2010 the Year of the Tiger

CARREO by Rolando S. Luzong

Peoples Tonight (December 30, 2009)

2010 the Year of the Tiger

First, let me greet you all cockers out there, a win-full year in 2010.

2010 is the Year of the Metal Tiger in the Chinese calendar. Tiger years are expected to be a time of great upheavals and big changes.

For a start, consider this, the 2010 Chinese New Year begins on February 14, 2010 and will end on February 2, 2011. So, we can expect two kinds of explosions on February 13. There will be the loud explosions of firecrackers (invented by the Chinese themselves) to welcome the Year of the Tiger and the ‘silent explosions’ of lovers to welcome the 2010 Valentine’s Day, as my good friend Joey Dy of Pasay Cockpit would agree.

This early, we all know that 2010 will be a year of great changes.

We will have a new President of the Republic after nine years. Who will he or she be? That big question is what we will answer come May and please answer it wisely. For us cockers, how about someone who is closer to our Sport. Gibo and Noynoy are both nephews of sabong greats cousins Danding Cojuangco – top hinco of San Miguel Corp. and Peping Cojuangco – Philippine Olympic Committee Chairman, while, Manny Villar’s late father-in-law is a cocker and his brother-in-law is Las Piñas Coliseum owner and well-respected gamefowl breeder Nene Aguilar who is incidentally is the Hall of Famer Mayor of Las Piñas City.

In 2010, ‘Congressman’ Pacquiao may get his eighth title to finally cement his place in history where no other boxer can ever go. With the Pacquiao – Mayweather dream match slowly falling apart, Bob Arum and Team Pacquaio now set their eyes on WBA Super Welterweight champion Yuri Foreman, who if Pacquiao beats will give him his 8^th world title. To hell with the Mayweathers. They can curse each other and blame Golden Boy Promotions for their blunder move, after the judge makes the decision on the lawsuit that Pacquiao is filing against them.

The Tiger Growls Early

In the cockfighting scene, 2010 is expected to hit the ground running with several blockbuster events lined up in the first quarter of the Tiger year.

Set on January 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 at the Century Game Club in Banawa, Cebu is the 2009 Annual Sinulog 6-Cock Derby.

Immediately after the Sinulog derby is the 2010 World Slasher Cup I 8-Cock International Derby at the Araneta Coliseum on January 18, 19, 20, 21 & 23 which is developing into another record-breaker with the number of entries expected to pass the 250 mark. As of press time, requests for cockhouse reservations have already reached 235.

On January 25, 27, 20 & February 1, it’s San Juan Coliseum’s time to sizzle with the 2010 SJC 7M International 8-Cock Derby.

Action shifts to Iloilo with the staging of the 2010 Annual Candelaria 7-Cock Derby at Iloilo Coliseum on January 28, 29, 30, February 1 & 2.

Set on the second week of February is the 2010 Chinese Derby in Dumaguete City.

To close the first quarter is the 2010 8M Araw ng Dabaw Derby in Davao City.

SABONG LIBRARY & MUSEUM

There have been a lot of talks and attempts to establish a sabong library and museum, but there’s always something that is lacking. And these are the materials such as magazines, books, videos, old trophies & plaques plus old photos about sabong. If there will be enough of these things on hand, finding a place to put them will be a breeze.

So, may I start the collecting process by asking you for old magazines, photos or books that you maybe ready to part ways with so that they can be put into good use by being a part of the collection for the sabong library.

You can send your donations to P. O. Box No. 103, Marikina Central Post Office, 1800 Marikina City.

HAPPY MARRIED LIFE to newlyweds Kiko & Yeye Torres who said their “I dos” last Sunday, December 22 in Bacolor, Pampanga with Sonny Lagon as the principal sponsor together with Congressman Del de Guzman of Marikina City who is currently running for the mayoralty seat.

Pago for Your Fellowmen

CARREO by Rolando S. Luzong

Peoples Tonight (December 26, 2008)

Pago for Your Fellowmen

In sabong, the word pago means the act of agreeing or consenting to or accepting a request or an offer by the llamador or casador to bet on one of two roosters about to fight each other in the rueda.

Through the years, we’ve seen all kinds of mamamago or tahor who have been coming to the pits since as far as we can remember, while there are also a lot of those who turned out to be just flashes in the pan.

To make a pago is helping the promoter, the cockpit owner, the derby host and also the aficionados, because a pago would mean that the fight will push through in an ulutan or the fight will begin immediately in case of derbies.

There are also some who make pago to flaunt their wealth or to get noticed thinking he will be admired as a big bettor. There are those bulalakaw mamamago who like a falling star or bulalakaw suddenly gets so bright in a dark sky, but is gone in a second or two.

