Up to 174 people were rounded up after police raided an illegal online cockfighting operation in Tondo, Manila on Tuesday ...

MANILA – Police discovered an alleged online cockfighting (e-sabong) den in Tondo, Manila and arrested 172 individuals engaged in the illegal activity. In a press briefing in Camp Crame Wednesday, ...

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday signaled a broader offensive against illegal online cockfighting, warning that more "e-sabong" hubs will be dismantled after a major raid in Tondo, ...

MANILA, Philippines - At least 172 individuals were arrested when elements of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP) raided an illegal online ...

Police operatives bust an alleged online cockfighting (e-sabong) operation, arresting 172 individuals, at Vitas Coliseum in Tondo, Manila on Tuesday night, March 24, 2026. (Photo from Criminal ...

SENATE probers tasked to investigate online cockfight betting are poised to render a report into the missing 34 cockfight aficionados as well as problems besetting the controversial business as soon ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to ban online cockfighting following outcry over the industry sparked by the disappearance of dozens of workers and concerns about the social costs of ...

MANILA, Philippines — The continued operations of e-sabong or the online betting on live cockfights is now prohibited, with violators facing arrest and legal charges, the Department of the Interior ...

MANILA, Philippines—As sabong (cockfight) went online in 2018, the House of Representatives already expressed its concerns, but as COVID-19 lockdowns were implemented in 2020, the craze even went ...