“Pedro” was tearful as he began to speak. “I really want to stop. My life is already being affected,” the 30-year-old said in Filipino.
It was July 10 and Pedro’s first time to attend a session of Recovering Gamblers Philippines, a nonprofit established to help and guide compulsive gamblers in overcoming their addiction and regaining control of their lives. With him at the table under the calming lights of a restaurant in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, were three other persons similarly troubled. (Read More)