Whistleblower may file more complaints in missing sabungeros case: Napolcom
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Whistleblower may file more complaints in missing sabungeros case: Napolcom
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Published Jul 15, 2025 10:59 AM PHT



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MANILA — National Police Commission Commissioner Rafael Calinisan on Tuesday said he expected whistleblower Julie Patidongan, alias "Totoy," to file more complaints in the case of the missing cockfight gamers or "sabungeros."
MANILA — National Police Commission Commissioner Rafael Calinisan on Tuesday said he expected whistleblower Julie Patidongan, alias "Totoy," to file more complaints in the case of the missing cockfight gamers or "sabungeros."
Speaking on ANC, Calinisan said Patidongan was "mouthing more names" in a press conference on Monday, which included a "police general" who was not on the initial list.
Speaking on ANC, Calinisan said Patidongan was "mouthing more names" in a press conference on Monday, which included a "police general" who was not on the initial list.
Patidongan also mentioned a name from another Philippine National Police service, and "he actually ordered his lawyer right in front of everyone to include that person in another case," Calinisan said.
Patidongan also mentioned a name from another Philippine National Police service, and "he actually ordered his lawyer right in front of everyone to include that person in another case," Calinisan said.
"So I'm expecting another complaint affidavit from Totoy Patidongan. Mukhang 'Chapter 1' pa lang ito, mukhang may Chapter 2 pa. Let us see where this leads. I think Patidongan is shooting from the gut. He speaks out his mind so kung may maalala pa sya, let's see what actions he would take," he added.
"So I'm expecting another complaint affidavit from Totoy Patidongan. Mukhang 'Chapter 1' pa lang ito, mukhang may Chapter 2 pa. Let us see where this leads. I think Patidongan is shooting from the gut. He speaks out his mind so kung may maalala pa sya, let's see what actions he would take," he added.
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Fifteen police officers are under investigation over a spate of mysterious disappearances in 2022 in the country's huge cockfighting industry.
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 Patidongan's televised appearance in which he claimed to know where bodies had been submerged in Lake Taal.
The case erupted back into the public consciousness last month with Patidongan's televised appearance in which he claimed to know where bodies had been submerged in Lake Taal.
As many as 100 people were murdered over their alleged involvement in match-fixing, killed by police moonlighting for an online cockfight operator, said Patidongan.
As many as 100 people were murdered over their alleged involvement in match-fixing, killed by police moonlighting for an online cockfight operator, said Patidongan.
ALLEGED DRUG WAR, MISSING 'SABUNGEROS' LINK
In a separate ANC interview, International Criminal Court Assistant to Counsel Kristina Conti said that if proven, the alleged links between the drug war and the killings of the missing cockfight enthusiasts could serve as additional evidence in the crimes against humanity case of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
In a separate ANC interview, International Criminal Court Assistant to Counsel Kristina Conti said that if proven, the alleged links between the drug war and the killings of the missing cockfight enthusiasts could serve as additional evidence in the crimes against humanity case of former President Rodrigo Duterte.
"In a sense, this will be additional evidence. Actually, the police, or in particular, these death squads have been implicated in also killings of activists and other such targeted killings. It would add to the concept of some policemen being involved in a death squad or an alternative criminal syndicate," she said.
"In a sense, this will be additional evidence. Actually, the police, or in particular, these death squads have been implicated in also killings of activists and other such targeted killings. It would add to the concept of some policemen being involved in a death squad or an alternative criminal syndicate," she said.
Duterte stands accused of crimes against humanity over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed thousands.
Duterte stands accused of crimes against humanity over his years-long campaign against drug users and dealers that rights groups say killed thousands.
He was arrested in Manila on March 11, flown to the Netherlands that same night and has been held at the ICC's detention unit at Scheveningen Prison since.
He was arrested in Manila on March 11, flown to the Netherlands that same night and has been held at the ICC's detention unit at Scheveningen Prison since.
—with reports from Agence France-Presse
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