Instead of making pago to be popular on earth, why don’t we start doing pago to improve our credentials in heaven.

A lot of people needs your pago. There’s that beggar in the corner who needs your pago of loose change; the children who needs your pago of guidance; the elderly who needs your pago of assistance: those calamity victims who needs your pago of relief; those in jail who need your pago of understanding; the sick who needs your pago of encouragement; the young cocker who needs your pago of inspiration and the losers who need your pago of assurance that next time it will be better.

To pago for others is to pago for your self and your soul. Pago na…

A SHORTAGE OF AWARDEES?

Don’t know whether it was because they were just very much preoccupied with the staging of the Bakbakan 2009 and the many challenges it posted, or there’s just a shortage of deserving awardees already, that the National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders did not honor any cocker this year, with their own style of a Nobel prize.

Through Bakbakan’s staging over the first eight years, a cocker or two is honored for their contribution to Philippine cockfighting. Some of these great cockers whose stars are already imprinted forever in Philippine cockfighting’s imaginary Walk of Fame includes Mamie Lacson, Don Ramon Lacson, Speaker Ramon V. Mitra, Richard Bates, Democrito O. Plaza and James Chiongbian among others. All were posthumous awards except the one bestowed on Hilarito “Boy” Primalion of Zamboanga, who gave us the phenomenal Zamboanga Whites.

This year, a considerable number of people have asked me, even before the grand finals of the Bakbakan when the awarding is customarily done, who will be this year’s awardees. I asked Rizal Gamefowl Breeders Association President Joey Sy – who is 2009 Bakbakan Marketing Committee Chariman, about it once, I did not get any answer, so I did not bother to inquire again thinking that maybe there was a consensus to keep the identity of the awardees secret until the Awards Night.

Bakbakan 2009 was a success in record-breaking fashion, the champions were decided and the cash prizes were released, but the Hall of Fame Award was missing.

Whatever the reasons were, the time to have the 2009 Awardees is already out of NFGB’s hands. To try to catch up by handing out the 2009 honors within the 2010 Bullang-Bullang national bullstag derby in May is inappropriate, so I guess we just have to wait for the 2010 Bakbakan.

This early, what if we take it upon ourselves to make our own recommendations to the NFGB for the next awardees? You can send me your suggestions with your reasons in recommending them. Send them via email at rluzong2000@gmail.com or thru mail at P.O. Box No. 103, Marikina Central Post Office, 1800 Marikina City.

I’ll start the ball rolling by recommending a recognition for the late Edmundo “Emoy” Gorgonia who pioneered with the first tele-magazine television program on sabong. His program Tukaan has helped so much in the dissemination of information in everything about sabong that enabled the education of mass-based cockers and the promotion of sabong as a unique Filipino sport and pastime and an alternative source of livelihood. He was killed two years ago in Cagayan de Oro and until now, the perpetrators of the crime and the motive behind it remains a mystery.

Merry Christmas to my favorite uncle Tiyo Waling Mijares who is just so proud to tell me that he has kept a copy of each issue of Peoples Tonight where Carreo appeared. Mabuhay ka Tiyo Waling, all my childhood memories of Christmas has you with it. I wish you live forever.

VIZCAYA’S ALMUETE BAGS 2009 NFGB PRESIDENTS CUP 8-STAG DERBY

VIZCAYA’S ALMUETE BAGS 2009 NFGB PRESIDENTS CUP 8-STAG DERBY

Engr. Moises Almuete, Jr., Moy to his friends, continues to make his presence felt, with an impact.

After capturing a share of the championship of the UGBA Big Event One-Day 10-Stag Derby of the United Gamecock Breeders Association held at Makati Coliseum on last month together with Thunderbird Winning Team member Cong. Lawrence Wacnang, Engr. Almuete brought his act to Cebu and with a score of 7 wins and 1 loss bagged solo victory in the highly prestigious 2009 NFGB Presidents Cup 1-Day 8-Stag Derby held at the New Talisay Cockpit last December 12, in which 27 of the 29 presidents of NFGB member-associations took part.

Almuete fought a fleet of Sweater blend of Bruce Barnett & Dink Fair; Dan Gary Roundhead with 20-Grand Kelso & Gilmore Hatch; Howard Belk Claret x Dan Gray Roundhead-Hatch and Leiper /Blueface Hatch x Kelso.

“After traveling from Vizcaya to Cebu for about 10 hours, I’m telling everyone that I don’t come here to lose”, Moy jokingly said, on the eve of the event, when his turn came to speak after the various presidents of the respective breeders organizations from all over the archipelago were introduced and asked one by one about their chances of winning the title. The occasion was the Thunderbird-sponsored Christmas & anniversary celebration of the Central Visayas Breeders Association who hosted this year’s NFGB Presidents Cup.

