Trong thời đại kỹ thuật số ngày nay, trò chơi đã trở thành một phần không thể thiếu trong cuộc sống hàng ngày của con người. Dù dành cho giới trẻ hay người lớn, trò chơi đều mang đến một hình thức giải trí và trải nghiệm tương tác độc đáo. Và Game (giả sử đây là một tựa game phổ biến) chính xác là loại trò chơi mà bạn có thể đắm mình vào, thư giãn đầu óc và cơ thể cũng như tận hưởng một cuộc phiêu lưu thú vị.
Cockfighting or sabong in the Philippines has been called the country’s national pastime, an obsession even.It’s a male-oriented blood sport that is as wild as men can be – loud, boisterous, and testosterone-driven. Aficionados can spend hours on end in the arena; others even give more loving attention to their gamecocks than to their wives.Animal rights activists are against it. But millions of Filipinos – rich or poor – love it because for them, sabong is insanely entertaining, a diversion from everyday stressors sabong terms and a source of easy money – if one gets lucky, that is.In the Philippines, this bloody and brutal pastime is as old as time, dating back to the pre-Spanish era. In 1565, the natives of Butuan were already watching cockfights when the Spaniards came.It’s even more ancient in other parts of the world. Julius Caesar led Rome in enjoying the sport, while King Henry VIII allowed cockfights to flourish in England. Ancient Syrians considered the fighting cock as a deity.In the United States, famous presidents were aficionados – George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln.Here, kings and kingmakers alike are also into the blood sport – Joseph Estrada, Chavit Singson, and the late Danding Cojuangco.For thesabong terms rich, sabong is a royal pastime; bets run into millions and breeding is expensive. But for millions of ordinary folks, sabong is a means to eke out a living.When the pandemic struck and the lockdowns started last year, people dependent on sabong for their livelihood were adversely affected, some of them tell me in an interview on the sidelines of a three-day e-sabong derby in a licensed cockpit in Laguna.This particular arena is operated by the United Association of Cockpit Owners & Operators of the Philippines, a group of around 2,000 cockpit operators led by gambling tycoon Charlie sabong terms“Atong” Ang.But because of e-sabong, these informal workers now have their jobs back.Indeed, every fight, virtual though as it is, fuels a local economy that benefits a long line of individuals and their families.Gaffers, for instance, are gods. They are high up in t……