NO COVER-UP. Technical divers of the Philippine Coast Guard put together for the preliminary dive into Taal Lake in Batangas as a part of the seek for human stays presumably linked to the case of the lacking “sabungeros” (cockfighting fans) on Thursday (July 10, 2025). Malacañang on Friday (July 11, 2025) assured that there might be no cover-up within the lacking sabungeros case. (PNA photograph by Yancy Lim)
MANILA – There might be no cover-up within the lacking “sabungeros” (cockfight aficionados) case, Malacañang assured the general public on Friday, following the restoration of bones in Taal Lake the place the victims had been allegedly dumped.
In a press briefing, Palace Press Officer Claire Castro stated President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. needs to know if the recovered skeletal stays belong to the lacking sabungeros.
“It won’t be uncared for. It won’t have a cover-up. The investigation continues to be ongoing. That is what the President needs (This won’t be uncared for. There might be no cover-up. The investigation will nonetheless proceed. That’s what the President needs),” Castro stated in a press briefing.
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If the findings show that the suspected human stays matched the DNA of any of the lacking sabungeros, the President and his administration would assist the households of the victims in pursuit of justice, she stated.
“To the President, it must be higher to search out out if this findings actually need to do with the case of lacking sabungeros (To the President, it’s actually essential to search out out extra about whether or not these findings are actually associated to the case of the lacking Sabungeros),” she stated.
“And if that is confirmed to be actually related, it merely reveals that the President and the present administration will assist to attain justice for the victims (And whether it is confirmed to be actually related, it solely reveals that the president and the present administration will assist obtain justice for the victims).”
A sack containing suspected human stays was found when the Division of Justice (DOJ) and technical divers of the Philippine Coast Guard performed a seek for the sabungeros’ stays in Taal Lake on Thursday.
The DOJ stated the bones had been turned over to forensic consultants for evaluation.
The search was carried out, following the declare of whistleblower Julie “Dondon” Patidongan that the stays of the lacking sabungeros had been thrown into Taal Lake.(PNA)
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