BANTAY-SABONG: Briones, Wacnang Share 2012 World Slashers Cup Crown

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Briones, Wacnang Share 2012 World Slashers Cup Crown

Newspaper executive Rey Briones of Masbate permanently made his imprint in the history of Philippine cockfighting after scoring 8 perfect wins in the recently concluded 2012 World Slashers Cup 8-Cock Invitational Derby to bag his third title as world champion. The Spartans Game Farm owner won his first crown in June of 2003 via the Islander RB entry and injust last June with his bet Spartans DR I.

Duplicating Briones’ feat is fellow Thunderbird Sabongnation team mate 3-time Kalinga province governor and congressman Lawrence Wacnang (Crowsland Silver Wings) in partnership with Cong. Cosalan, takes his first Slashers Cup – Wacnang biggest in addition to his LGBA Breeder of the Year title.

Solo runner-up honors went to DL Tingkoroni Tungkag – Vancouver of Dennis Loria & Arnel de Jesus.

Entries RAS – JR of Atty. Junjun Salazar and AAO Hitchcock of Gerry Ramos both lost in their final matches to end up with 7 wins apiece matching that of MRV San Rival of Erik Abella; and Group A finals top finisher JT JGT Emerald of Jun Topacio

Sterling performances also came for 6.5 pointers Bernie Tacoy (Ormoc Golden Warriors) whose white gold fighters birds were the most applauded in the event; Atty. Ed Moreno & Bob Price (EM Summit.Big Spring-1), Jorge Torres & Claude Bautista (CPB JGT – 1); Mario Villamor/Jimmy Junsay/Wilson Ong (Mario Jimmy Octagon); Patrick Antonio (Sagupaan Hammer); Mayor Jose Panganiban (Ybanag Yaw); James Uy/Jun Lipnica (JU JunLip Malaking Swerte Ang Kailangan); Cito Albert/Albert Yam (Dragon Impact); Lito Cay (Velasco – LC); Andres Bernos (Steady On); Beboy Uy & Toto Sevilla (SF Stallion Grey Pleasant); Nino Alando (143 Roma); M. Molano/Pedring Taba/Mark Slazar (MM-PT-MS); Boy Tanyag (CRB Farm); Anthony Garcia (AG Polo/San Sebastian); Patrick Antonio (Sagupaan Winning Line); Rhemy Medrano (Karamba RSW); Boy Royo/Pol Estellado/Lito Orillaza (TB PEBR Winning Time); Jowan Bautista & Wilvin Sy (Lexie Game Farm).

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LANDO LUZONG

For the love of sabong : Rolando Luzong was a former managing editor of Totoy de la Cruz's Pinoy Sabungero Magasin; editor of Philippine Cockfights Newsmag of Atty. Clem Abundo; served as Roligon Mega Cockpit PR Manager for four years & General Manager for 6 years (1991-2001); publisher of Karambola Magazine; host of Karambola sa Ere radio program with Princess Naldo; was part of the group that conceptualized and launched sabong.net.ph - the most popular cockfighting website in the internet; conceptualized and started sabungero.com; conceptualized and edited Larga tabloid and a contributor in various cockfighting magazines. Lando was the first to invest in Emoy Gorgonia's Tukaan - the first sabong tv program and also in 2006 conceptualized and started the cockfights tele-magazine program Hataw Pinoy. He is currently a regular contributor to Manila Bulletin's Animal Scene Magazine with 45,000 circulation; a Consultant for Thunderbird Power Feeds & Thunderbird Power Vet; editor of the Thunderbird Gamefowl Journal and PR man for Araneta Coliseum's cockfighting events. He is actively involve in community service projects thru the civic group Tambay Kay Epoy Association which he founded (www.tambaykayepoy.multiply.com) for which he was awarded by the Beta Sigma Faternity. Last May 22, 2010, he returned to Roligon Mega Cockpit to help in the derby promotions and immediately staged the succesful 2010 Hatawan sa Tag-ulan 5-Cock Derby, but had to give up Roligon due to some diffrences with the management. Currently, he writes sabong colums for Bandera (tabloid of the Philippine Daily Inquirer) every Friday and Pilipino Mirror (tabloid of Business Mirror) every Sunday, Tuseday & Thursday. In December 2011 Lando Luzong conceptualized and founded the GAMEFOWL MAGAZINE with Bernie Tacoy and Ramil Tan as publishers. GAMEFOWL MAGAZINE is officially launched on May 14, 2012 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, QC during the 2012 World Slashers Cup-2. GAMEFOWL is now the most respected and is fast becoming the most populat magazine in Philippine cockfightng. Lando's latest project is the live cockfights webiste www.sabongsports.com and then the www.sabongsasugbo.com for which he serves as Operatiopns Manager - "All for the glory of GOD"