Almuete is the founder and president of the fast-growing Vizcaya Ifugao Gamefowl Breeders Association – one of NFGB’s young members.

TWO ENTRIES SPLIT 2009 RAMBULAN 2 9-STAG DERBY

TOP WINNERS
2009 RAMBULAN 2 NATIONWIDE 35M 9-STAG DERBY
December 21, 2009

(contributed by Ms. Maricar Cruz : SJC Rambulan Official Recorder)

Of the total 2,669 entries, only 2 emerged as this year\'s 35M RAMBULAN 9-STAG champions both posting a perfect score of 9 wins. They are F. KOPPIN\'s \"3K HAPIT NA\" from Dumaguete and ATTY. BALENA\'s LPB FARM of Cavite who both survived the tough competition of RAMBULAN and shared the top honors of the largest and richest nationwide stag derby ever recorded in our country\'s cocking history.

On the other hand, there were 34 entries who shared for the P2M cash purse for 8 pointers, 148 who shared for the 7-pointers\' P2.5M prize, 196 entries shared in P3.5M for 6-pointers and 190 entries sharing for the 5-pointers with equivalent prize of P5M.

SJC Management would like to again extend its gratitude to all the participants and the rest of the cocking public who made the 2009 NATIONWIDE RAMBULAN 35M 9-STAG DERBY successful. Hoping to see all of you again next year!!!

TOP WINNERS are as follows:
ENTRY NAME OWNER PTS

CHAMPIONS
1 DUM 3K HAPIT NA F. KOPPIN 9
2 CAV LPB FARM ATTY. BALENA 9

ANY 8 POINTS
1 AGU USAPA NA-LUCKY AEGP RTRBP RANDOLPH PLAZA 8
2 BAC RAGAMAK R. MINGPIT / CAPT. E. ESPINOSA / G. BARCELONA 8
3 BAC JERRY & FRANCIS J.CONCEPCION / F. LIZARES 8
4 BAT UNANG APO NAUJAN COL. DEC. 19, 7-COCK 3RD ANNIV. JOEL TEVES 8
5 BIC APT FARM IRIGA 1 ATTY. ALDO TURIANO 8
6 BUL SAGAT 37-1 A. PIOQUINTO / R. PANIZAL 8
7 CAV SANDRO JMG 888 SANDRO CASTRILLO 8
8 COT GUADALUPE DOK2 SALA 8
9 COT JS DOUBLE EM DOT COM P. LIM 8.5
10 COT 4MJ DIMPLE TM KOKONG UMALI / T. MARIANO 8
11 DAP CHIKAY NINA JEFFREY VILLEGAS 8
12 DAP JSM J. MACAUMBOS 8.5
13 DVO JERICO MJME COL. ECHEVERIA 8
14 DVO BALITE SA DAVAO ROA RALPH ABELLA 8
15 DVO RICSAN CADONG APARES 8
16 DVO ALDON GOLDEN BULLET BENTON 8
17 ILO AXEL BP / D' CAPTAIN REMEGIO PANIZAL JR. 8
18 LAG B.M. BUDDY ROBRIGADO 8
19 LU JALDZ RONNIE AQUINO 8
20 LU FANTASTIC GREENFIELDS FEB. 25, 4-COCK TUBA ANDOT FLORES / ENGR. BONG CABABA 8
21 LU SM FIRE BLADE II DECK DUMO 8
22 SAM ALWIN B.O. II AL / WINNIE 8.5
23 SJC V2B IRON EAGLE - 2 EDWIN FAUSTO / VALIENTE BERTES 8
24 SJC JAM SB JEFF & AYLWYN SY 8
25 SJC PEEJAY CARIGARA NICK CRISOSTOMO 8
26 SJC AGRAM MARIO GARCIA 8
27 SJC SWING 888-C TONY MARFORI 8
28 SJC POPOY V-4 POPOY / AMAY 8
29 SJC APO JOSE CA CARRIE CHUA / CA 8
30 SJC AGILAWIN 2 ATTY. ABELLA 8
31 SJC BIBOY FRANKLIN BAUTISTA 8
32 SJC RHM RAMBULAN ELIM. NOV.25 PAMP. COL. - 1 MARGA 8.5
33 SJC LUBAO COCKPIT ROBERT QUIAMBAO 8
34 SJC DGM SOUTHERN LEYTE BLUE EAGLETS GOV. MERCADO 8

SABONG-FRIENDLY CANDIDATES

CARREO by Rolando S. Luzong

Peoples Tonight (December 20, 2009)

SABONG-FRIENDLY CANDIDATES

Election fever is upon us. Again, we will be able to exercise our right in choosing the leaders that will lead us, govern us and will formulate and implement policies that will affect us all.

