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1st National Sabong Photo Contest
Rolando S. Luzong
The 1st National Sabong Photo Contest conducted by the Federation of Filipino Photographers Foundation and Thunderbird Power Feeds was a historic event in Philippine cockfighting. It did not only provide prestige and color to an already glamorous sport, but also generated a more positive awareness of the industry of gamefowl breeding and sabong as our part of our cultural heritage.
The contest ran from May 1 to June 30 and the judging was held July 7 at the Thundebrird Head Office in Mayflower Street in Mandaluyong City.
The competition was divided in several categories such as : 1) Sabong as a Filipino Way of Life; 2) Sabong & Thundebird Enertone; 3) Winning Moments with Bexan-XP and 4) My Gamecock in which breeders can send photos of their gamebirds.
Prizes included P160,000 in cash and breeding materials from Sonny Lagon’s Blue Blade Farm.
Invited to be among the Board of Judges are Arnel Añonuevo of NFGB; Manny Berbano of Pit Games Magazine; Patchie Cruz of Sabong Star Magazine; Wilvin Sy of Cockfights Magazine; Francis Afable of Hataw Pinoy; Edwin C. Mapanao – Marketing Director of Univet; Charlie Cruz – Vice President of Rizal Gamefowl Breeders Association; officials of the FPPF and yours truly.
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MILESTONE : Thunderbird Product Manager Francis Martinez, announces the opening of the judging for the 1ST NATIONAL SABONG PHOTO CONTEST as FPPF Chairman and Hataw Pinoy’s Lando Luzong look on.
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IT’S THIS WAY : Board of Judges chairman explains to National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders Director Arnel Añonuevo on how to judge the entered photos.
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WINNING MOMENTS : One of the top winners is this photo of a sentenciador executing the carreo.
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HOW DO I LOOK : A gust of wind help the photographers to catch this odd photo of a rooster.
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FREE AS A ROOSTER : This photo of a rooster on flight is a clear manifestation of the state of cockfighting in the country which is a complete irony of the state cockfighting in the United States.
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ENERTONE : This photo wins the Cockfighting with Enertone category.
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BARBER-COCKER : This scene in a barber shop shows how cockfighting in the Philippines had been handed down thru generations.
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SA PULA, SA PUTI : Sparring session.
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ROOSTER PEDDLER : Although the term rooster-peddler has a bad connotation these days, the profitable business of buying & selling roosters has been a preferred source of livelihood even during the 60s.
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TUPADA : A typical seen in countryside all over the country
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TMABULI : An Igorot blows on his tambuli with his rooster waiting for his turn to crow.
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SENTENCIADORS : The judges line up for posterity.
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TAKE YOUR PICK : The tedious process of deciding the winners.
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ALL WINNERS : The photos are considered winners all , but a champion needs to be declared.
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PICTURE-PICTURE : A collage of photos entered in the contest.
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