The activity may be a side event of the biggest annual cockfighting derby in the country but for sure, it was one major highlight of this year’s Thunderbird Davao Challenge.
For the fourth year in a row, Thunderbird Cares reached out to community beneficiaries of its charity works this time in Davao City–host of the 5-cock twin derby event.
Thunderbird Cares visited the House of Hope last Friday to conduct feeding activities as well as provide entertainment through a Jollibee party with the facility’s children cancer patients. Thunderbird Cares is a regular feature of the annual derby organized by Thunderbird, leading gamefowl feed brand in the country.
Dr. Mae Concepcion Dolendo, chief of the House of Hope and oncologist at the Southern Phillippines Medical Center, thanked Thunderbird Cares for bringing joy to the patients at House of Hope.
This year’s Thunderbird Davao Challenge also included several medical missions dubbed as Thunderbird Cares, in cooperation with Mr. Jun Bacolod in Panabo, in Bgy. Mattina Aplaya, Davao City and in Bgy.Makato, Makilala, North Cotabato.
The much-anticipated 6th Annual Thunderbird Challenge went on a four-day swing for the first time in Davao City in what was reputed to be the biggest annual cockfighting event in the Philippines.
National endorsers of leading gamefowl feeds brand Thunderbird were welcomed by officials from the organizing Univet Nutrition and Animal Healthcare Company at the world-class Pearl Farm Beach Resort across the Island Garden City of Samal and at the Marco Polo Hotel.
The cocking greats who took part in the Thunderbird National All-Star 5-cock Derby include Engr. Sonny Lagon, Nene Abello, Lanceydela Torre, Pol Estrellado, Rey Briones, Nestor Vendivil, Mayor Bobby Clemente, Cong. Lawrence Wacnang, Joey Sy, PaoMalvar, Mayor JesryPalmares, Bebot Monsanto, Bernie Tacoy, Winnie Codilla, Mayor Baba Yap, former Gov. BahamMitra, Joe Laureno, Engr. Sonnie Magtibay, Tol Mariano, Lino Mariano, Jun, Bobot and Bong Tan, BugskyNgsuy, BentoySy, Manny Dalipe and Bebot Uy.
Not to be outdone, the Thunderbird Mindanao All-Star 5-Cock Derby also paraded the most prolific and successful gamefowl breeders of Mindanao such as Gov. Eddiebong Plaza, Gov. Claude Baustista, Alex Macariola, Dorie Du, Balong Espinosa, Tata Sala, Kap. Romeo Baquirel, Mario Bantilan, Christian Saldivar, Lyndon Tabuada, Bryan Blanco, Herman Cantuba, Maning Eva, James Fuentes, Jojie Tiu, Jun Bacolod, Isidoro “B1” Uy, Larry Rubinos/Greg de Carlos, Boy Oncada, Sammy Uy, Mayor RoelParas, Juanito Nasser, Manny Ibanez, Dr. Alfonso Bitoy, Jr., Marny Fuentes, Boy Digal, and Jun Lao.
First staged in 2010, the Thunderbird Challenge is an annual 4-cock derby among Thunderbird Power Feeds & Thunderbird Powervet’s elite endorserswhich aims to promote cockfighting and local tourism, thus it has been held in the country’s most popular travel destinations :Boracay in 2010, Palawan in 2011, Dakak, Dapitan in 2012, Bohol in 2013 and Ilocos Region in 2014.
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