Us, sabungeros or those in the sabong community should be on the watch for the candidates, local or national, who we can expect will support or will be friendly to cockfighting or will back any movement or effort to stop cockfighting or put it in a bad light.

The first candidates that come to mind are cocker-breeder senatorial candidates Congressman Rodolfo “Ompong” Plaza and Monmon Mitra who are both sons of Filipino cockers who are regarded as among the pillars of Philippine cockfighting.

The late Congressman Democrito “D O” O. Plaza is credited for bringing into the country several American cocking greats and for years was staging his own international derby promotion in Butuan City. A generous man, DO is known for giving breeding stocks to up and coming breeders to help them improve their lines. As a cocker, he is regarded as a perfectionist which is actually how his son Ompong is, as a cocker-breeder. He would not use a knife (tari) twice that at the time of his death is said to have a drum-full of tari soaked in oil. Like his son

The late Speaker Monching Mitra gave us the phenomenal Mitra fowls. He was the seating Speaker of the House of Representatives when the Omnibus Local Government Code of the Philippines was signed into law, wherein, a very simple provision gave the local government units full authority over sabong which eventually resulted in the huge increase in the number of cockpits nationwide and the tripling of derbies and other cockfighting promotions whole year round.

However, it’s not only the Mitras and the Plazas that have contributed to the status that sabong now enjoys, but there are also the Cojuangcos (Danding and Peping) – uncles of both Noynoy Aquino and Gibo Teodoro.

Even Manny Villar’s heart should not be that far from sabong considering that his late father-in-law is a sabungero. His brother-in-law, in case you don’t know, is highly respected cocker Mayor Nene Aguilar of Las Piñas City who also owns and operates the cockpit in that city.

Former President Joseph Estrada is not known to be a cocker, but is definitely in the company of sabungeros from the time he was mayor of San Juan until he became the country’s most overwhelmingly voted President. Names like Ambet & Georgie Antonio, Atong Ang and of course Chavit Singson had been written or mentioned with the name Erap.

Sen. Richard Gordon is never known to have been a cocker, but his mortal political enemies, the Magsaysays, are. JV Magsaysay who is the President of the Zambales, Batangas & Olongapo Gamefowl Breederrs Association (ZABONG) is the husband of Congresswoman Mitos Magsaysay and the son of former Zambales Governor Vic Magsagysay – himself an avid cockfighter.

Among the Vice Presidential candidates, Mar Roxas is a nephew of World Slasher Cup host and well-respected cocker Jorge “Nene” Araneta, while incumbent Mayor of Makati Jojo Binay used to have a rooster farm in Rosario, Batangas.

Edu Manzano has been seen inside Metro Manila cockpits and has a lot of cocker-friends.

Based on the anti-cockfighting ordinances that Bayani Fernando implemented in Marikina during his stint as Mayor, such as prohibiting the cording of roosters by the roadside and confiscation of roosters along with stray dogs, as well as the closing down of the famous Marikina Valley Cockpit, I don’t see him to be of service to sabong and the sabungeros if he wins.

Worst is, I believe, Sen. Loren Legarda who is not only an environmentalist, but also an animal rights activist. During his broadcasting days in her show Pep Talk, animal protection is among the regular topic.

Let’s choose the right candidate that will serve us. Someone who is equipped with education, knowledge, integrity, willingness to serve and has a proper understanding of Filipino culture and tradition such as sabong.

We don’t need someone like that Governor who ordered that sabong should be staged only during Sundays in his province.

Anyone who is wanting to be our leader, but does not possessed an open-mindedness about sabong as a unique Filipino culture, does not deserve our votes.

VIGBA'S MOY ALMUETE IS NFGB PRESIDENTS CUP SOLO CHAMPION

“KAHIT SAAN, BASTA NAKA-BEXAN” - ENGR. MOY

Matapos magkampiyon sa UGBA Big Event One-Day 10-Stag Derby noong Nobyembere kasama si Thunderbird Winning Team member Lawrence Wacnang, muling pinatunayan ni Engr. Moises Almuete, Jr. , Moy sa kanyang mga kaibigan, na maari na siyang ibilang sa mga pinakamagagaling na sabungero ng bansa.

