ILOILO City – Police arrested a 29-year-old man engaging in illegal gambling in Barangay Padios, Sara, Iloilo.
Rex Sasa was caught collecting bets for the illegal numbers game bookies around 12:05 p.m. on March 29, a police report showed.
Recovered from his possession were P162 bet money and gambling paraphernalia.
The suspect was detained in the lockup cell of the municipal police station, facing charges under Republic Act 9287, which increases penalties for illegal numbers games, amending certain provisions of Presidential Decree 1602./PN
