Executive Order No. 9 (2022) — Presidential Decree (PD) No. 449 (s. 1974), otherwise known as the —Cockfighting Law of 1974,— which governs the establishment, operation, and ownership of cockpits in the Philippines, prohibits holding of cockfights in unlicensed cockpits, as well as other kinds of gambling during a cockfight;

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Section 1 · Continued Suspension of E-Sabong Operations Section 2 · Directives to Relevant Agencies Section 3 Section 4 · Separability Section 5 · Repeal Section 6 · Effectivity

Section 1

Continued Suspension of E-Sabong Operations

Section 1.

Continued Suspension of E-Sabong Operations. All E-Sabong operations, including all auxiliary E-Sabong operations, shall continue to be suspended nationwide. Consistent with the Regulatory Framework for E-Sabong issued by the PAGCOR, and relevant laws, rules and regulations, any of the following activities related to E-Sabong operations is suspended:

a. Live-streaming or broadcasting of live cockfights outside cockpits or cockfighting arenas, or premises where cockfights are being held; and/or

b. Online/remote or off-cockpit wagering/betting on live cockfighting matches, events, and/or activities streamed or broadcasted live, regardless of the location of the betting platform, including but not limited to betting platforms that may be situated inside the cockpit or cockfighting arenas, or premises where cockfights are being held

The operations of traditional cockfights authorized or licensed under existing laws shall not be covered by the foregoing suspension.

Section 2

Directives to Relevant Agencies

Section 2. Directives to Relevant Agencies . The PAGCOR shall coordinate with LGUs, other concerned government agencies, and private entities on the implementation of this Order. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) shall render the necessary assistance to the PAGCOR in the implementation of this Order, and shall take appropriate action against violators in accordance with law.

Section 3

Section 3. (awÞhi( Report . The PAGCOR, in coordination with the DILG and the PNP, shall submit regular reports to the President, through the Office of the Executive Secretary, relative to the implementation of this Order.

Section 4

Separability

Section 4.

Separability . If any part or provision of this Order shall be held unconstitutional or invalid, the other parts or provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.

Section 5

Repeal

Section 5. Repeal. All other orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof that are inconsistent with this Order are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly.

Section 6

Effectivity

Section 6.

Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediately.

DONE, in the City of Manila, this 28th day of December in the year of our Lord Two Thousand and Twenty-Two,

By the President:

LUCAS P. BERSAMIN Executive Secretary