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  1. DavyL200

    DavyL200 DI Forum Luminary ★ Global Mod ★ ★ Moderator ★ Highly Rated Poster Showcase Reviewer

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    Don't worry jack the mayor has cancelled everything so he can work now :smile:
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  2. Jack Peterson

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    Well researched Pat, but I guess this is another Law that is never adhered to. One of my , Masons working told me Today he will not be attending tomorrow as he has two cocks Fighting.

    Goodness me, a B/H is the Bigest Crowd Draw can't see anyone letting it get wasted can You ?
     
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    Sorry guys and gals, no cockfighting tomorrow. FYI Bank Holiday.

    With the victory of the Americans against the Spaniards in the Spanish-American War, the Americans took control of the Philippines. In an effort to demonstrate that they were more pro-Filipino than the Spaniards, the American governor-general William Howard Taft in 1901 named Rizal as a Philippine national hero. A year later, on February 1, 1902, the Philippine Commission enacted Act No. 345, which made December 30 a public holiday.[1]

    To underscore the solemnity of the event, President Elpidio Quirino signed into law Republic Act No. 229 on June 9, 1948 that prohibits cockfighting, horse racing and jai-alai every December 30.[1]
     
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