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Former House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano on Sunday challenged lawmakers to think critically about the 25-year franchise application of online cockfighting or e-sabong operators being deliberated in the Lower House despite opposition to the proposed bill from religious leaders and other legislators.
“Kumbaga ‘yung emergency use ng e-sabong na ginawa ng PAGCOR eh binigyan ang operators ng license kasi emergency daw sila, wala na silang pondo. Pero bakit mo bibigyan ngayon ang e-sabong operators ng full access o full authorization ng 25 years na hindi pa nga nakaka-six months, hindi mo pa nakikita kung eto talaga ay nakakabuti o nakakasama or neutral sa ating society ?,” the Taguig-Pateros representative said.
Cayetano, during a press conference held last Thursday, Dec. 2, made the statement after newly-installed head of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines head Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David condemned the legalization of e-sabong as a “disastrous” move by the current government. The former House Speaker, who boldly opposed the Lower House’s approval of the 25-year franchise granted to e-sabong operator Lucky 8 Star Quest Inc. last September, said the best result is for PAGCOR to revoke the operating licenses given to at least seven operators.
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