Addictive Behaviors Among Young Professional Towards Cockfighting.
Title: Addictive behaviors among young professional towards cockfighting.
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
Cockfighting has been part of the Filipino custom were it is considered as a sport or a hobby. This is one of the famous gambling sports that even people of the past played for past time. Not only in the Philippines that cockfighting is famously known for gambling but also from different countries especially for those that had influenced Filipino culture. “A cockfight is a blood sport between two roosters, held in a ring called a cockpit. cockfighting was described as a popular activity, even more widespread than opium-smoking among Chinese! The place where the fights happen is called the "cockpit". The people who can afford to have some “Mga sunoy”, will make a lot of efforts to train the cocks in aggressively. During the fight the fighting cocks wear sharp razor blades fixed on their legs. The duel will only ends by the death or (bloody) flight of one of the cocks.” According to Claro Cortez an Associated Press (1997), that Some of the foreigners are drawn by the thrill of a blood sport not practiced in their home countries. For others, the attraction is simply money. Estimates of the number of roosters fought and killed each year in the Philippines range from 7 million to 13 million, making the country a bird seller's dream market. Cock fight one of the most ritual gambling in the Philippines are common in any barangays And people are easily hooked up in this kind of game that sometimes it can be addictive to a person. Nowadays, cock fights are more open to the public. According to former president Marcos. (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 449 - COCKFIGHTING LAW OF 1974) WHEREAS, cockfighting has been and still is apopular, traditional and customary form of recreation and entertainment among Filipinos during legal holidays, local fiestas, agricultural, commercial and industrial fairs, carnivals or
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
Cockfighting has been part of the Filipino custom were it is considered as a sport or a hobby. This is one of the famous gambling sports that even people of the past played for past time. Not only in the Philippines that cockfighting is famously known for gambling but also from different countries especially for those that had influenced Filipino culture. “A cockfight is a blood sport between two roosters, held in a ring called a cockpit. cockfighting was described as a popular activity, even more widespread than opium-smoking among Chinese! The place where the fights happen is called the "cockpit". The people who can afford to have some “Mga sunoy”, will make a lot of efforts to train the cocks in aggressively. During the fight the fighting cocks wear sharp razor blades fixed on their legs. The duel will only ends by the death or (bloody) flight of one of the cocks.” According to Claro Cortez an Associated Press (1997), that Some of the foreigners are drawn by the thrill of a blood sport not practiced in their home countries. For others, the attraction is simply money. Estimates of the number of roosters fought and killed each year in the Philippines range from 7 million to 13 million, making the country a bird seller's dream market. Cock fight one of the most ritual gambling in the Philippines are common in any barangays And people are easily hooked up in this kind of game that sometimes it can be addictive to a person. Nowadays, cock fights are more open to the public. According to former president Marcos. (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 449 - COCKFIGHTING LAW OF 1974) WHEREAS, cockfighting has been and still is apopular, traditional and customary form of recreation and entertainment among Filipinos during legal holidays, local fiestas, agricultural, commercial and industrial fairs, carnivals or