![]() ![]() The distance was never a hindrance for Pedroche. He immediately flew to Australia to join his wife and start a new life for the family. In 2000, Pedroche acquired a degree in Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Ompong Plaza (who became a godfather to his son later) Dicky Lim and others set him off to his dream. Thru his job, he was able to meet some of the country’s cockfighting personalities who helped him start his breeding career. opened-up opportunities for him to pursue his dream. Romano’s stint as employee of Duty Free Phils. The couple now have 3 children, all boys, who at first Romano wanted to name after some blood lines of roosters, but his wife vehemently opposed. He got married with the former beauty queen of Sariaya, Quezon at a young age of 19 and was father at 20. From the beginning, Romano was a dreamer. He was a basketball varsity player from elementary to college and a marathoner at the same time. ![]() Pedroche’s life as a teenager circled as an athlete. Even at school, “I would keep on thinking about the beauty of the roosters and was continuously telling my self that someday I would own and breed quality roosters.” Romano recalled. That was his signal to go and the handlers in feeding the roosters until its time for him to go to school. The son of the Mayor of Malabon was a close friend and the Mayor’s family owns the local cockpit.Įvery morning he would be awaken by hundreds of roosters who would crow all together in harmonic fashion. When our feet touched the ground, he started bending and jokingly told us, “I would like to kiss the ground”ĭuring his elementary days in Malabon, he would frequent his neighbor’s place. “Pare, natupad na din ang pangarap ko na makarating ng Bacolod, ang paraiso ng mga sabungero”, he said, while we were climbing down the stairs from the plane. He was Romano Pedroche, my kumpadre who was a confessed cocker since childhood and I would readily admit that in my 19 years of writing about cockfighting is the most passionate cocker I’ve ever met. When we landed in what is called “The City of Smiles”, I can almost hear his heartbeat. I was invited to accompany him on his first trip to Bacolod City. ![]()
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