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Search for Missing Cockfighters Begins at Philippine Lake
BATANGAS PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES, JUL 9 – The Department of Justice confirms murder charges can proceed without recovered bodies as 34 sabungeros vanished amid investigations into alleged match-fixing killings.
- Search teams began searching Lake Taal south of Manila for missing cockfighters, who were allegedly murdered by police.
- Fifteen police officers are being investigated for the mysterious disappearances linked to the cockfighting industry in 2022.
- Julie 'Dondon' Patidongan claims that as many as 100 people were murdered due to their alleged match-fixing involvement.
- Justice Secretary Crispin Remulla mentioned that 'multiple witnesses' could identify locations of the missing bodies in the lake.
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In the Philippines, 15 police officers are being investigated after the disappearance of people involved in cock fighting. Searches are under way to find the bodies.
Philippines searches Lake Taal for bodies of cockfighters allegedly killed by rogue cops
MANILA, July 11 — Search teams today began scouring a lake south of the Philippine capital Manila for dozens of cockfighters allegedly murdered by rogue police. Fifteen police officers are under investigation over a spate of mysterious disappearances in 2022 in the country’s huge cockfighting industry. The case erupted back into the public consciousness last month with the televised appearance of a witness claiming to know where bodies had been …
The national police chief says it will be very difficult to find the remains, especially as hurricane season approaches.
Between April 2021 and January 2022, 34 sabungeros, as the gamblers of cockfights are known in the Philippines, disappeared inexplicably. The police pointed out...
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