3 nabbed in Negros Oriental for online sabong

Paul Lauro 07/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Law enforcement agencies continue to remind the public that online sabong, or cockfighting in English, is still illegal. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Central Visayas (CIDG-7) confirmed that their personnel in…

Is sabong ok in Cebu City? 

Wenilyn Sabalo 04/20/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—With a series of fiesta celebrations expected in the city this May, a member of the Cebu City council wants the city government to tackle the legality of “sabong,” the local term for cockfighting, in…

Tigbakay raid: 14 men caught in Paril to spend weekend in jail 

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Fourteen men, who were caught engaging in tigbakay or illegal cockfighting in Barangay Paril Proper, a mountain barangay in Cebu City, last Friday, Feb. 24, will have to spend the weekend or longer…

Catmon raid: Barangay captain, 3 others nabbed for illegal cockfighting

Pegeen Maisie Sararana 02/03/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A barangay captain and three other men are detained at the Catmon Police Station detention cell after they were caught engaging in illegal cockfighting in Sitio Ylaya, Barangay Panalipan, Catmon town in northern…

Cebu City Police: No directives yet on suspension of ‘E-sabong’

Jewil Anne M. Tabiolo 03/04/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — E-sabong, or online cockfighting, is still okay in Cebu City. Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) deputy director for operations Police Lieutenant Colonel Wilbert Parilla said during a press conference that no E-sabong operations…

Liquor ban should stay in Cebu City –DOH-7

Futch Anthony Inso 04/07/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) will not recommend the lifting of the liquor ban in Cebu City. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche, the spokesperson of DOH-7, said that the ban should…

Toledo City now allows licensed cockfight arenas to resume operations

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In Toledo City, operations for licensed cockfighting arenas are expected to resume. Mayor Marjorie Perales on December 10, 2020 issued Executive Order (EO) No. 79 adopting the resolution from the national government’s anti-coronavirus…

Mandaue City won’t allow cockfighting pits to reopen

Mary Rose Sagarino 10/20/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu—Citing health reasons, Mandaue City has no plans of allowing licensed cockfighting pits to reopen just yet. Although the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has allowed cockfighting in places…

Labella says no to cockfighting for Cebu City MGCQ, border checkpoints will stay

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) announced today, October 16, 2020, the further easing of quarantine restrictions under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). In the new IATF guidelines, those aged 15 years old to…

IATF allows cockfighting activities in MGCQ areas

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 10/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Cockfighting activities are now allowed to resume in areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), Malacañang said Friday. But presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging…

Gwen warns brgy chiefs: Don’t allow ‘tigbakay’ under your watch

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has warned barangay chiefs that they will be held accountable if illegal gambling activities, particularly cockfighting or “tigbakay,” will persist under their watch. Garcia, who signed this Thursday, July…

Carcar cops to illegal gamblers: If you keep on gambling, we keep on arresting

Alven Marie A. Timtim 06/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Kung magsige mo og sugal, magsige sad mi og dakop.” (If you keep on gambling, then we will also keep on arresting you.) This was the warning of Police Corporal Argie Noel Espinosa…

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