BANTAY-SABONG: WORLD SLASHER CHAMPIONSHIP RARATSADA NGAYON SA ARANETA

Saturday, January 24, 2009

WORLD SLASHER CHAMPIONSHIP RARATSADA NGAYON SA ARANETA

Kabilang ang 10 walang-talong (tig-4 puntos); 6 na may tig-3.5 puntos at 31 na may tig-3 panalo, isang matinding labanan ang mapapanood sa finals ng 207-entry 2009 World Slasher Cup 8-Cock Invitational Derby na raratsada ngayon sa Araneta Coliseum simula ng ika-11 ng umaga kung saan mahigit 100 kapana-panabik na suktada ang nakalinya.

Handog ng Pintakasi of Champions, ang 5-araw na sabong Olympics ay sa pakikipagtulungan ng Thunderbird Platinum at Thunderbird Bexan XP. Ang mga backyard breeders ay inaanyayahan dumalo sa Thunderbird Bigtime Seminar na gaganapin mula ika-8 ng umaga sa Mandarin Oriental Suites, 4th Level, Gateway Mall sa Araneta Center tampok ang mga pangunahing Thunderbird endorsers at si Dr. Teddy Tanchangco bilang mga guest speaker. Ang mga naisd dumalo ay magdala lamang ng tig-isang basyo ng Platinum at Bexan XP.

Nangunguna si Jezry Palmares ng Iloilo (kasama si T. Rañola) na umiskor ng 4 pts. sa kanyang entry na Cherokee Archangel at 3.5 pts. sa ikalawa - JP Cherokee Kumul.

Pinantayan an gang iskor ni Palmares ng tambalan Ricky Reyes & Wilson Ong sa pamagitan ng kanila Rian Octagon Oliver WORR (4 pts) at Rian Octagon Tienvo HNRR na may 3.5 pts.

Samantala, isang kasaysayan na naman ang napipintong maganap kapag ang sabungera na si Ms. Osang dela Cruz (Gold Quest Champions) na mayroon din 4-0 nalo-talo na kartada, ay masungkit ang titulo.

May tig-4 na panalo din sina German Thomas Mischkus (Alexis Farm – Germany), Max Roxas (Paniqui Max Feb 22 5-Cock and Jun Cuello/Gov. Plaza (EPJC Public Demand). A. Mangubat (AJM-I); Noli Gabon (MJRG); Elmer Baccud/Ampil Bros. (EYB Sabong Sports) at Rodelio Costales (Spoiled sa Amo).

Nagbabanta naman ang mga lahok na may tig-3 panalo at 1 tabla na pinangungunahan ni Thunderbird top endorser Sonny Lagon Aquarius Blue Blade Farm SPC gamit ang kanyang mga Sweaters; Atty. H. Capuchino (JPA Happy Birthday Kid Aki); Edmund Yasay/Atty. Ed Moreno (EM –Summit JH-MI) at ang tambalan Wilbert LeBlanc & Richard Harris (Yellow Rose –San Lorenzo).

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"