Marcos to convene conference to tackle potential policies on online gambling

Manila Bulletin

President Marcos said he is planning to convene a conference of all stakeholders, including religious groups and parents, in an attempt to come up with solutions to the looming online gambling addiction among Filipinos.  Marcos bared this in a recent episode of his podcast on Thursday, Aug. 7, where he was asked about one of the most anticipated, but left out, topics in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA)—online gambling. (Video courtesy of PCO)  READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/08/07/marcos-to-convene-conference-to-tackle-potential-policies-on-looming-online-gambling  Subscribe to the Manila Bulletin Online channel! - https://www.youtube.com/TheManilaBulletin  Visit our website at http://mb.com.ph Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/manilabulletin Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/manila_bulletin Instagram: https://instagram.com/manilabulletin Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com @manilabulletin  #ManilaBulletinOnline #ManilaBulletin #LatestNews

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00:00So far, napag-uusapan ho natin yung mga nabanggitin nyo sa SONA.

00:04Punta ako dun sa hindi nyo nabanggit.

00:06May mga lawmakers po and advocacy groups

00:09who have been urging stricter regulation

00:10or even a total ban on online gambling platforms.

00:15Nandyan ho yung issue ng addiction,

00:16financial ruin among the vulnerable sector.

00:19Why was the issue of online gambling not included in your SONA?

00:22Because we still have to form the policy

00:26on what we are going to do about online gambling.

00:28And to this end, I have already started to organize

00:31a, shall we, to convene a conference

00:36of those who are all the stakeholders.

00:39We are talking about ang maraming,

00:41marami tayong naririnig from the CBCP.

00:44So, saman natin sila, mga pare, mga obispo.

00:48The parents, of course, are stakeholders here

00:49kasi ang victimized demographic, yung mga kabataan.

00:54Tapos, we have to talk to the people

00:57who will, kung mag-re-regulate tayo,

00:59who will be doing the regulation.

01:01The first effect of banning it fully

01:03is to put it underground.

01:06And then, we have no control.

01:08Yan talagang, wala na tayong regulation.

01:10That was the same argument in banning POGOs.

01:13Ganon din po yung mga pinapalutang na argument.

01:15What makes this different?

01:16Because this is, this is, this is not a criminal enterprise.

01:20The POGO, POGO itself.

01:22Yes.

01:22Was that, walang problema.

01:24Yeah, yeah, may mga, may mga lisensyado.

01:26At saka yung, kung meron, online gaming,

01:30ano, sige, mag-online gaming.

01:32Wala namang pera pa mapasok dito sa Pilipinas.

01:34Nandyan sa labas lahat.

01:35Okay, so, no problem.

01:37Eh, sinabayan ba naman ng human trafficking,

01:40ng credit card scam,

01:43kung ano-ano na nangyayari.

01:45Diba, yun ang naging problema.

01:48Yun ang naging problema.

01:49The illegal part of it.

01:51Which, I'm glad you asked that question

01:52because it brings us to this, the same,

01:54the same situation with online gambling in general.

01:59Because we have, in, with online gambling in general,

02:03what is the problem we're trying to solve?

02:05What we're trying to solve is that,

02:07na hindi, yun na nga, hindi malubog sa utang

02:11ang mga, yung mga, hindi naman, wala namang kaya.

02:14Yes.

02:15Pero nangpapasubo dahil sa sugal.

02:17Mga bata na natututo magsugal.

02:20Let's focus on that.

02:22Paano natin patitigilin yan?

02:24These are the things that we're going to examine

02:26and we will come up with a plan

02:28to make sure that we address the problem.

02:32The problem is not online gambling.

02:34The problem are the social effects

02:36on our children

02:37and those who are addicted to gambling.

02:45The problem is not online coûteis.

02:49We evolutionary to be in treasury hacemos shower impact.

02:52This is not online, but it's not online.

02:54Of course, we pause him and the agency

02:55but it may be incorrect.

02:57And if this area is no property of mine,

02:58the success in being free effectively Dorian,

03:01we all have sufficient information to work with

03:03the명 and ourburns and our elders

03:05service system.

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