This is why the government of some countries are working hard to make sure that gambling is banned in their nation because it causes a whole lot of alarming issues. Imagine waking up to such a disturbing news, I'm sure the people in the Philippines were perturbed by this. Gambling shouldn't be something that is supposed to resort to violence. I think they were under the influence of hard drugs
Drugs is not the issue in this case but the disappearance of the 34 cockfight enthusiasts that believed to be murdered and thrown in the lake. Gambling in the Philippines is a nationwide problem right now due to the emergence f online gambling but cockfighting is there for a long time already and this is the only time that there is a news related to it and i could say that this is an isolated event as those murdered were believed to be cheaters. I don't agree with the way these cheaters ended and hope the government will action necessary so that those behind the killings will be brought to justice.
As for the gambling ban, i don't think Philippines is heading that way as cockfighting is a billion pesos industry that supports lives of many ordinary people nationwide.