English: "Similar to POGOs, e-sabong has brought social costs--worse, it destroys Filipino families, plunges individuals into severe debt, and even forces some to commit theft and crimes to fund their gambling habits," Villanueva said, stressing the plight of some 30 cockfighting enthusiasts (sabungeros), some of whom hailed from Bulacan, who remain missing to this day.
Filipino: "Similar to POGOs, e-sabong has brought social costs--worse, it destroys Filipino families, plunges individuals into severe debt, and even forces some to commit theft and crimes to fund their gambling habits," sabi pa ni Villanueva, kasabay ng pagbanggit sa kalagayan ng mga sabungero mula sa Bulacan na hindi pa rin matukoy hanggang ngayon.