Patience Urged in Taal Lake Search for Missing 'Sabungeros'

Patience urged in Taal Lake search for missing 'sabungeros'

MANILA, Philippines – Temper expectations for immediate results in locating the remains of missing sabungeros (cockfighting enthusiasts) because the process is “long and broad” and will yield “no instant answer to all the questions, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said Monday. Remulla pointed out that conducting a search in the 240-square-kilometer, very deep lake is difficult. “So, let’s be patient, we can’t keep having new questions an…

'Sacks of sabungero bones' planted? PCG reacts

A spokesperson of the Philippine Coast Guard reacted Monday to rumors that sacks of alleged human remains found in Taal Lake in Batangas were planted.

Coast Guard denies planting evidence in Taal Lake

THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday denied that the sacks it has recovered from the depths of Taal Lake during its search for the remains of missing cockfighting enthusiasts or sabungeros, were planted.“This is a formal, coordinated operation. The PCG categorically denies that the sacks found were planted,” said PCG spokesman Captain Noemi Cayabyab in an interview. “Each dive is part of our commitment to truth and justice. Our divers risk…

PCG assures meticulous search and retrieval ops in Taal Lake, as divers at risk

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) over the weekend assured that the search and retrieval operations for the missing sabungeros in Taal Lake are being done meticulously, as the lives of the divers are at risk for every descent they take.

Kin of missing ‘sabungeros’ welcome search for remains in Taal Lake

MANILA – The families of missing sabungeros (cockfight afficionados) welcomed the start of the government's search for human remains possibly linked to the disappearance of their loved ones at the Taal Lake in Batangas province. The Department of Justice, together with technical divers of the…