The Dumaguete City Police raided Sunday morning an illegal cockfighting (tigbakay) activity in Brgy. Bagacay, but failed to arrest any bettors.

Dumaguete City is the first among local government units in Oriental Negros to ban cockfighting outside of regular official cockpits.

Police investigator, Inspector Teddy Faburada said his team received a report from a resident of Sitio Dapdap in Bagacay just after 10 a.m. Sunday that a tigbakay was going on in the area.

The gamblers, however, scrambled away after seeing the arriving policemen, leaving behind two fighting cocks and gambling paraphernalia.
Faburada said the campaign is part of the efforts of the city police to stop illegal gambling activities and crimes in the city.

He said that, in many instances, gamblers who have no money to bet turn to stealing.

Faburada urged residents to report to the city police any illegal gambling activity happening in their places.*

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