Question & AnswerQ&A (PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 1802)
The Philippine Gamefowl Commission is an agency created under the Office of the President tasked with regulating cockfighting and gamefowl breeding in the Philippines.
The Commission is composed of nine members, including government officials and private sector representatives. The President designates the chairman from among its members.
The Commission promulgates and enforces rules regulating cockfight derbies and cockfights, issues licenses for international derbies, prescribes policies for importing gamecocks, fixes license fees, accredits cockpit personnel, initiates investigations on violations, and deputizes government entities for law enforcement related to cockfighting.
The Commission includes the Director of Animal Industry, Chairman of the Games and Amusement Board, representatives of the Ministries of Local Government and Community Development, Tourism, and Finance.
City and municipal mayors, with the concurrence of their local legislative councils, can license and regulate regular cockfighting under the supervision of the mayor and the provincial governor.
Yes, violations of rules and regulations issued by the Commission are punishable with penal sanctions as provided in Presidential Decree No. 449 and related laws.
Presidential Decree No. 1802 consolidates and modifies existing laws, rules, and regulations regarding cockfighting, repealing or modifying conflicting provisions to centralize regulatory authority in the Philippine Gamefowl Commission.
Yes, the Commission can appoint an Executive-Director, subordinate officials, and other personnel, and determine their compensation.
Funding for the Commission’s operating expenses is authorized to be appropriated from the general appropriations act for the current and immediately following calendar year.