MANILA, Philippines — Illegal online cockfighting or e-sabong continues to flourish on unregulated gambling platforms despite a nationwide ban, according to a new study by sociocultural research firm ...

They were murdered by rogue police, a government witness says, allegedly for rigging matches at the height of the country's pandemic-era craze for betting on live-streamed cockfights, or "e-sabong".

“THE Case of e-Sabong and the Missing ‘Sabungeros’” sounds like the title of a crime-mystery-thriller novel. It may well become one if some enterprising producers turn this whole affair into a movie.

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate games and amusements committee will include online cockfighting or e-sabong in its next hearing, following its continued operations in areas such as Batangas and ...

AGAP Party-list Rep. Nicanor Briones. Photo: House of Representatives AGAP Party-list Rep. Nicanor Briones on Tuesday confirmed that he is the lawmaker caught on camera watching an online cockfighting ...

MANILA, Philippines—Any potential disciplinary action against the lawmaker photographed watching a video of a cockfight on his cell phone during a House plenary session must wait until the House ...

MANILA, Philippines — Despite the nationwide ban on online cockfight betting or e-sabong since December 2022, such activities continue to proliferate on unregulated platforms, a new study said.

Manila - Divers have spent more than a month searching a lake south of Manila for the bodies of men with links to the Philippines’ bloody national obsession: cockfighting. They were murdered by rogue ...