BANTAY-SABONG: RGBA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Saturday, February 21, 2009

RGBA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

RIZAL COCKERS (RGBA) CONVENTION AT
RIVERBANKS CENTER TODAY

Members of the strong Rizal Gamefowl Breeders Association converge at the Riverbend Hotel in Riverbanks Center, Marikina City today, Saturday February 21, for their annual general assembly as the Joey Sy-led group celebrates another banner year being the fastest growing rooster-raisers association in the country.

The 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. program includes a gamefowl management “From Shell To Pit seminar featuring Purina’s John Paul Tolentino to talk about chicks nutrition and respected cockfighting guru Dr. Teddy Tanchangco of the TJT Cocking Academy lecture on “cockerel to pit care” –courtesy of Thunderbird Power Feeds – makers of Thunderbird Platinum and Thunderbird Baby Stag Booster.

A young member of the National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders, RGBA is proud that out of their 138 members banded by NFGB for the recently concluded 2009 Bakbakan 10-Stag National Derby, 116 actually saw action, thereby ranking RGBA 6th among the 29 NFGB Affiliated associations in terms of participation. Among their top finishers were 9-pointers R&B JVA of Robert Ty, Ferdie Bagos & Jose Valdez Andres, St. Jerome R T-3 of VM Emil Condez & Ramon Talavera and JMB Farm of Dennis Buison. Also commendable is the 8.5-point record posted by RMA CP Yap of Gen. Reynaldo Acop & Ponyet Yap.

To be honored is RGBA’s 2009 Breeder of the Year Ljay Sumulong (TGRZ Stanley SSF) with Tony Cote and Col. Sonny del Rosario. Also to receive his award is Stag Fighter of the Year, Dr. Nelson Tee (Sabong Sports Bosne) fighting stags of Joey Sy, Doc JBT, Doc Ronnie Magbalon of Masbate and Dupher Villalon.

Highlight of the event is the welcoming of 62 new members led by Andy Abundo – General Manager of Cainta Coliseum, Eric dela Rosa –operator of Pasig Square Garden, Arman Santos, Ferdie Ducepec (Lucky Strike), Michael Anthony Sollestre – reigning UGBA champion and Thunderbird star Dr. Boy “Chikababe” Tuazon. They will be inducted by Rizal Gov. Junjun Ynares.

“220 and counting, we hope to be 260 before wingbanding begins next month”, Sy stated.

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"