TLDR The Philippine National Police arrested 9,401 people in July for illegal gambling. Officers seized more than PHP3.2 million, about $53,000, in betting money. Police also confiscated gambling equipment and other related materials. PNP chief Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said community tips help locate gambling hubs. Operations covered Metro Manila along with provinces and remote areas nationwide.
The Philippine National Police arrested 9,401 people in July for taking part in illegal gambling. The arrests came from operations carried out across the country.
Police said they seized more than PHP3.2 million, or about $53,000, worth of betting money. They also took gambling equipment and other related items during the raids.
The report was released by the PNP as part of its regular update on the anti-gambling campaign. It covers arrests and seizures made only in the month of July.
Community Tips Help Find Gambling Sites
PNP chief Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said tips from the public are one of the most useful tools for finding illegal gambling operations. He said these sites still exist in both cities and rural towns.
Nartatez said residents play a key role in helping police identify where gambling activity is taking place. Information from the community often points police toward specific locations.
That information is then used to plan police operations against suspected gambling sites. Nartatez said this method will keep being used as part of the wider campaign.
He added that community-based intelligence remains central to how police target new locations. The PNP has not said how many tips led directly to arrests in July.
Crackdown Reaches Beyond Manila
Nartatez said enforcement is not limited to Metro Manila. He said the same level of activity is being applied in municipalities, provinces, and remote areas.
The PNP described the effort as a national