{"id":21990,"date":"2026-11-08T02:03:44","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T18:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=21990"},"modified":"2026-11-08T02:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T18:03:44","slug":"underground-online-sabong-hub-raided-in-bulacan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/11\/08\/underground-online-sabong-hub-raided-in-bulacan\/","title":{"rendered":"UNDERGROUND ONLINE \u2018SABONG\u2019 HUB RAIDED IN BULACAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BY KEVIN GALANG\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-style: revert-layer; font-weight: revert-layer;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-style: revert-layer; font-weight: revert-layer;\">CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga \u2013 Police on Friday raided a\u00a0 suspected underground online cockfighting hub in Pandi, Bulacan allegedly catering to bettors in Mexico, Vietnam and Cambodia.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In a report to Police Regional Office 3 (PRO 3) director Brig. Gen. Jess Mendez, operatives from the Regional Special Operations Group of the Regional Intelligence Division 3 (RSOG-RID3) led by Lt. Col. Lory Tarrazona, raided the facility in Bgy. Poblacion in Pandi town.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The raid was based on a search warrant issued by Judge Reuben Ritzuko T. Veradio of the Regional Trial Court Branch 104 in Malolos City.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-style: revert-layer; font-weight: revert-layer;\">Operatives discovered two separate studios reportedly used for staging and livestreaming cockfights, along with computer systems and electronic equipment believed to facilitate online betting transactions.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-style: revert-layer; font-weight: revert-layer;\">Authorities are investigating the operation&#8217;s alleged international connections, particularly its reported reach to gamblers in Mexico, Vietnam and Cambodia.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-style: revert-layer; font-weight: revert-layer;\">Seized during the raid were desktop computers, monitors, professional video cameras, pan-tilt-zoom cameras, camera controllers, audio mixers, microphones, networking devices, a mobile phone and assorted electronic accessories.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-style: revert-layer; font-weight: revert-layer;\">Also recovered were four live fighting cocks.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mendez said the operation was in line with the directive of PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. to intensify the campaign against illegal gambling and other criminal activities.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-style: revert-layer; font-weight: revert-layer;\">\u201cThe use of technology does not exempt anyone from the law. We will continue to intensify our operations against illegal online gambling and hold those responsible accountable,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-style: revert-layer; font-weight: revert-layer;\">The operating teams involved the Regional Intelligence Unit 3, Pandi Municipal Police Station, Bulacan Police Provincial Office, Regional Mobile Force Battalion 3, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group 3, and the Directorate for Intelligence.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-style: revert-layer; font-weight: revert-layer;\">Charges for violations of Presidential Decree No. 449 or the Cockfighting Law of 1974, and Republic Act 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 are set to be filed against 21 individuals, including the 19 suspects arrested during the raid, and the facility&#8217;s alleged owner and supervisor, who were not present during the operation.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-style: revert-layer; font-weight: revert-layer;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY KEVIN GALANG&nbsp; &nbsp; CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga &ndash; Police on Friday raided a&nbsp; suspected underground online cockfighting hub in Pandi, Bulacan allegedly catering to bettors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6,17],"tags":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/online-sabong.jpg",485,179,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/online-sabong-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/online-sabong-300x111.jpg",300,111,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/online-sabong.jpg",485,179,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/online-sabong.jpg",485,179,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/online-sabong.jpg",485,179,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/online-sabong.jpg",485,179,false],"kreeti-slider-full":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/online-sabong.jpg",485,179,false],"kreeti-featured":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/online-sabong.jpg",485,179,false],"kreeti-medium":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/online-sabong.jpg",485,179,false],"kreeti-medium-square":["https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/online-sabong-350x179.jpg",350,179,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/category\/provincial\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Provincial<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/category\/top-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Top News<\/a>","tag_info":"Top News","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21990"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21992,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21990\/revisions\/21992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}