The operation ran began in July last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
The Philippines.- The Philippine National Police (PNP)<\/strong> says it has arrested 1,245 people <\/strong>allegedly involved in online cockfighting (e-sabong).\u00a0According to The Philippine News Agency, various regional police offices and national support units collaborated in an operation that ran from July 1, 2022, to August 15, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the PNP Crime Incident Reporting and Analysis System (CIRAS) as of August 17, 437 cases had been referred to prosecutors, while 808 cases had been forwarded to the courts for legal procedures and 322 cases had already led to convictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Police Regional Office 7 reported the custody of 348 suspects, with 123 cases directed to prosecutors and 225 cases under court prosecution. Police Regional Office 3 documented 328 arrests, with 170 referred to prosecutors and 158 undergoing trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested 200 people. Of these cases, 27 have been referred to prosecutors while 187 cases await court proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PNP chief General Benjamin Acorda Jr. <\/strong>stated: “The extensive crackdown on e-sabong illegal gambling underscores our unwavering commitment to the rule of law.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The significant number of arrests demonstrates that the PNP remains steadfast in maintaining peace and order in our communities. We will continue to relentlessly pursue those who violate the law, ensuring that justice prevails for the betterment of society.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Former president\u00a0Rodrigo Duterte<\/a>\u00a0ordered the\u00a0suspension of online cockfighting operations<\/strong>\u00a0in May 2022 after\u00a031 people related to the industry disappeared<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The operation ran began in July last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":14536,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Philippine National Police has arrested 1,245 individuals involved in illegal online cockfighting (e-sabong) operations between July 2022 and August 2023. This extensive crackdown, which has resulted in 322 convictions, underscores the government's commitment to enforcing gambling regulations following a prior suspension order due to industry-related disappearances. The operation highlights the significant risks associated with unregulated gaming verticals and the imperative for robust governance frameworks.","focusai_entities":"Philippine National Police (PNP), The Philippine News Agency, PNP Crime Incident Reporting and Analysis System (CIRAS), Police Regional Office 7, Police Regional Office 3, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), General Benjamin Acorda Jr., Rodrigo Duterte","focusai_location":"Philippines","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (1.0), operator_casino (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Regulated Market","query":"How might this extensive crackdown on illegal e-sabong influence the Philippine government's future approach to regulating other online gaming verticals, and what are the implications for potential B2C licensing frameworks?"},{"label":"AML & Payment Risks","query":"What specific vulnerabilities in payment processing and AML protocols were exploited by these illegal e-sabong operations, and how can regulated entities enhance their defenses against similar illicit financial flows?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[24019,23911],"class_list":["post-777008473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-e-sabong","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777008473"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777008487,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777008473\/revisions\/777008487"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777008473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777008473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777008473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}