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Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa (File photo) MANILA - The Senate on Thursday initiated its inquiry into the rising number of missing persons allegedly involved in sabong (cockfighting) and its online version, with lawmakers recommending to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) the suspension of licenses of e-sabong operators. Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs chair Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa presiding over the proceedings expressed alarm over the incidents involving 31 individuals who were reported missing by their relatives and family in the past months after they visited cockpit arenas in Manila and Southern Luzon. "Whatever they did, this cannot be more important than their lives," Dela Rosa said during the proceedings as he heard the emotional narration by relatives of the missing who complained over the refusal of the security personnel of concerned cockpits to cooperate. Senate President Vicente Sotto III proposed a resol ....

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