e-sabong” or the online cockfighting operations in the province. Pineda issued a memorandum directing local government unit (LGU) officials to strictly implement the ban. “Online/e-sabong operations, unlicensed and illegal online cockfighting operations have victimized and corrupted some of our cabalens.” “It has come to the attention […]
Following calls from the country’s top business groups to phase out Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs), Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante, Jr. on Wednesday urged fellow legislators and the Executive Department to heed “the growing clamor from the business sector, our economic managers, and citizens to ban POGOs due to the adverse effects their […]
Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante on Wednesday stressed that reports of overstaying Philippines offshore gaming operator (POGO) workers and POGOs failing to remit the proper taxes to the government are “red flags” that the industry cannot be regulated and should be shut down. “The irregularities that have been reported and revealed in legislative inquiries regarding […]
The government should study the social costs of online gambling in the Philippines, not just the social costs of allowing Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) in the country. This was stressed on Friday by Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante, Jr., who said the recent spotlight on the negative impact of POGOs “should also be […]
Surigao del Norte Representative Robert Ace Barbers lauded the stance taken by a Filipino-Chinese anti-crime group for its strong support to ban Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country due to their huge tax revenue shortfall and involvement in crimes. Barbers’ long-held crusade against POGOs started way back in November 2019 when he assailed […]
A House leader is hopeful that many more leaders in the country will recognize the ill effects of online gambling after President Rodrigo Duterte earlier this week admitted that initially allowing online cockfighting created “disorder” and inflicted “pain” in society because it caused families to fall apart. Deputy Speaker Benny Abante Jr. on Thursday said […]
Senator Joel Villanueva pushed for the immediate stoppage of e-sabong or online cockfights in the country because of its negative social effects. “E-sabong should not be allowed to operate if we cannot protect our countrymen against the negative social effects of gambling. Money is not the only thing at stake here, but also the lives […]
“For all of its benefits, the internet has a dark side; it makes gambling accessible to those who are most susceptible to the addictive power of gambling: the young, the weak, the poor, and the uneducated.” This was the stern warning given by Deputy Speaker and Manila 6th District Rep. Benny Abante Jr., who in […]
Senator Dick Gordon has revealed information that link Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) now operating in the country to money laundering activities. Gordon pointed out that inordinate and suspiciously large amount of foreign currency–$470-million brought in by 47 individuals from September 2019 to February 2020 alone — without being flagged is an apparent money laundering […]