The sport is banned in many other countries but has become even more popular in the Philippines in recent years since Covid restrictions saw it move online.
Former President Rodrigo Duterte had resisted calls to ban "e-sabong" - the online version of the sport - following reports of addiction and violence, admitting that monthly taxes of roughly 640 million pesos ($11.5m; £9.6m) had helped to replenish the government's finances following the pandemic.
