Seventeen civic groups in the Philippines agreed on Dec. 19 to form a network to eradicate statelessness of people in the country, including war-displaced Filipino-Japanese descendants, by 2024.
Online cockfighting(Screenshot) MANILA - The Senate is looking into the connection between National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO) Regional Drug Enforcement Unit chief, Lt. Col. Ryan Jay Orapa, and the Pitmaster group, a licensed electronic sabong (online cockfighting) company previously linked to the Lucky 8 Star Quest Inc. of businessman Atong Ang. Before the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs ended its probe Monday on the missing persons allegedly involved in e-sabong, chair Senator Ronald dela Rosa said they received information that Orapa's wife is a shareholder of POV Security Agency, Inc. which has an existing contract with the Pitmaster group. "Hindi kaya ito'y reward ni Atong Ang sayo, sayong mga pabor na binigay mo sa kanya, 'yung pagbigay sayo ng kontrata(Is it Atong Ang's reward for favors you did for him, that you were given the contract)?" dela Rosa asked Orapa. Orapa denied the allegations. "No, your honor. This is a legi
Senator Francis “Tol” Tolentino on Friday, March 4 questioned the decision of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to seek legal guidance from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and leave out the Congress on the issue of “e-sabong” operations in the country. Tolentino, chairman of