Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs hearing on missing cockfight aficionados chaired by Senator Ronald Dela Rosa (front, center) (Photo courtesy of Sen. Dela Rosa Facebook) MANILA - The Senate will continue to find ways to locate the missing sabungeros (cockfight aficionados) and the families can trust the government to do its work. During the third hearing of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs on Monday, chair Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said there are crooks everywhere but not everyone in the government is like them. One of those who participated in the probe was Princess Montanes-Lasco, wife of missing breeder and online agent Ricardo "Jon Jon" Lasco Jr. The 44-year-old sabungero was reportedly abducted at their house in Barangay San Lucas 1, San Pablo City, Laguna on Aug. 30, 2021 by 15 armed men who posed as law enforcers. The wife said they continue to be harassed by anonymous callers and shunned by friends following the abd
GLOBE Fintech Innovations Inc. (GFII) admitted in a statement it has no power to “completely prevent individuals with criminal intent” in engaging minors to participate in e-sabong. A lawmaker, however, has and asked those with that power to pull the plug on the online cockfight gambling platform. GCash-operator GFII, however,…
THE Senate inquiry into the disappearance of 34 sabungeros will resolve three key issues in aid of legislation on the status of e-sabong, a lucrative online betting reaping billions of pesos from cockfights. Such regulatory gaps, along with surfacing the missing persons as soon as possible, are what concern the…
“Contrary to what was said last hearing, there is nothing in PAGCOR’s charter requiring them to seek authorization from the President for any action to proceed. While Section 7(e) of their charter gives authority to the President to direct and authorize the performance of other functions or duties, it does not mean that PAGCOR is not allowed to do anything without the President's permission,” Poe pointed out.