President Rodrigo Duterte (Presidential Photo) MANILA - President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday apologized to the public for realizing "very late" the downside of initially allowing e-sabong operations in the country. "'Yung e-sabong, I'm sorry, I did not really realize that it would be like," he said after inspecting the main campus of the National Academy of Sports in New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac. Duterte admitted that he initially hesitated to stop e-sabong operations because it generated PHP640 million in revenues per month. "I realized very late and I am very sorry that it had to happen. Hindi ko akalain na ganoon, hindi naman ako nagsusugal (I did not expect it to be that way). I do not gamble, I do not drink anymore, only water," he added. Duterte said e-sabong created "disorder" and inflicted "pain" in society because it caused families to fall apart. "'Pag na-dysfunctional, sige away. Maghiwalay 'yan. It
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