Tigbakay in Tejero: 3 SAP beneficiaries among 7 men nabbed

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three SAP beneficiaries were among seven men arrested for engaging in illegal cockfighting or tigbakay on Sunday afternoon, February 7, in Sitio Silangan 2, Barangay

According to a police report, Dioleto Lutero, 50; Jessie Zamora, 57; and Yelmo Juson, 31; from Sitio Silangan 2, who are beneficiaries of the Social Amelioration Program of the government, were among those caught engaging in tigbakay in the sitio at 1:30 p.m. today, February 7.

SAP is a program of President Rodrigo Duterte that aims to provide all low-income households with financial assistance to support and help them during this coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.Wilfredo Abrasaldo, 57; Wilfredo Solteo, 46; and Marvin Cañete, 35, who are all from Sitio Silangan 2; and Rolando Montaño, 59, from Sitio Silangan 1.

Aside from the seven arrested Barangay Tejero residents, the police also confiscated from the suspects two gaffs, two fighting cocks and P540 bet money. The suspects were detained at the Pari-an Police Station detention cell pending the filing of illegal gambling charges.The comments uploaded on this site do not necessarily represent or reflect the views of management and owner of Cebudailynews. We reserve the right to exclude comments that we deem to be inconsistent with our editorial standards.

 

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