5 men nabbed over illegal cockfighting

ILOILO City – Five persons were arrested for illegal gambling in Barangay San Roque, Libertad, Antique.

Silverio Tamboong, 73, of Barangay Patria, Pandan, Antique and Libertad residents Panfilo Samulde, 59, Richard Dugang, 34, Louie Pentason, 31, and Romeo Rodriguez were caught engaging in an illegal cockfight, police said.

They were nabbed around 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, a police report showed.

Four game fowls and gambling money worth P3,500 were recovered from them.

Detained in the lockup cell of the Libertad police station, the men were facing charges for violation of Presidential Decree 449, or the Cockfighting Law of 1974./PN

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