REY K. BAJENTING

Rey Bajenting is a professional roosterman, having been a handler, conditioner in his younger days, he is now a breeder.

He is also a writer. He had been a newspaperman, PR practitioner and Public Affairs Consultant. He had worked as Legislative Staff Chief in Congress, Consultant to the Governor of Cebu, and Executive Assistant at the |Office of the Executive Secretary in Malacanang.

Just for the records

Cockfighting has been under fire for so long. MANA has also, since its birth in 2008, been urging Sabungeros to take our own actions. In 2012 we published this online Petition. . Jose Claudio (MANA)

started this petition to Lawmakers, National Federation of Gamefowl Breeders (NFGB), et al.

"We strongly believe that cockfighting in the Philippines is an inalienable part of the Filipino cultures and traditions, that has also become a source of income to many of us.

Thus, we implore our lawmakers and policy leaders to preserve and uphold cockfighting in the Philippines as a sport, industry, livelihood and cultural heritage.

We also call on NFGB to organize a movement to install sabong as part of our culture by acts of congress to forestall any and all attempts at illegalizing the sport. This will address the aspirations of millions of Filipino sabungeros.

We likewise appeal to all sabungeros to uphold the tenets of sabong as part of Filipino customs and traditions, and not to be exploited as business enterprise or commercialism,nor made tool of gambling.

Masang Nagmamanok (MANA)"

https://www.change.org/p/defend-sabong