7 persons jailed for illegal cockfighting

ILOILO City – Seven individuals were caught engaging in an illegal cockfight in Barangay San Isidro, Buenavista, Guimaras.

They were Ernesto Dequeña, 44; Rey Serra, 40; John Michael Harvana, 22; Andrew Havana, 28; Denmark Orquia, 27; Ronnie Ymalay, 34; and Rino Ymalay, 26, a police report showed.

They were arrested around 11:20 a.m. on Sunday, the report added.

Recovered from their possession were five game fowls and bet money which amounted to P750, police said.

They were detained in the Buenavista police station lockup cell and charged for violation of Presidential Decree 449, or the Cockfighting Law of 1974./PN

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