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 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 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 eight things worth knowing, in case we find ourselves dealing with someone battling out gambling addiction. (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)
#OffTheRecord#InspirationalStory#FilipinoStories“- Ang kwento ay tungkol sa isang dating gambling addict na ngayon ay nasa recovery Mga Mahahalagang Bahagi ng Kwento:
Ang Recovering Gamblers Philippines ay isang safe space para sa mga taong dumaranas ng adiksyon sa paglalaro ng iba’t ibang sugal. Isa itong non-judgmental organization kung saan layon nilang wakasan ang pinagdaraanang bisyo ng isang taong naluluong sa bisyo at naging sugarol. Ka-Agapay, napagpala ka ba sa mensahe ng ating programa? Mag-iwan ng mensahe sa ating comment section kung paanong nakatulong sa’yo ito. Huwag kalimutang i-share ang ating programa sa iyong mga kaibigan at kapamilya Read more
