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 ...

The Philippines' justice secretary said Friday he has asked for Japan's technical assistance to help the search for dozens of cockfighting participants allegedly killed by rogue police and dumped in a ...

“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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 — Sen. Erwin Tulfo is urging an alleged congressman caught watching online sabong on his phone during the voting for House speaker ahead of the State of the Nation Address last ...

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it has already shut down more than 53,000 websites linked to illegal online cockfighting or e-sabong, underscoring government ...