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wo giant game fowl each weighing as heavy as 4 or 5 kilos furiously clash on midair each going
for a quick kill; you hear thunderous sound of ferocious shuffles and see non stop action. The
Filipino cockfighters will soon witness this spectacle of a fight between Peruvian gamecocks.
(see video of Peruvian fights). Literally, a new dimension is added to Philippine cockfighting— the bigger size of fighting cocks.
These game fowl from Peru are tall and heavy so they pack big wallop but they are surprisingly fast
and quick for their size. Fights between
two Peruvians are entertaining and exciting. Filipino sabungeros will soon enjoy Peruvian fights as a group of Peruvian game fowl breeders in the Philippines form the Philippine Peruvian
Gamefowl Breeders Organization
(PPGBO) Inc. to introduce and promote
in the Philippines Peruvian cock fights,
Cebuano Jason Garces heads the group
as president with Leonardo Austria of
Registration. Rey Bajenting and Jayson Garces discuss finer points
Bataan as vice. The other officers are: in the registration papers.
Secretary, Melvin Reyes of Laguna;
Auditor, Franz Tiongco of Cagayan de Oro; and Treasurer, Joe Bert Marcuelo of Cavite.
The group aims to foster camaraderie among members and to promote the Peruvian game fowl here in
the Philippines. The first official derby of the group will be held sometime in May or June 2016 but the
group may decide to hold exhibition matches prior to the derby.
Most members of the group sell their pure and graded Peruvians to allow those who want to breed the
Peruvian to acquire authentic Peruvian game fowl. Imported Peruvians cost as much as 5,000 US$ a
trio, excluding shipping cost.
The group is now accepting members. Applicants will be screened to determine the source of their Peruvian fowl. Because of its high cost, many will call their fowl Peruvian even if it does not have Peruvian
blood in it. It is also the aim of PPGBO to guide new breeders of Peruvian in acquiring authentic stock.
Fowl Wikipedia states that “Peruvian gamefowl are a fairly old breed of gamefowl, dating back to the
1600s possibly earlier. They were developed
by crossing various Oriental gamefowl
withOld English Games and Spanish gamefowl. The Oriental breeds mentioned mostly
were Shamos, Malay,
Secretary Melvin
Reyes, President and Asil as well.”
Jayson Garces,
and Treasurer
Joebert Marcuelo
sign the SEC
registration papers.
The group registered with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) last Oct.
22 in Cebu.
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