Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman dismissed the revenue contribution to government of online cockfighting (e-sabong) as miniscule, dousing calls for its revival after the recent ban on Philippine ...
At its peak in Nov. 2021-Apr. 2022 e-sabong grossed P3 billion a day. It was second only to shabu among lucrative vices. The difference was that e-sabong was legal while shabu wasn’t. But e-sabong, ...