JILILUCK Wala Meaning: The Side Opposite Meron in a Cockpit
Wala is one of the two sides in a cockpit pairing, the opposite of meron.
Key facts and contents
- JILILUCK Bullstag Explained
- A bullstag is a gamecock in the age class between a stag and a full cock: past its first season as a stag, not yet a mature cock.
- JILILUCK Cock Derby
- A cock derby is a tournament in which each entry fields a set number of cocks, and the format is named for that number: 3-cock, 4-cock or 5-cock.
- JILILUCK Is Sabong Legal in the Philippines? Cockpit Versus Online Stream
- Is sabong legal?
- JILILUCK Tupada Sabong
- Tupada sabong is a cockfight.
- JILILUCK Ulutan Meaning
- Ulutan is the pairing of two gamecocks of matching class and build before a fight, so that each match is fair to both owners.
E-sabong operations have been suspended since 2022: Executive Order No. 9, signed on 28 December 2022 by President Marcos Jr., continues that nationwide suspension and leaves traditional cockfights in licensed cockpits outside it. Wala meaning is the question most newcomers ask first, so this page answers it in one table and then sets the word beside meron, llamado and dejado. The wider rules sit on the cockfighting law reference, and this page keeps to vocabulary.
Wala meaning: one of two sides
Wala is the Tagalog word for “there is none”, and in a cockpit it labels one side of a pair. Meron, “there is”, labels the other. The two words do not describe the bird’s quality. They only say which side of the pair a bird stands on.
| Word | Literal sense | Role in a pair |
|---|---|---|
| Meron | There is | One side of the pair |
| Wala | There is none | The opposite side |
| Llamado | The one called | The favourite |
| Dejado | The one left | The underdog |
How the two pairs of words cross
The mistake to avoid is treating meron as favourite and wala as underdog. They are separate pairs of words: one pair names sides, the other names the crowd’s rating. Either side can carry either rating.
Read a call in two steps:
- Find the side: meron or wala.
- Find the rating: llamado or dejado.
So a bird can be wala and llamado, or wala and dejado. The pairing itself is made earlier, which the page on ulutan meaning walks through.
Dejado meaning
Dejado comes from the Spanish word for “left” or “left behind”, and in cockpit usage it marks the underdog of a pair, the bird the crowd rates lower. Its partner is llamado, from “called”, the favourite.
A worked example built from the words alone: in a pair where the meron bird is the favourite, the crowd calls meron llamado and the wala bird dejado. In the next pair the sides can flip, with wala as llamado and meron as dejado. The labels belong to the pair, never to the side.
| Pair | Meron bird | Wala bird |
|---|---|---|
| Pair 1 | Llamado | Dejado |
| Pair 2 | Dejado | Llamado |
Where the law stands
PD 449 defines the people who run a fight, not these words. Section 4(e) describes the referee, the sentenciador, as the person who announces the winner or declares a tie or no contest, and Section 7 requires licensed officials in every authorised cockfight.
Section 1 of Executive Order No. 9 suspends live-streaming of cockfights outside cockpits and online or remote wagering on them, and it says traditional cockfights licensed under existing laws are not covered. | Text | Section | What it says | |---|---|---| | PD 449 | 4(e) | The referee announces the winner, a tie or a no contest | | PD 449 | 7 | Gaffers, referees and bet takers need a yearly licence | | EO 9 | 1 | Streaming outside cockpits and remote wagering are suspended |
The rest of the vocabulary is on the page about the bullstag, stag and cock classes and the page on cock derby formats.
FAQ
What is the wala meaning in sabong?
Wala names one of the two sides of a pairing, the side opposite meron. Literally it is the Tagalog word for there is none, and in the cockpit it is simply the label for the other corner.
Is wala always the underdog?
No. Wala and meron are labels for the two sides. Llamado and dejado are the words for favourite and underdog, and they can fall on either side.
Ano ang dejado?
Dejado is the underdog bird of a pair, the one the crowd rates lower. Its partner word is llamado, the favourite.
Can I follow wala and meron on an online stream?
Streaming live cockfights outside cockpits and online wagering on them are suspended under Section 1 of Executive Order No. 9. The words belong to licensed cockpits.