The Senate Committee on Games and Amusement revealed in a hearing that e-sabong continues to thrive and has evolved into smaller, more clandestine operations.
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Sen. Francis Tolentino has lauded the decision of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to remove all e-sabong operators from the list of merchants currently listed on existing e-wallet applications.
Re-electionist senator Leila M. de Lima made the call after it was found that the wife of Police Lt. Col. Ryan Jay Orapa, the chief of NCRPO Drug Enforcement Unit, is a shareholder of POV Security Agency, Inc. which has an existing contract with e-sabong operator Pitmaster Group.
Senators have called on authorities and financial institutions to closely monitor e-wallet providers whose platforms are allegedly being used by minors to place bets on e-sabong or online cockfighting.
Senators pointed out that Pagcor does not need the permission from Malacañang to temporarily suspend the licenses of e-sabong operators in the country.
The Senate on Monday, Feb. 28, formally filed a resolution urging the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) to suspend the operation of the popular "E-sabong" or online cockfight until the cases of the 31 missing cockfight aficionados are resolved.
