The 2009 Annual Bakbakan 10-Stag National Derby is the 9th edition of the yearly-held Bakbakan event hosted by the National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders.
The 2009 Bakbakan has a guaranteed cash prize of P30,000,000.00 - the richest ever in the history of Philippine Cockfighting.
More than 200,000 cockerels have been banded (from 2,200 plus farms) and are qualified to be fought in this year's competition.
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After the resounding success of the 2009 Bakbakan 10-Stag Derby, the National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders sets its eyes on its next project – the 2009 Annual NFGB Presidents Cup 8-Stag Derby.
Presented by the NFGB and Thunderbird Ganador Max, this year’s event set at the newly-renovated Talisay Cockpit in Talisay, Cebu will be held on Saturday, December 12.
The much-awaited stag competition is already being billed as the biggest cockfighting event in Cebu because it will highlight the leaders of the 29 breeders associations from all over the country affiliated with the NFGB, who will be fighting their own bred stags or a selection of birds from among their local association members.
“This is the first time that a derby of this magnitude will be staged in Cebu. We are inviting all the derby fans out there not to miss this one”, says Victor Sierra -President of the Central Visayas Breeders Association which is hosting this year’s competition.
With the 29 entries competing fielding 8 roosters each, a marathon of 161 quality matches will be lined up.
NFGB ADVISER FREDDIE YULO GAMEFOWL BREEDERS ASSOCIATION OF NEGOS OCCIDENTAL (President - Wilson Ong) GAMEFOWL BREEDERS ASSOCIATION OF BOHOL (President - Baba Yap) CENTRAL VISAYAS BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (President - Victor Sierra) LA UNION GAMEFOWL BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (President - Mayor Jun Valero)
NOTHERN MINDANAO GAMEFOWL BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (President - Jun Radasa) EASTERN VISAYAS GAMEFOWL BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (President - Ed Arellano) GAMEFOWL BREEDERS ASSOCIATION OF NEGROS with its President Al Garcia NEGROS GAMEFOWL BREEDERS ASSOCIATION led by its President Juancho Aguirre with Rudy Dueno - NFGB office Secretary
Pit competition is expected to be tougher and hotter today at the Araneta Coliseum when the finals of the 2,413-entry 2009 Bakbakan 10-Stag National Derby continues with more than 80 exciting matches starting at 3:00 p.m.
Hosted by the National Federation of Gamefowl Breders and Thunderbird Ganador Max, Bakbakan 2009’s champion will be decided on the December 3 grand finals wherein a total of 35 six-pointers and several entries with 5.5 points each will shoot for the P15 million champion’s prize purse, from the P35 million guaranteed cash prize.
Among the perfect pointers are, from the 2001 & 2002 Bakbakan champions Cagayan Valley Gamefowl Breeders Association, brothers Gerry & Omar Alivia.
Threatening to bagged its 4th Bakbakan title is the United Ilocandia Gamefowl Breeders Association with its Presidnet Mayor Jess Nalupta sporting 6-0 win-loss card.
To challenge the Alivias are the Palmares brothers Ricoy & Jesry who both have undefeated entries.
The action shifts to Pasay Cockpit on Nov. 27 the finals for 4, 4.5 & 5 pointers from the Nov. 20 semis, while all 5 pointers Visayas & Mindanao will lock horns on Nov. 30 at makati Coliseum.
It’s green and go for the scheduled medical, dental and feeding mission set tomorrow from 8:00 – 11:30 a.m. at the San Mateo Cockpit in San Mateo, Rizal which is a project of the National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders (NFGB) the office of Gov Jun-Jun Ynares, III M.D. and the Provincial Government of Rizal.
Supporting and assisting the endeavor are Kasama Agri Products & Services, Inc (KAAGPAS), VNJ Distributors, UNILAB which donated medicine thru its sister company Thunderbird Power Feeds and Thunderbird Power Vet.
Also providing valuable assistance are Sabn Miguel Foods Corp; Bmeg, Progressive Laboratories, Goldilocks, Cargill Phils. Inc, Purina, Novarties Healthcare Phils. Inc.; Excellence Gamefowl Specialist, Asenso Pinoy, Sagupaan, Sabong TV, Hataw Pinoy, Tukaan, Pit Games Magazine, Rizal Gamefowl Breeders Association, Batangas Breeders Club, Eastern Visayas Gamefowl Breeders Association, Management & Staff of San Mateo Cockpit, Bgy. Captains of Sta. Ana and Ampid, Parokya ng San Jose de Ampid and the Familia Community Foundation.