Sa isa-sang pagpapakilala sa mga pangulo ng mga samahan sa ilalim ng National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders noong ika-11 ng gabi sa Christmas Party ng Cetral Visayas Breeders Association na ginanap sa Cebu International Convention Center, nagpahayag si Moy – Pangulo ng Viscaya Ifugao Gamefowl Breeders Association, na hindi siya bumiyahe ng ganoon kalayo para lamang magpatalo.

Kinabukasan, Disyembre 12, sa NFGB Presidents Cup 1-Day 8-Stag Derby na ginanap sa Talisay Coliseum sa Talisay City, umiskor ng 7 panalo at 1 talo upang tangahaling solo champion ng nasabing prestihiyosong labanan.

Binitiwan ni Almuete ang kanyang mga bagong linyada ng mga tinale na kinapapalooban ng Sweater blend Bruce & Dink; Dan Gary Roundhead/ 20 Grand Kelso & Gilmore Hatch; Howard Belk Claret x Dan Gray Roundhead-Hatch at Leiper /Blueface Hatch x Kelso.

Nang tanungin kung paano napatili ang kondisyon, tibay at galling ng kanyang mga panlaban, simple lang ang nagging tugon ni Moy, “Kahit saan ang laban, basta naka-Bexan”.

Ang Thunderbird BEXAN XP ay ang kauna-unahang injectable B-complex vitamins na pinatibay ng liver extract na mayaman sa Vit. B12 at folic acid para sa matinding lakas-panlaban. Ang LIVER EXTRACT ay para sa kondisyon ng dugo, samantalang ang FOLIC ACID naman ay para sa pagiging handa at listo ng manok sa aktuwal na laban.

Ang Thunderbird Bexan-XP ay ini-ineksiyon sa pecho (pectoral muscles) ng mga manok na gagamitin sa breeding. Turukan sila ng 0.25 mL, 2 beses sa isang linggo, sa pagitan ng 3 araw.

Ang Thunderbird BEXAN XP ay doble ang B12 na tumutulong ng malaki sa maayos na sirkulasyon ng dugo na nagreresulta sa pamumula ng mukha, palong at lambi na siyang porma ng isang manok-panabong na nakakondisyon.

UBUSAN 6-STAG DERBY CHAMPIONSHIP TODAY AT ARANETA COLISEUM

UBUSAN 6-STAG DERBY CHAMPIONSHIP

TODAY AT ARANETA COLISEUM

The much-awaited championship of the first-ever Central & South Luzon Ubusan 6-Stag Derby takes the limelight at the Araneta Coliseum today with 60 finalists from several eliminations held in Pangasinan, Cavite, Bicol, Palawan and Metro Manila to collide today in a 90-fight program set to begin at 2:00 p.m. .

The Ubusan 6-Stag Derby is a joint undertaking of the Batangas Breeders Club (BBC), Rizal Gamefowl Breeders Association (RGBA), Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n of Pangasinan (GBAP); Tarlac Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (TAGBA); Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n of Tarlac (GBAT); Kapampangan Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (KGBA); Bicol Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (BIGBA); United Cavite Breeders Ass’n (UCBA) and the Greater Palawan Gamefowl Breeders, Inc. (GPGBI).

Among the championship hopefuls are RGBA’s Dr. Ayong Lorenzo (EDL Excellence), Carlos Tumpalan (Cuadro Primero), Herman Grande (HGG Culipapa) and Jun Gayoso (Power Up) whose other entry Fly High Monching got 2.5 points.

BBC will rely on Tony Mendoza (Air to Ground) and Rolando Montales (Rolil), while Bulacan’s top bet is Tony Sy (Red Montero).

With 2.5 points are ARTZ – Gen. Zuvie & Gen. Acop, Fly High Monching – Jun Gayosa, Admiral TYSG – Edwin & Arnold dela Cruz, Honey Yu 1 – Honey Yu and Lucky 4C – Mimi Itchon.

The champion will be receiving, in addition to the prize money, a specially designed trophy courtesy of Thunderbird.

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UBUSAN 6-STAG DERBY CHAMPIONSHIP

NGAYON SA ARANETA COLISEUM

Ang pinakahihintay na kampeonato ng kaunaunahang Central & South Luzon Ubusan 6-Stag Derby ang masasaksihan sa Araneta Colisuem ngayon na may 60 finalists mula sa iba-ibang eliminasyon na ginanp sa Pangasinan, Cavite, Bicol, Palawan at Metro Manila ang magbabangaan ngayon sa isang 90-sultadang programa na magsisimula ng ika-2:00 ng hapon.

Ang Ubusan 6-Stag Derby ay sama-samang itinataguyod ng Batangas Breeders Club (BBC), Rizal Gamefowl Breeders Association (RGBA), Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n of Pangasinan (GBAP); Tarlac Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (TAGBA); Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n of Tarlac (GBAT); Kapampangan Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (KGBA); Bicol Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (BIGBA); United Cavite Breeders Ass’n (UCBA) at ng Greater Palawan Gamefowl Breeders, Inc. (GPGBI).

