More young Filipinos are being lured to online gambling sites, with college students using allowances for bets and working students getting hooked on betting platforms in the hopes of making big money.

The proliferation of online gambling platforms has led to addictions and being trapped in debt for many Filipinos. With no government intervention programs, Facebook groups are picking up the slack and providing free mental health support.

A total of 250 sites scattered throughout the country exalting the “lineage and achievements” of the Marcoses have been catalogued by the project “Have we honored the Marcoses enough?” of the Third World Studies Center at the University of the Philippines Diliman. The project falls under the Marcos Research Regime program, which documents the permanent sites, structures, and objects commemorating the Marcos and Romualdez families.

President Bongbong Marcos raised expectations when he announced that PhilHealth will shoulder hospitalization, medicines and consultations for its members. But the implementation of YAKAP, ZBB and GAMOT programs has not met the public’s expectations.