In addition to the volunteer medical practitioners from the Rizal Provincial Government and physicians who also have the passion for cockfighting and gamefowl like Dr. Boy Tuazon of Pateros, also extending their services are members of the Beta Sigma Fraternity – Manila East Chapter led by Dr. Buddy Quililan thru the intercession of Dr. Rex Iwuanyanwu.
No less than 1,000 patients are expected to be served, majority of which were affected by the typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng.
BAKBAKAN 2009 ENTERS HOME STRECTH
After almost two months of more than 70 separate events all over the country, the record-breaking 2009 Bakbakan enters the home stretch with the series of finals competition starting on November 24 & 26 at the Araneta Coliseum; Nov. 27 at Pasay Cockpit; Nov. 30 at Makati Coliseum and back at the Big Dome on Dec. 1.
The grand finals wherein all undefeated entries (with 5.5 or 6 points) will compete to decide who will be this year’s Bakbakan champion, is slated at the Araneta Coliseum on Dec. 3. Among the top contenders is Thunderbird Winning Team member newspaper executive Rey Briones with an unblemished score of six points.
NFGB PRESIDENTS CUP 8-STAG DERBY
With the 2009 Bakbakan 10-Stag Derby already a resounding success, the National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders sets its eyes on its next project – the 2009 NFGB Presidents Cup 8-Stag Derby.
The one-day blockbuster event is set at the Talisay Cockpit in Talisay, Cebu on December 12. The much-awaited stag competition is already being billed as the biggest cockfighting event in Cebu because it will highlight the leaders of the 29 breeders associations affiliated with the NFGB who will be fighting their own bred stags or a selection of birds from among their local association members.
Due to the eagerness to make everything perfect, there was a sorry error in the posters and billboard that came out because instead of 8-Stag Derby, what appeared was 10-Cock Derby. However, considering the time element, there was no chance that the said posters could be recalled and replaced.
Considering that the event is an exclusive competition among the association presidents who are already aware that the derby has a 10-stag format, the promotional campaign was actually intended to inform the cockfighting aficionados, especially the Cebu derby fans.
Whatever, stag derby or cock derby, the NFGB Presidents Cup is an event that is not to be missed.
HAPPY TRIP and well wishes to my sister Dhoya (Leonora Luzong Hoshino) who will be returning to Japan today after a one-week vacation here.
With last year’s 2,207-entry field already broken, the supposedly last national eliminations for the 2009 Bakbakan 10-Stag National Derby takes center stage at the Makati Coliseum today with 100 entries vying to get into the winners circle and advance to the semis. An extra elimination derby had to be done on Nov. 18 at Makati Coliseum to accommodate 70 more entries who wanted to catch up.
Bakbakan 2009 is hosted by the National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders and co-presented by Thunderbird Ganador Max. A total of 150 exciting fights are lined-up which will start at 10:00 ten in the morning.
After this, the action shifts to Araneta Coliseum for the first two separate eliminations on Nov. 17 & 19.
The third national semis gets going at the Pasay Cockpit on Nov. 20, after which the hostilities enter the home stretch with seven-tiered finals, leading up to the grand finals on December 3 at the Big Dome wherein all the undefeated entries will lock horns for the highest honor a gamefowl breeder could have – a Bakbakan trophy.
Meanwhile, Samar-Leyte’s popular cocker and Thunderbird Winning Team member Bernie Tacoy, with his Ormoc Gold fighters, was added to the list of undefeated entries after scoring 3 wins out of 3 matches in the last Bakbakan elims in Cebu. His first two entries both posted 2 wins and 1 loss each.
After only six local eliminations and 46 more to go, the P30M 2009 Bakbakan 10-Stag National Derby has already registered more than 200 entries and is right on track to reach the 2,000 participants needed to meet the target and is now highly capable of breaking the 2,173 competitors recorded last year.
Hosted by the National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders and co-presented by Thunderbird Ganador Max – for maximum fighting ability, Bakbakan is the biggest sabong event of the year with a whopping P30M as guaranteed cash prize.
Tomorrow, October 24, the Batangueños collide at the Lipa Games Cockpit (Batangas Breeders Club), while the Ilocanos outclass each other at the San Nicolas Cockpit (United Ilocandia Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n).
Meanwhile, the national eliminations in which any member of all NFGB-affiliated association may compete with their Bakbakan-banded stags, are set in Makati Coliseum on Oct. 26 and on Oct. 30; in Pasay Cockpit on Nov. 3; then back in Makati Col. on Nov. 9 & 12.
