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Atong Ang file photo. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

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Atong Ang 

Victoria Tulad

ABS-CBN News

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177460776647820250703-atong-ang-mandaluyong-rtc-11.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Atong Ang file photo. <em>Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</em></span></span></span>MANILA — Fugitive businessman Atong Ang, who is accused of masterminding the disappearance of several cockfighting enthusiasts or sabungeros, is still in the Philippines, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said Friday.</div><p>The information is based on the agency&#x27;s records, BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said, adding that Ang has no recent overseas travel since the missing sabungeros case was brought to light.</p><p>&quot;So sa record po natin, nakikita po natin that he is still in the country,&quot; Sandoval said during the Kapihan ng Samahang Plaridel in Manila.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/3/23/atong-ang-asks-doj-to-exclude-him-in-manila-cases-1651">Atong Ang asks DOJ to exclude him in Manila &#x27;missing sabungeros&#x27; cases</a></div><p>When asked about the possibility that Ang used a private yacht or plane to escape, Sandoval noted that even private aircraft undergoes immigration inspection and that it would still need clearance from other government agencies before taking off. </p><p>She said a plane obtaining authorization to fly means the immigration bureau is notified about the information of people on board.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/2/12/dilg-raises-bounty-for-atong-ang-to-p20-million-amid-manhunt-1445">DILG raises bounty for Atong Ang to P20 million amid manhunt</a></div><p>While Sandoval acknowledged that the use of a backdoor exit is always a possibility, she said it is something that law enforcement agencies are guarding against.</p><p>Meanwhile, former Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co, one of the key personalities in the flood control corruption scandal, is still out of the country and that authorities are still monitoring his whereabouts, according to Sandoval.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><div><strong><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/k0_sJmIhFLw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Fugitive businessman Atong Ang, who is accused of masterminding the disappearance of several cockfight enthusiasts or sabungeros, is still in the Philippines, Bureau of Immigration on Friday.</p>

Fugitive businessman Atong Ang, who is accused of masterminding the disappearance of several cockfight enthusiasts or sabungeros, is still in the Philippines, Bureau of Immigration on Friday.

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Fugitive Atong Ang still in PH, BI spokesperson says

Victoria Tulad,

ABS-CBN News

Published March 27, 2026 06:44 PM PHT

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