MANILA, Philippines — Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada has belied reports that the city government is demolishing the Vitas slaughterhouse in Tondo to give way to the construction of a cockpit arena. In a ...

Cockpit arenas in Bataan fell silent on Sunday due to the province-wide temporary halt on cockfighting, brought about by the avian flu outbreak in neighboring Pampanga. "In view of the avian influenza ...

In a press briefing Wednesday, Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada said that there was no truth to reports that a cockpit arena was being built within a heritage zone in Sta. Ana. “As mayor, I will ...

An innovative way of applying adaptive reuse to an old structure. The now seldom-used buwangan or cockpit arena in Baclayon town, Bohol, has been transformed into a theater, hosting last Jan. 31 the ...

BAGUIO CITY — A cockpit operator and 6 more, including his employees and bettors, were taken by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Alaminos District Office after they were found illegally ...

During Friday's Senate hearing on the missing cockfight enthusiasts, several cockpit arena guards denied having any knowledge on the disappearances. At a hearing of the Committee on Public Order and ...

A cockpit arena now stands at the site of the Spanish-era cemetery of Balaoan in La Union following its demolition last year. The circular cemetery together with the town’s convent was built by Fr.

LUCENA CITY – A 54-year-old “sabungero” (cockfight aficionado) was shot and killed by a still unidentified assailant inside a cockpit arena in Mabini town, Batangas province, on Thursday, July 21. In ...