PB appeals for lifting of ban on cockfighting

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PB appeals for lifting of ban on cockfighting
REQUEST. The Provincial Board wants the ban on cockfighting, a popular and lucrative pastime in the Philippines, to be lifted, citing the economic disruption it has caused. (SunStar file)
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May 16, 2021
THE Provincial Board (PB) has requested the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force (RIATF) and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to lift the ban on cockfighting.
The resolution was authored by PB Member Celestino Martinez III and sponsored by PB Member John Ismael Borgonia. It was carried unanimously during the PB’s 15th regular session on May 3, 2021.
On Oct. 15, 2020, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) allowed the operation of licensed cockfights in areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), as long as health and safety protocols are observed.

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