E-sabong’s fate up to Congress—Justice chief

The secretary made the statement even as he defended the move of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation to regulate “e-sabong.”

“If Congress believes that a legislative franchise is needed and PAGCOR lacks the power to impose rules and regulations then so be it,” he said.The Department of Justice and Office of the Solicitor General issued earlier legal opinions sought by the PAGCOR, and stated that it is within the jurisdiction of the PAGCOR to regulate “e-sabong.”

“It is specifically stated in the PAGCOR charter although it does not specifically mention ‘e-sabong’ which only recently came into being,” Guevarra said. Meanwhile, the Guevarra said the National Bureau of Investigation was conducting its probe on the missing “sabungeros” or cockfight afficionados who also bet in “e-sabong.”“The NBI has found witnesses. Recently, the NBI found a new witness who can give useful information on what happened to the missing ‘sabungeros’,” he said, but did not elaborate.

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