Amending P.D. No. 449 (Cockfighting Law of 1974)
Presidential Decree No. 1310, issued on March 6, 1978, amends the existing cockfighting regulations established by Presidential Decree No. 449. The amendment allows for the establishment of additional cockpits in cities and municipalities with populations exceeding one hundred thousand, permitting two cockpits in the poblacion and one in each city or town district. This change aims to enhance tourism in the Philippines, recognizing cockfighting as a significant attraction. The decree took immediate effect upon its issuance and was officially published on July 10, 1978.
March 6, 1978
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1310
AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 449, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "THE COCKFIGHTING LAW OF 1974"
WHEREAS, cockfighting has proven to be one of the major tourist attractions in the Philippines;
WHEREAS, under existing law only one cockpit is allowed in each city or municipality;
WHEREAS, there is a need to amend the law to allow the establishment of additional cockpits to give impetus to our tourism program;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby order and decree:
Section 5(b) of Presidential Decree No. 449 is hereby amended to read as follows:
"(b) Establishment of Cockpits. — Only one cockpit shall be allowed in each city or municipality: Provided, however, That in cities and municipalities with a population of more than one hundred thousand, two cockpits may be established, maintained and operated in the poblacion and one in each city or town district.
SECTION 2. This Decree shall take effect immediately.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 6th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Seventy-Eight.
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 74 No. 28 Page 5377 on July 10, 1978.