THE Senate Committee on Public Order has sought the temporary suspension of the operation of seven firms catering to e-sabong (electronic cockfighting) amid the alleged abduction of 31 individuals involved in online gambling.

Sen. Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, Senate public order panel chairman, on Thursday led the hybrid hearing on the reported disappearance of some people involved in e-sabong, which he described as a "multibillion industry."

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