A barangay (village) captain from Balamban, Cebu eluded arrest in a raid on his "secretly organized" cockfighting event over the weekend, although five others were not as lucky, the Philippine National Police (PNP) announced on Sunday.

A police report identified the village chief as Wilfredo Alvarado of Barangay Lamesa in Balamban, Cebu, whom the PNP said was the "target" of the joint operations against illegal gambling last Friday.

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