E-sabong Addiction ‘Forces’ Woman to Pawn Her Child to Repay Debt
E-sabong has long been one of the most popular activities in the Philippines and the pandemic really highlighted the need for more regulation in the sector. The country made a quick course correction to regulate betting on cock fights and introduced online wagers, hoping to clamp down on illegal ga[...]
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