The government is very unpredictable, they've been allowing too much gambling platforms to Philippines, and they make it very accessible to many Filipinos and now here's what happened. I can say that it's not only the fault of the citizens, but the Government itself played a part on why gambling is a trend here. I'm not into gambling much, I'm very responsible and to my perspective, the one who should be blamed is the government for being incompetent and didn't anticipate this will happen. This is gambling 101, even the past years this is an issue, and we should be knowledgeable how to manage things but since some are corrupt, they took advantage of this and let their people suffer the consequences.
I agree that this is an accumulation of the government’s negligence in allowing people to gamble freely without restriction. The e-sabong is already a warning sign, but they focus on POGO and persecuting the past administration for their misdeeds.
This happened when the government was focusing on politics; they ignored the many warning signs of what was happening to their citizen, until it became unbearable.
The Senate and Congress are not yet opening their sessions, but once they do, this will become a very hot topic in the plenary, and many lobbyists will fight for their right to have their casinos continue to exist.