Councilor Jessica M. Bonguyan, chair of the Committee on Games and Amusement of the City Council, announced on Tuesday that the city is experiencing strong revenue collection from “sabong” or cockfighting activities in Davao City.
Bonguyan said that based on the report of the City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) the city has been able to collect P42 million a year from sabong since 2022, which is higher than the P12 million a year revenue collected pre-pandemic. This revenue comes from “sabong” activities in the city alone.
This also showed after the amendments to the 2021 Revenue Code.
“I am happy to announce na informed kita sa City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) that before pandemic sa atong sabong naa tay-revenue na P12 million a year but this time after our ordinance na amend ang revenue code, nausab ang atoang mga taxes on that, niabot na ug P42 million a year ang na-contribute sa sabong operators,” Bonguyan said during the Aprubado sa Konseho media forum.
Bonguyan said this is a big help in the revenue of Davao City.
She added that the city is expecting that the revenue from cockfighting will increase this year due to scheduled stag derbies next month and in August.
“Happy na ang CTO but I believe na mas mudako pa ni karon kay last time nag-adjust pa sila sila sa bag-ong system. This time murag gina-expect nato nga mas mutaas pa ang atong revenue from sabong labi na karon nga naa ta’y stag season in July and August. Mao na ang expected nga daghan schedules for derby in Davao City wherein dako nga tax ang makuha sa Davao City,” Bonguyan said.
Presently, there are four active cockpit arenas nga ga-apply ug special permit for derby in Davao City namely New Matina Gallera, Aquino Colesium, RB Force Complex Cockpit Arena in Cabaguio, and Calinan Cockpit Arena.
