DILG to LGUs: Cockfighting still prohibited in GCQ/MGCQ areas

Doris C. Bongcac 06/06/2020

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Guidelines may have already been relaxed in areas under the general community quarantine (GCQ)  and the modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), but cockfighting remains prohibited in these localities, the Department of Interior and…

Medellin, Compostela cops nab 5 ‘tigbakay’ gamblers

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two tigbakay or illegal cockfighting raids in one day lead to the arrest of five men in the northern towns of Medellin and Compostela today, May 30. Police Master Sergeant Orlando Batusin of…

15 men from Basak, Lapu-Lapu City nabbed for illegal cockfighting

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/24/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Fifteen men from Sitio Tungdon, Barangay Basak in Lapu-Lapu City were made to spend the night in jail after they were arrested, Saturday afternoon, for engaging in illegal cockfighting. Charges for the violation of…

5 jailed for joining tigbakay in Balamban; organizer escapes

Alven Marie A. Timtim 05/16/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Five men from Balamban town in midwestern Cebu were jailed for joining an illegal cockfight that was said to have been organized by Lamesa barangay captain Wilfredo Alvarado. However, Alvarado managed to elude arrest.…

More ‘tigbakay men’ nabbed in 2 Cebu City brgys

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite all the warnings and previous arrests, the men who are playing illegal cockfighting does not seem to care as police are still able to catch those who are engaging in illegal cockfighting…

CCPO chief to illegal gamblers: Either you will be arrested or die of COVID-19

Alven Marie A. Timtim 04/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Despite the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) to address the threat of COVID-19, illegal gambling and cockfighting activities continue to flourish with arrested individuals only worsening the congestion of the city’s…

Anti-illegal gambling operation in Carcar a warning to gambling operators, says CPPO chief

Immae Lachica 02/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines— Cebu Police Provincial Office (CPPO) director Police Colonel Rhoderick Mariano said the anti-illegal gambling operation done in Carcar City is a warning to all gambling operators.  A total of 170 individuals were arrested in…

170 men from Carcar City jailed for illegal cockfighting

Doris C. Bongcac 02/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippine – A total of 170 individuals crowded the Carcar City Police Station after they were arrested inside a cockpit located in Sitio Luan-luan, Barangay Poblacion 1 in Carcar City, southern Cebu, past 3 p.m.…

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