ILOILO City – Two persons were caught engaging in illegal cockfighting in Barangay San Ambrosio, Igbaras, Iloilo.
Police identified them as 57-year-old Hermogenes Elizarde and 37-year-old Tomas Eugerio – all residents of the village.
Recovered from the suspects around 1:15 p.m. on July 26 were four game fowls and P200 bet money. The suspects were detained in the custodial facility of the Igbaras municipal police station, facing charges for violation of Presidential Decree 449, or the Cockfighting Law of 1974./PN
