BANTAY-SABONG: 100 MATCHES TODAY IN DAY-2 OF THE WORLD SLASHERS CUP

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

100 MATCHES TODAY IN DAY-2 OF THE WORLD SLASHERS CUP

THUNDERBIRD’S SONNY LAGON LEAD TODAY’S 80-FIGHT WORLD SLASHER SEMIS AT THE BIG DOME

Thunderbird’s top endorser Sonny Lagon with his famed Blue Blade Sweaters leads the Filipino juggernaut in today’s semifinals of the historic 207-entry World Slasher Cup 8-Cock Invitational Derby at the Araneta Coliseum with two entries (Aquarius Blue Blade Farm SPC & Hawaiian Cigar SPC – II) breezing through last Monday’s opener, while, American Wilbert LeBlanc & Richard Harris of Louisiana fielded tough-fighting roosters to banner the foreigners campaign.

Equally spectacular are the performance of German Thomas Mischkus (Alexis Farm – Germany), Wilbert LeBlanc & Richard Harris (Yellow Rose San Lorenzo – 2; R. Mook with C. Torres & Wilvin Sy (JLW 5566), Nene Araneta (Thunderbird – II Hatchet), and Pampamga’s best Jomar Hizon (Jo Gary Joe – I & Jo Gary Joe - II).

Hosted by the Pintakasi of Champions, the 5-day international pit competition is sponsored by Thunderbird Platinum and Thunderbird Bexan XP. Lined up are 80 all-important matches set to kick-off at 2:00 p.m.

Thunderbird users can avail of free entrance by submitting one empty vial of Thunderbird Bexan XP and one empty pack of Thunderbird Platinum
Also scoring 2 wins out of 2 matches are Atty. A. Astorga – (Steve Paningkamot) B. Evangelista (BJ Tagle Spl.), Dong Chung & Allan Siaco (DC AS PA Liberty), Boy Lechon (D’Buen – I), Gen. Marino Filart (ETM/MLF Kingfisher), Gengen Arayata (Agilahas), Nene Araneta Jun Cuello/Gov. Plaza (EPJC Public Demand), Atty. Jun Mendoza (Lucky Charm), Max Roxas (Paniqui Max Feb 22 5-Cock, Boy Lechon/Patrick Antonio (PABL Sagupaan Mitefree), J. Melendrez/R. Peñalosa (Wildfoot) and Iloilo’s popular breeder Jezry Palmares & T. Rañola (Cherokee Archangel).

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"