Rowegie Abanto

Businessman Atong Ang answers questions during an interview with news anchor Noli De Castro at the ABS-CBN News Broadcasting center  in Quezon City on October 24, 2019.  Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News

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Businessman Atong Ang 

Adrian Ayalin

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-kj7Jsvi8_c?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATE) </strong>— The warrant for the arrest of businessman Charlie &quot;Atong&quot; Ang will be released &quot;anytime now,&quot; Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Monday.</p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s supposed to be anytime now. We&#x27;re just waiting for the judge to fully appreciate the facts of the case, and I think it will be anytime now,&quot; Remulla told ANC.</p><p>The Department of Justice early this month found prima facie evidence with reasonable certainty of conviction to indict Ang with <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/12/9/doj-indicts-atong-ang-on-multiple-counts-of-kidnapping-1849">10 counts of kidnapping with homicide and 16 counts of kidnapping with serious illegal detention</a>.</p><p>Whistleblower Julie &quot;Dondon&quot; Patidongan, also known as &quot;Totoy,&quot; has tagged Ang as the mastermind behind the mysterious disappearances of dozens of cockfighting enthusiasts or &quot;sabungeros.&quot;</p><p>Ang has denied the accusations.</p><p>When asked if Ang could be detained before Christmas, Remulla said, &quot;Hopefully.&quot;</p><p>He added that Ang&#x27;s cases are non-bailable and that the businessman, at least according to records, is still in the Philippines.</p><p>On Thursday, Ang&#x27;s legal counsel, Gabriel Villareal, said in their <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/12/17/atong-ang-files-motion-for-reconsideration-on-doj-indictment-over-kidnapping-1645">motion for reconsideration</a> that the DOJ findings were &quot;inconsistent&quot; with the evidence presented before the panel.</p><p>Remulla also said they were considering Ang to be &quot;armed and dangerous&quot; who could &quot;put up a fight&quot; in his looming arrest.</p><p> The DILG chief, however, guarantees there will be &quot;no EJK&quot; or extrajudicial killing in Ang&#x27;s arrest, adding they will take &quot;all precautions so that we can arrest him with no casualties.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>WHAT DOJ SAYS  </strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Meanwhile, the Department of Justice said the three courts where the kidnapping cases against businessman Ang were filed would have to determine the existence of probable cause before issuing arrest warrants.</p><p>In a statement, DOJ spokesperson Atty. Polo Martinez said the kidnapping with homicide and kidnapping with serious illegal detention cases were formally filed before three Regional Trial Courts: Lipa City in Batangas and Sta. Cruz and San Pablo in Laguna last December 19. </p><p>“Under the Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure, the courts wherein the Informations are filed will issue the corresponding warrants of arrest upon its determination of the existence of probable cause based on the evidence submitted and the resolution by the panel of prosecutors,” Martinez said. </p><div><br/></div><div><strong>PENDING MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION</strong></div><div><strong> </strong></div><p>Ang’s lawyer Gabriel Villareal however noted that they had a pending motion for reconsideration for the reversal of the DOJ’s resolution to charge Ang and other individuals. </p><p>“If the DOJ chooses to disregard the MR, they should be ready to take the consequences of their actions,” Villareal said in a statement. </p><p>“It is possible that the courts may overrule the disposition of the DOJ when they review the files,” Villareal added.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS: </strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NJM6hVeODoM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PlKmsNt8Ot4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The warrant for the arrest of businessman Charlie "Atong" Ang will be released "anytime now," Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Monday.</p>

The warrant for the arrest of businessman Charlie "Atong" Ang will be released "anytime now," Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Monday.

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Arrest warrant for Atong Ang will be out 'anytime now': DILG

Rowegie Abanto,

Adrian Ayalin,

ABS-CBN News

Published Dec 22, 2025 09:47 AM PHT

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Updated Dec 22, 2025 02:21 PM PHT

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