MANILA, Philippines — Illegal online cockfighting or e-sabong continues to flourish on unregulated gambling platforms despite a nationwide ban, according to a new study by sociocultural research firm ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — Divers have spent more than a month searching a lake south of Manila for the bodies of men with links to the Philippines’ bloody national obsession: cockfighting. They were ...

Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman dismissed the revenue contribution to government of online cockfighting (e-sabong) as miniscule, dousing calls for its revival after the recent ban on Philippine ...

Divers have spent more than a month searching a lake south of Manila for the bodies of men with links to the Philippines’ bloody national obsession: cockfighting. They were murdered by rogue police, a ...

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 ...

A PEDICAB driver drives past a shuttered Pitmasters Live outlet in Pasay City, businessman Atong Ang’s e-sabong franchise. (NONIE REYES) PHILIPPINE Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) asserted ...

“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.

MANILA, Philippines — Three bills seeking more stringent regulations for cockfighting operations — including a proposed measure that outright bans any activity related to online cockfighting or ...

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.