Ang mga inaasahan magkampiyon ay ang mga pambato ng RGBA na sina Dr. Ayong Lorenzo (EDL Excellence), Carlos Tumpalan (Cuadro Primero), Herman Grande (HGG Culipapa) and Jun Gayoso (Power Up) na ang isa pang lahok ay Fly High Monching ay may 2.5 puntos..

Aasahan naman ng BBC ang tibay ng kanilang miyembro na sina Tony Mendoza (Air to Ground) at Rolando Montales (Rolil), samantalang pipilitin ibagon ang bantayog ng Bulacan ni Tony Sy (Red Montero).

Ang mga may pag-asa din na magkampiyon ay mga may 2.5 puntos na ARTZ – Gen. Zuvie & Gen. Acop, Fly High Monching – Jun Gayosa, Admiral TYSG – Edwin & Arnold dela Cruz, Honey Yu 1 – Honey Yu at Lucky 4C – Mimi Itchon.

Ang magkakampiyon, maliban sa premyong salapi ay tatanggap ng specially designed trophy handog ng Thunderbird

MISA DE GALLO

CARREO by Rolando S. Luzong

Peoples Tonight (December 16, 2008)

MISA DE GALLO

Simbang gabi or Misa de Gallo began this morning, but do you know why it was called Misa de Gallo?

Gallo means cock or rooster in Spanish and Misa de Gallo is also called the Rooster’s Mass, which actually pertains to the nine-day novena that begins in the dawn of December 16 up to Christmas eve. It was so called Misa de Gallo because it is held at the time when the roosters start crowing.

Like in the many facets of Philippine culture, we can see that even religious activities show how popular is cockfighting or sabong is in the Philippines.

SABONG IN ELECTIONS

Even in Philippine politics, sabong influence is very much felt. A person may ask another “Sino ba ang manok mo”, which would mean “Who are you going to vote for”.

Or “Pumapalo sa survey ang manok mo” which means “You’re bet is gaining in the surveys”.

SABONG IN OUR DAILY LIVES

A man who is seen courting a girl maybe said to be “gumigiri” and a person who has poor vision at night is called “matang-manok”.

A person who may say “Taglugon ako ngayon”, to signify that he is jobless or has no money. Taglugon means molting season.

CONGRATULATIONS ENGR. MOY

Engr. Moises Almuete, Jr. or simply Moy to his friends is starting to make his presence felt, in explosive fashion.

After capturing a share of championship of the UGBA Big Event One-Day 8-Stag Derby of the United Gamecock Breeders Association held at Makati Coliseum on the 3^rd week of November together with Cong. Lawrence Wacnang, Engr. Almuete brought his act to Cebu and with a score of 7 wins and 1 loss bagged solo victory in the NFGB Presidents Cup 1-Day 8-Stag Derby held at the New Talisay Cockpit in which 27 of the 29 presidents of NFGB member-associations took part.

Almuete fought a fleet of Sweater blend of Bruce & Dink; Dan Gary Roundhead with 20 Grand Kelso & Gilmore Hatch; hOward Belk Claret x Dan Gray Roundhead-Hatch plus Leiper /Blueface Hatch x Kelso.

SAN JUAN COLISEUM ANNOUNCES BANDING

FOR 2010 RAMBULAN 1 & 2

Inspired by the success of their Rambulan Stag Derbies, San Jaun Coliseum has announced the schedule of banding for next year , 2010.

For Rambulan - 1 (Off Season Breeding) those that will be accepted are those hatched in November, December & January. Banding will start on the 1^st week of
February to March . This is for Luzon & Bacolod only.

For Rambulan – 2, those hatched on the last week of January to February, banding will start in April up to May for nationwide banding.

Those interested to join, may contact the following : SJC Office - 02-7255369;
Ariel - 0917-8070667; Maricar - 0917-8041691; Precy - 0917-5137664; Lheslie - 0917-8931952; Suzette - 0917-8264018 and Bess - 0917-5127363

Banding fee is P10.00 per cockerel.

CENTRAL & SOUTH LUZON UBUSAN 6-STAG DERBY TODAY AT ARANETA COLISEUM

CENTRAL & SOUTH LUZON UBUSAN 6-STAG DERBY

NGAYON SA ARANETA COLISEUM

Magbabalik ang matinding labanan ng mga stag (batang manok) ngayon sa Araneta Coliseum sa pagratsada ng Central & South Luzon Ubusan 6-Stag Derby kung saan tampok ang pinakahuling eliminasyon sa pagitan ng mga kasapi ng bagong Bakbakan champion Batangas Breeders Club (BBC) at ng Rizal Gamefowl Breeders Association (RGBA).

