Tag: Erwin Tulfo

Philippine gambling regulators open to providing crisis funding

7 April 2026 at 7:44am UTC-4
Philippine gambling regulators, PAGCOR and the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, have said they are prepared to reallocate portions of their budgets to support government ...

PAGCOR tightens regulations for Philippine online gambling industry

11 February 2026 at 7:00am UTC-5
Philippine gambling regulator PAGCOR has pledged to roll out tighter restrictions for the country’s online gambling industry. At a Senate Committee on Games and Amusement ...

Philippine lawmakers demand explanation after Meta failed to attend Senate gambling hearing

17 September 2025 at 5:48am UTC-4
The Philippines Senate Committee on Games and Amusement is to issue a show cause order to social media group Meta for failing to attend its hearing over the rise of online ...

Philippine senator calls for crackdown on online gambling ads

5 September 2025 at 7:03am UTC-4
Philippine Senator Erwin Tulfo has urged regulators and broadcasters to enhance scrutiny of gambling advertisements, warning that unlicensed operators were still promoting their ...
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Philippine senator calls for stricter enforcement of e-wallet directive

20 August 2025 at 6:22am UTC-4
Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called for the government to go further in restricting public access to gambling sites by disconnecting e-wallets from them ...

Philippine online gambling operators find ways round e-wallet restrictions

18 August 2025 at 6:47am UTC-4
Online gambling sites in the Philippines have moved to new platforms as the government increases restrictions on e-wallets. Providers were ordered to block gambling access ...
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Philippine Senate panel to begin online gambling probe

11 August 2025 at 6:59am UTC-4
The Senate committee on games and amusement will begin hearings this week on several bills aimed at addressing problems linked to online gambling in the Philippines. Committee ...

Philippines Senate committee vows to investigate online gambling ban

31 July 2025 at 6:40am UTC-4
The Philippines Senate committee on games and amusement has said that it will launch an investigation next week into the growing prevalence of online gambling in the country, with ...