Manila – Divers have spent more than a month searching a lake south of Manila for the bodies of men with links to the Philippines’ bloody national obsession: cockfighting. (Read More)
“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 Read more
A week after the Resorts World Manila attack, details about gunman Jessie Carlos’ personal problems continue to unravel. His parents and his wife admitted that he was a gambling addict.Below are a eight things worth knowing, in case we find ourselves dealing with someone battling out gambling addiction. Below are Read more
MANILA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Before helping fellow gamblers quit the roulette wheel or forgo the glory of a royal flush in poker, Filipino Reagan Praferosa fought his own addiction – a passion that almost cost him his life. (Read More)