Mahigit sa 100 sultada ang nakalinya na magsismula ng ika-1 ng hapon.

Inaasahan na mangunguna sa kampanya ng BBC ang bagong 2009 Bkabkan champion na si Ireneo Andal na isa sa dalawa lamang na lahok na umiskor ng pinakamataas ng 9.5 puntos upang makihati sa titulo kasama sina Engr. Sonny Magtibay at Boy Andal ng Laguna.

Ang Ubusan 6-Stag Derby ay magkakasamang itantaguyod ng mga ilan asosasyon sa ilalim ng National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders kasama ang : BBC, RGBA, Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n of Pangasinan (GBAP); Tarlac Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (TAGBA); Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n of Tarlac (GBAT); Kapampangan Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (KGBA); Bicol Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (BIGBA); United Cavite Breeders Ass’n (UCBA) at ang Greater Palawan Gamefowl Breeders, Inc. (GPGBI).

Tampok sa raw na ito ang main sa pagitan ng BBC and RGBA kung saan 30 sa kainlang mga pinakamagagaling na miyembro ang maglalaban.

Ang kampeonato ay nakatakda sa Huwebes, Disyembre 17 kung saan ang mga nakapasok mula sa iba-ibang elimanasyon na ginanap sa Palawan, Bicol, Cavite, Araneta at Pangasinan ang magbabanggaan para sa titulo, maliban pa sa mga bagong lahok na maglalaban ng tig-aanim na manok.

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CENTRAL & SOUTH LUZON UBUSAN 6-STAG DERBY

TODAY AT ARANETA COLISEUM

First-class stag competition returns to Araneta Coliseum today as the Central & South Luzon Ubusan 6-Stag Derby takes center stage with the final elimination event featuring the top members of new Bakbakan champion Batangas Breeders Club (BBC) and the Rizal Gamefowl Breeders Association (RGBA).

With more than 100 matches on tap, fights will begin at 1:00 p.m.

Expected to lead the BBC campaign is newly-crowned 2009 Bakbakan champion Ireneo Andal who is only one of two entries that posted a top score of 9.5 points to split the title with Laguna’s Engr. Sonny Magtibay & Boy Andal.

The Ubusan 6-Stag Derby is a joint undertaking of the BBC, RGBA, Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n of Pangasinan (GBAP); Tarlac Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (TAGBA); Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n of Tarlac (GBAT); Kapampangan Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (KGBA); Bicol Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (BIGBA); United Cavite Breeders Ass’n (UCBA) and the Greater Palawan Gamefowl Breeders, Inc. (GPGBI).

Highlight of today’s event is the main between BBC and RGBA wherein their top 30 members will be involved.

Championship is set on Thursday, December 17 wherein qualifiers from all the competing associations will lock horns for the top honors including a number of new entries who will be fighting six stags each.

CENTRAL & SOUTH LUZON "6-STAG UBUSAN DERBY" SET

CENTRAL & SOUTH LUZON "6-STAG UBUSAN DERBY" SET

The Rizal Gamefowl Breeders Association, Batangas Breeders Club, Kapampangan Gamefowl Breeders Association, Unified Cavite Breeders Association, Gamefowl Breeders Association of Pangasinan, Gamefowl Breeders Association of Tarlac, Tarlac Gamefowl Breeders Association and the Bicol Gamefowl Breeders Association & Greater Palawan Gamefowl Breeders Inc have challenged each other to a face-off.

Dubbed as the first-ever Central & South Luzon 6-Stag Ubusan Derby, the derbies shall be held at several local cocokpits namely Paniqui Coliseum for KGBA/GBAT/TAGBA/GBAP) Daang-Hari Colsiseum for UCBA; Puerto Princesa Cockpit for GPGBI; Cagsawa Cockpit (Dec. 10 elims) and Oas Coliseum on Dec. 17 for BIGBA, while the elims and finals for the RGBA and BBC is set at the Araneta Coliseum on December 15 & 17, respectively.

Prizes are P1,000,000 to the champion; P100,000 to the runner-up; P300,000 for any 5 points; P500,000 for any 4 points; P70,000 for the champion handler and P30,000 for the champion gaffer for a P2 million guaranteed cash prize. Entry fee is P6,600.

Highlight of the Araneta events is BBC-RGBA Main in which the scores of each club’s 30 choice entries will be added to determine the winner who will be receiving a special trophy from Thunderbird.

