The Roligon Mega Cockpit Arena in Paranaque City will host the first Roligon Pintakasi International Challenge in February next year.
The pandemic gave rise to a new craze in the Philippines: e-sabong. Also known as online cockfighting, e-sabong was easily accessible and contributed billions to the country’s economy. However, it also had dire social consequences.
Local government units in the Philippines were asked by the Department of the Interior and Local Government agency to ensure that cockfights still follow health and safety protocols. Cockfighting events in person had recently been allowed once more as a part of easing health restrictions.
Cockfighting is not illegal in the Philippines, however, the Philippine National Police chief reminded his officers not to involve themselves in any form of the sport. He reasons that police personnel participating in cockfighting do not give a good impression of their conduct.
Cockfighting is on an entirely different level in the Philippines. Locally termed sabong, the blood sport is considered a national pastime with millions of Filipinos participating in it every day. In this article, we’ll be going on a deep dive about sabong and what makes…
E-sabong operations in the Philippines have been suspended by President Duterte. However, Atong Ang, one of the biggest e-sabong operators in the country, believes that the activity will make a comeback soon.
Online cockfighting, also known as e-sabong, became extremely popular in the Philippines at the height of the pandemic. However, this billion-dollar industry may be seeing its final days as the Marcos administration prepares to step into office.
Unlike most parts of the world, the Philippines has a deep relationship with cockfighting. The cockfighting industry in the Philippines generates billions of revenue, all thanks to the thousands of Filipinos who welcome and engage in the sport.
Ten cockfighters in Pampanga have filed a complaint against 10 policemen who allegedly accosted them for illegal cockfighting and robbed them.