P30M Bakbakan 2009 10-Stag Derby Pasulong
Matapos lamang ang 6 na local eliminations at may 46 pa na gagawin, ang P30M 2009 Bakbakan 10-Stag National Derby ay nakapagrehistro na ng mahigit sa 200 entries at nasa tamang direksiyon upang maabot ang 2,000 kalahok na tinutumbok nito. Base ditto malaki na ang tsansa na malampasan ang 2,173 na bilang ng kalahok noong nakaraang taon.
Handog ng National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders at ng Thunderbird Ganador Max – for maximum fighting ability, ang Bakbakan ang pinakamalaking pasabong ng 2009 na may nakalulang garantisadong premyo na 30 milyong piso.
Bukas, maghaharap ang mga Batangueño sa Lipa Games Cockpit (Batangas Breeders Club) at ang mga Ilokano naman sa San Nicolas Cockpit (United Ilocandia Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n)
Samantala, ang national eliminations, kung saan maaring lumaban ang sinuman miyembro ng anuman NFGB-affiliated association at maglaban ng kanilang Bakbakan-banded stags, ay nakatakda sa Makati Coliseum sa Lunes, Okt. 26 at n Ok. 30; sa Pasay Cockpit naman sa Nob. 3; at muling babalik sa Makati sa Col. on Nob. 9 & 12.
The biggest sabong event of the year, the P30M Bakbakan 2009 National 10-Stag Derby hosted by the National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders and co-presented by Thunderbird Ganador Max opens today as the La Union Gamefowl Breeders Association officially raise the curtain with their 3-stag eliminations set at the province’s San Juan Gymnasium.
Today’s event features more than 40 top La Union sabungeros fielding their finest young roosters against each other for the right to advance to the semis and keep their hopes alive to win the P15 million champion’s take from the P30 million total guaranteed cash prize.
With 52 separate provincial and regional eliminations to be stage nationwide, Bakbakan 2009 continues on Oct. 16 at Lipa Games Cockpit (Batangas Breeders Club); Oct. 17 at the Gallera de Dapitan (Zamboanga del Norte Gamefowl Breeders Association); Oct. 17 at the New Narvacan Cockpit (United Ilocandia Gamefowl Breeders Association); Oct. 20 at the Daang-Hari Cockpit (United Cavite Breeders Ass’n); Oct. 23 again at the Lipa Games Cockpit (Batangas Breeders Club); Oct. 24 at Gallera de Legazpi (Bicol Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n) and also on Oct. 24 at San Nicolas Cockpit (United Ilocandia GBA)
National eliminations in which members of all NFGB-affiliated association may compete, are set in Makati Coliseum on Oct. 26 and on Oct. 30; in Pasay Cockpit on Nov. 3; then back in Makati Col. on Nov. 9 & 12.
We wonder why it has taken this long for the Alyansa ng Sabungero to seek party-list status and congressional representation. The cockpit workers belong to one of the oldest occupations in the country but conditions of life and work have hardly improved.
Critics are wrong to say that the major heirs of sectoral representation are the wealthy cockers and cockpit owners. For every gambler, there are scores of kristo, sentenciador, casador, mananari, largador, matchmakers, takilyador and backyard breeders who depend for a living on betting money and on the tahor they work for winning and making a bundle.
Cockfight toilers claim a national constituency because a cockpit inhabits almost every city and major municipality. It is not known what cause—apart from improving their lot—the sabong workers will espouse in Congress. They might ask for a bigger share of the winnings and the losing cocks.
We heard the party would have for its motto, “Karangalan at Kaunlaran,” because cockfighting has a strong code of honor. Every player honors his bet; nobody cheats. The Alyansa said it hopes to infect the congressmen with its tradition of honesty.
A strong caucus is expected to lobby for the group—sportsmen like Chavit Singson, Peping Cojuangco, Ronnie Puno, Manny Pacquiao and Jun Santiago, among others. Many congressmen breed gamecocks and gamble a lot. National Artist Anding Roces, who has chronicled life in the cockpit, could be expected to write the group’s manifesto.
The entry of alyansa is one of the good news in the party-list scene. We heard the community of artists—writers, painters, composers and others—has applied for membership. They claim Malacañang has marginalized them. They claim under-representation in the boards of the CulturalCenter of the Philippines and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts as well as the Appeals Committee in the Palace.
The Comelec commissioners, some senators, opinion writers and other kibitzers find the Alyansa move amusing and the fact that more than 250 groups have applied for accreditation. They should re-read the Party-List Act which says that the state shall promote representation for marginalized and underrepresented Pinoys who could contribute to the drafting and passage of laws that will benefit the nation.
What is good for the cockpit workers could be good for the country. And that goes for the other threatened sectors—like the jueteng collectors, mistresses, smokers, gays, prisoners, call-center workers and housemaids—who are integral to society and who deserve a voice in the important task of lawmaking
