Editing Cockfighting (section)

=== Philippines ===
[[File:MetroManilajf1612 41.JPG|thumb|World Gamefowl Expo 2014, World Trade Center [[Metro Manila]]]]
Cockfighting was already flourishing in pre-colonial Philippines, as recorded by [[Antonio Pigafetta]], the Italian diarist aboard [[Ferdinand Magellan]]'s 1521 expedition.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dundes|first=Alan|title=The Cockfight: A Casebook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wy5VqKSYt8IC|year=1994|publisher=Univ of Wisconsin Press|isbn=978-0-299-14054-0|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Wy5VqKSYt8IC&pg=PA137 137]}}</ref>

Cockfighting, locally termed ''sabong'', remains a popular pastime in the [[Philippines]], where both illegal and legal cockfights occur. Legal cockfights are held in cockpits every week, whilst illegal ones, called ''tupada'' or ''tigbakay'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=Logrono |first1=Guam P. |last2=Lagunda |first2=Kevin A. |title=Cebu police collar 30 men for engaging in 'tigbakay' in Carcar, Pinamungajan |url=https://ph.news.yahoo.com/cebu-police-collar-30-men-063200305.html |access-date=24 January 2022 |work=Sunstar |date=23 January 2022}}</ref> are held in secluded cockpits where authorities cannot raid them. In both types, knives or ''gaffs'' are used. There are two kinds of knives used in Philippine cockfighting: single-edged blades (used in derbies) and double-edged blades; lengths of knives also vary. All knives are attached on the left leg of the bird, but depending on agreement between owners, blades can be attached on the right or even on both legs. ''Sabong''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jerry |first1=Mattrew P. |last2=Cheruda |first2=Dominic A. |title=Sabong in the Philippines, E Sabong |url=https://sabonghq.com/ |access-date=8 March 2023 |work=SabongHQ|date=21 February 2022}}</ref> and illegal ''tupada'', are judged by a referee called ''sentensyador'' or ''koyme'', whose verdict is final and not subject to any appeal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gmanews.tv/video/25601/Emergency-'Sentensyador' |title=Emergency: 'Sentensyador' |publisher=Gmanews.tv |date=2008-07-12 |access-date=2014-02-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100403020911/http://www.gmanews.tv/video/25601/Emergency-'Sentensyador' |archive-date=2010-04-03 }}</ref> Bets are usually taken by the ''kristo'', so named because of his outstretched hands when calling out wagers from the audience from memory.

The country has hosted several ''World Slasher Cup'' derbies, held biannually at the [[Smart Araneta Coliseum]], [[Quezon City]], where the world's leading game fowl breeders gather. World Slasher Cup is also known as the "Olympics of Cockfighting". The [[Commons:Category:World Gamefowl Expo 2014|World Gamefowl Expo 2014]] was held in the World Trade Center [[Metro Manila]].