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Published March 4, 2021, 6:41 PM
Maximum penalty of life imprisonment will be imposed against a public officer found guilty of game-fixing, point-shaving, or game machinations in any sports competition as provided under the bill endorsed for enactment by the House Committee on Youth and Sports Development.
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The House panel unanimously approved House Bill 8870 or the “Anti-Game Fixing Act” that was filed by Deputy Speaker Michael L. Romero and Enrico Pineda, both of 1PACMAN Partylist.
Chaired by Isabela Rep. Faustino Michael T. Dy III, the youth and sports development panel strongly called for the immediate passage of HB 8870.
Romero, one of the country’s sports leaders, noted that there have been many reported cases of game fixing in Philippine sports, usually in popular sports like basketball and volleyball.