Perhaps the Ad Standards Council and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. are unaware of the online gambling ads in the messaging apps, other in-apps ads, some video streaming sites and role-playing avatar games on mobile phones and computers.
They should watch out for ads inside buses, public utility jeepneys, taxi fleets and other ads inside vehicles.
Only a total ban against online gambling will have the best impact.
When the ban is in effect, the only remaining place left for online gambling to hide will be the dark web and porn sites operated overseas. That will require an international or global convention and enforcement by international tribunals and Interpol.
So I now ask the public to join me in supporting House Bill 1455, or the Anti-Online Cockfighting and Gambling Act, which seeks to ban all forms of online gambling. Together, let us save Filipino families from the harms of online gambling.
Let us also make permanent the ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators with a new law.