{"id":777014389,"date":"2024-04-02T09:54:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T12:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777014389"},"modified":"2026-04-22T11:34:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:34:29","slug":"philippines-776-arrested-for-illegal-gambling-during-holy-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-776-arrested-for-illegal-gambling-during-holy-week","title":{"rendered":"Philippines: 776 arrested for illegal gambling during Holy Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The arrests were made in Central Visayas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- Police in Central Visayas say they made 776 arrests during a crackdown on illegal gambling during Holy Week, from March 24 to March 31. Brigadier general\u00a0<strong>Anthony Aberin<\/strong>, regional director of PRO-7, said police seized approximately PHP111,689 in illicit bet money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some 99 of the arrests related to illegal cockfighting, 90 to illegal numbers games, 61 people to Tong-its, 13 Mahjong, 38 \u201chantak\u201d, and seven for other forms of illegal gambling. Those detained were held at various police facilities. Legal proceedings have been initiated against 237 by the Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) for violating Presidential Decree 1602.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aberin stated: &#8220;The menace of illegal gambling should be addressed with strong and consistent measures by the police in partnership with the community and thus, it should be our collective endeavour to eradicate illegal gambling in Central Visayas.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>See also:&nbsp;<\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-17-face-fraud-charges-over-casino-junket-scam\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Philippines: 17 face fraud charges over casino junket scam<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The arrests were made in Central Visayas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":777008064,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Philippine authorities in Central Visayas conducted a significant crackdown on illegal gambling during Holy Week, resulting in 776 arrests and the seizure of over PHP111,000 in illicit funds. This enforcement action, targeting various forms of unregulated gaming, underscores the government's commitment to upholding regulatory frameworks and combating illicit market activities.","focusai_entities":"Anthony Aberin, PRO-7, Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO)","focusai_location":"Philippines, Central Visayas, Cebu","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.85), investor_analyst (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Market Integrity Impact","query":"What is the estimated GGR impact on the regulated Philippine gaming market from the ongoing suppression of illegal gambling operations, and how does this influence future B2B\/B2C licensing considerations for legitimate operators?"},{"label":"Regulatory Frameworks","query":"How do these localized enforcement actions in Central Visayas integrate into the broader national strategy for combating illegal gambling, and what governance frameworks are being strengthened to ensure sustained regulatory compliance and market stability?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[439,16333],"tags":[23911],"class_list":["post-777014389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legal-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-gambling-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014389","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=777014389"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777014406,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777014389\/revisions\/777014406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777008064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777014389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777014389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777014389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}