BAKBAKAN 2009 INVITES

52 Elims; 18 Semis & 11 Finals

3^rd Press Release

P30M Bakbakan 2009 10-Stag National Derby

52 Elims; 18 Semis & 11 Finals

“A bird-war of epic proportion”, Joey Sy said with a smile as he describes the magnitude of this year’s edition of the biggest annual stag (young cock) competition, not only in the Philippines, but in the world. Sy is Rizal Gamefowl Breeders Associations’ President and also the Martketing Committee Chairman for the 2009 Bakbakan.

With a historic guaranteed cash prize of P30 million, the 2009 Bakbakan starts on October 10 as the La Union Gamefowl Breeders Association (LUGBA) officially raises the curtain with its own 3-stag eliminations at the San Juan Gymnasium, La Union. A total of 51 preliminaries will be held across the country composed of exclusive events for each of the 29 member-associations under the National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders. There are also joint undertakings, as well as national eliminations.

The 18 separate 3-stag semis will begin on November 7, 2009 with three simultaneous battles to be held in the R. Guanzon Sports Center in Bacolod City for the members of the Negros Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (NGBA) and the Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n of Negros (GFBAN); in the Iloilo Coliseum for the Panay Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (PAGBA) and in Batac Cockpit, Batac, Ilocos Norte for the United Ilocandia Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n (UNIGBA).

The 11-stage 4-stag finals commence on November 14, while the Grand Finals is set at the Araneta Coliseum on Dec. 3, wherein all entries with individual scores of 5.5 or 6 points will lock horns for title, the P15 million champion’s prize and the prestigious Bakbakan trophy.

For more details and schedule in your area, interested parties may visit http://bakbakan2009.blogspot.com or send email to bakbakan2009@gmail.com

CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LEADERS FOR DETAILS

ASSOCIATION	CONTACT PERSON	CONTACT NUMBER
1. CVGBA	Vice Gov Odi Fausto	0917-578-1433
2. VIGBA	Engr. Moises Almuete	0927-368-5898
3. UNIGBA	Mayor Jess Naluptal/ Rainer Kau	0920-982-3237
	Rainer Kau	0920-921-7811
4. LUGBA	Rolly Apillanes	0918-325-7053
5. GBAP	Osmond Lambino	0906-295-6068
6. TAGBA	Councilor Andrew Mendoza	0917-514-6400
7. GBAT	Jaime Que	0917-508-0789
8. KGBA	Jomar Hizon	0918-338-5033
9. ZABONG	Tony Escoto	0918-881-4888
10. RGBA	Joey Sy	0917-327-1584
11. BGBA	Dr. Paul John Tolentino	0917-540-8081
12. UCBA	Manny Aguisanda	0918-965-3570
13. LAGBA	Sonny Lagon	0917-720-1111
14. BBC	Fred Katigbak	0920-947-5204
15. QCBA	Willie Pineda	0906-223-4511
16. BIGBA	Bong Gazmen	0919-621-2615
17. GPGBI	Vic Setias	0917-575-0521
18. CVBA	Victor Sierra	0920-920-8337
19. GBAB	Baba Yap	0917-304-0010
20. EVGBA	Ed Arellano	0918-544-2020
21. GBANO	Wilson Ong	0917-320-0332
22. PAGBA	Ricoy Palmares, Jr.	0920-947-5199
23. NGBA	Mayor Juancho Aguirre	0918-909-4540
24. GFBAN	Al Garcia	0920-947-5203
25. MIGBA	Nitoy Nasser	0917-700-8934
26. SGBA	Dr. Gil Sandig	0920-972-2209
27. NMGBA	Jun Radaza	0927-700-7535
28. ZNGBA	Tongkoy Aseniero	0920-982-3243
29. ZGBA	Cano Daniel/	0920-904-7335
	Cmdr. Noel Antay	0920-982-3241
30. Exec. Dir.	Arnel Anonuevo	0920-947-5205
31. NFGB Office	Ruby Dueno/	0920-982-3237
	Boy Salire	0908-999-88-70

NFGB SET TO BREAK RECORD AGAIN WITH 2009 BAKBAKAN

With 2,210 farms visited across the country wherein a total of 202,708 cockerels were wingbanded, the National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders expresses confidence that the 2,000-entry target for this year’s Bakbakan 10-Stag national Derby will be easily realized. A guaranteed cash prize of P30 million is at stake for the 2009 Bakbakan with the entry fee pegged at P15,000.

“That is just assuming that each farm will field one entry for a 100 percent turn-out” says NFGB President Ricoy Palmares, as he noted that in 2008, a total of 2,203 entries saw action out of 1,972 farms registered for an almost 120% turn-out.

“We are looking forward to a new record”, Palmares added.

Among the 29 member-associations under the NFGB, Panay Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n has the biggest number of farms registered at 210 and the most cockerels banded at 19,719. Based on farms which were submitted for banding in second position is the fast growing Batangas Breeders Club headed by NFGB Vice President for Luzon Fred Katigbak with 146 farms and 14,616 cockerels banded. Third is the just three-year old Rizal Gamefowl Breeders Ass’n with 144 farms and 13,473 birds marked.

The country’s first gamefowl breeders group – the Negros Gamefowl Breeders Association headed by former La Carlota City Mayor Juancho Aguirre is 4^th with 132 farms, but 14,048 young stags banded, while the Al Garcia – led Gamefowl Breeders Association of Negros is 5^th with 127 and 14,000.

The 2009 Bakbakan will be held from October 10 with several separate elimination events nationwide up to December 3 when undefeated entries take on each other for the crown in the finals set at Araneta Coliseum.