Mayor Agustin Bascon of Himamaylan City in Negros Occidental has been charged before the Sandiganbayan for allegedly allowing the holding of cockfights by an unlicensed operator and without the approval of the police.
The Office of the Ombudsman filed the case for violation of Section 5(D) of Presidential Decree 449 (Cockfighting Law of 1974) as amended by PD 1602, which prescribes stiffer penalties for illegal gambling.
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