QuestionsQuestions (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 318)
Cockfighting may take place only in licensed cockpits and only on legal holidays other than Rizal Day.
Yes. During the celebration of the town fiesta, cockfights may be held for a period not exceeding three days as fixed by the Municipal Council.
No cockpit may be constructed or permitted to operate within a radius of one thousand lineal meters from any city hall or municipal building, provincial building, public plaza, public school, church, hospital, athletic stadium, public park, or any institution of learning or of charity.
No. Cockpit permits cannot be issued for construction or operation on a lot not provided with sufficient space for parking, and public roads or highways cannot be used for such purpose.
Yes. The proper fee or tax must be paid to the city or municipal treasury as required by EO 318 or existing ordinances, and for a period of at least one quarter.
The owner/concessionaire must obtain a license from the treasurer and pay a municipal license tax of not less than PHP 200 annually or PHP 50 quarterly, plus PHP 0.25 for every cockfight held.
Existing ordinances prescribing higher fees than PHP 200 annually or PHP 50 quarterly remain in force until otherwise provided by the President. Additionally, a city or municipal council may impose a higher fee upon approval of the President.
Any person may file a protest with the Secretary of the Interior.
After proper investigation, the Secretary of the Interior may decide the case or cancel the permit and license.
No. No card game or games of chance of any kind are permitted in the premises of a cockpit.
No person under eighteen years of age may be allowed within the premises, and no person under the influence of liquor may be allowed to enter or stay in the premises.
Except for the referee and the respective asoltadores and other employees not exceeding four, no person may stay within the ring during the cockfight. Peace officers may enter or stay if necessary to maintain peace and order.
No intoxicating liquor may be sold in the premises or within one hundred lineal meters from the cockpit enclosure; likewise, firearms or deadly weapons cannot be carried within the premises except by peace officers in the due performance of official duties.
The duty is on the owner or concessionaire to ensure the rules are properly observed and peace and order maintained at all times within the premises.
Actions under paragraphs 3 and 4 may be appealed to the Secretary of the Interior, whose decision shall be final.
Violations are sufficient cause for revocation by the Secretary of the Interior of the permit and forfeiture of the license issued.
They are given one year’s notice to close, transfer, or otherwise comply. However, the Secretary of the Interior, with the approval of the President, may authorize their continuance in special cases for justifiable reasons.