All those who are interested to join may call Vice Mayor Osmundo Lambino (GBAP) – 09062956068; Joey SY (RGBA) – 09173271584; Vic Setias (GPGBI) 09175750521; Bong Gazmen (BIGBA) – 09196212615; Jaime Que (GBAT) – 09175080789; Fred Katigbak (BBC) – 09209475204; ay Allan Chua (UCBA) 0917-5023518 or Councilor Andrew Mendoza (KGBA) - 0917-5146400, for details

INTERNET CHICKEN PEDDLERS

CARREO by Rolando S. Luzong

Peoples Tonight (December 9, 2009)

INTERNET CHICKEN PEDDLERS

If there are any other persons as evil as the perpetrators in the gruesome Maguindanao Massacre, they are the chicken peddlers in the internet because what they do to new, young, innocent and trusting rooster buyers are nothing short of murder.

Imagine posting photos of beautiful roosters or hens that they took from another man’s farm then describing the birds as though they were his own and that they are invincible, that they are good cutters, powerful, high-breakers and so on and so forth; that they have won multiple times already or that they belong to a popular strain of fightingcocks. In fact they are so good in their evil trade that a non-suspecting cocker will be convinced that he is passing a great opportunity if he will not buy the rooster being offered considering the unbelievably low price tag of say, P3,5000 to a picture cock that looks like P8,000 – P10,000.

I have been hearing about these things, but I was not aware of how bad these internet chicken peddlers are, until I talked recently to one of the victims. The young guy who is a singer and stage actor saves his hard-earned money to be able to buy good breeding stocks and his experience with an internet chicken peddler who calls himself “warhorse” is something that is truly condemnable.

In addition to the grave misrepresentation, “warhorse” who seemed to have perfected his game is so sinister that whenever one would contact him to express interest in his merchandise, he would say that he is sorry because he had decided not to sell the rooster anymore and that he will just use bird as a broodcock because he was really so good. That ploy will erase the low price tag of course because the subject rooster is not for sale anymore. However, after a day or two, he will call back the interested buyer and tell him that he is in a cockpit and that he is losing and because he needed money he will just let go of the subject rooster if the money (double the posted price) can be delivered to him right away.

Of course, an innocent buyer, thinking it was the chance of a lifetime will run to deliver the money, upon receiving the payment, “warhorse” will tell his victim to just proceed to his so-so farm and pick-up the rooster from his farmhand because he still has some fights left.

The buyer, thinking he had hit a jackpot, rushes to pick up his broodcock. Excited, he would briefly look at what he purchased then immediately heads home where he will open his computer and compare what he got to what was posted in the internet.

Convinced that he had been duped, he would call “warhorse”, but the peddler will insist that the buyer got the same chicken that was posted in the internet.

I remember now that years ago, a lady cocker already brought to my attention what “warhorse” was doing, but that time she and her group were just suspecting something sinister was going on.

Today, we can just imagine how many had been victimized by “warhorse” since that time, which was at the least five years ago.

With the very strong karma in sabong, I wonder what sort of tragedy will befall this so-called “warhorse” in the future.

CENTRAL & SOUTH LUZON 6-STAG UBUSAN DERBY SET AT ARANETA COLISEUM

The Rizal Gamefowl Breeders Association, Batangas Breeders Club, Kapampangan Gamefowl Breeders Association, United Cavite Breeders Association, Gamefowl Breeders Association of Pangasinan, Gamefowl Breeders Association of Tarlac, Tarlac Gamefowl Breeders Association and the Bicol Gamefowl Breeders Association have challenged each other to a face-off.

Dubbed as the firstt-ever Central & South Luzon 6-Stag Ubusan Derby, the derby’s last elimination event and championship is set at the Araneta Coliseum on December 15 & 17, respectively.

Prizes are P1,000,000 to the champion; P100,000 to the runner-up; P300,000 for any 5 points; P500,000 for any 4 points; P70,000 for the champion handler and P30,000 for the champion gaffer for a P2 million guaranteed cash prize. Entry fee is P6,600.

SEE YOU IN CEBU

Let me remind all the Cebuano cockers that the scheduled 2009 NFGB PRESIDENTS CUP 8-STAG DERBY set at Talisay Cockpit on Saturday, December 12 is an event that you should not miss.

The stags to be fought by the Cagayan Valley Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n and the Viscaya Ifugao Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n has been in Cebu since three weeks ago. Even Basilan has an entry. Bernie Tacoy and his Ormoc Gold will represent Eastern Visayas, while, Sonny Lagon will be fighting for the Laguna Gamefowl Breeders Association.

Will the new champions Batangas Breeders Club and the Laguna Breeders make it two in a row?