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Karen De Guzman

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<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/177605072143420260413030420_4ef40f83efe721cf274cc560e49a5c0dc7bbfdd66a7b91a2bdbb45811f8ef0db.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Wanted businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang was spotted in the Philippines last week but evaded capture, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Monday. ABS-CBN News/File</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> — Wanted businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang was spotted in the Philippines last week but evaded capture, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Monday. </p><p>DILJ Secretary Jonvic Remulla said a trusted informant personally saw Ang and reported his whereabouts.</p><p>“There was an actual report of an eyeball contact. Ibig sabihin nun, nakita siya in person. Immediately, gumawa kami ng follow-up operations. Namintis namin. So ang last report ay nakita siya rito sa Pilipinas,” Remulla said.</p><p>According to the DILG chief, authorities arrived a day late at an unidentified private location where Ang had reportedly been seen.</p><p>“I was personally part of the raiding team. Pumunta ako mismo. Pero hindi namin siya naabutan,” Remulla added.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F1018413590757835%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Remulla earlier disclosed that authorities had received intelligence information placing Ang in Vietnam. </p><p>The report of Ang’s possible presence in Vietnam may be related to the ongoing crackdown on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in Cambodia, where Ang was earlier believed to be hiding.</p><p>However, the supposed sighting in the Philippines on the same day prompted immediate operations.</p><p>“As I told you before, raw intelligence reports ‘yun na nandodoon siya. But apparently, on that very same day, may nag-report na na eyeball. So, gumawa na kami ng operations,” he said.</p><p>The DILG Secretary noted that their informant was considered credible, although no photograph was taken to confirm Ang’s presence.</p><p>“Tingin mo si Atong magpapa-picture ‘yun? Hindi magpapa-picture ‘yun. Parang palos ‘yun eh. Hindi mo basta-basta maabutan ‘yun. But eyeball is nakita niya personal,” he said.</p><p>Despite the recent development, authorities are not ruling out the possibility that Ang could still be in other countries.</p><p>Ang is facing kidnapping with homicide complaints in connection with the disappearance of dozens of cockfighting enthusiasts, or “sabungeros,” who whistleblower Julie Patidongan claimed were killed and disposed of in Taal Lake.</p><p>His defense team has repeatedly denied the allegations, maintaining that Ang had no involvement in the disappearance and deaths of the missing sabungeros in Manila, Laguna, and Batangas.</p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/><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/0nG6-SCuDCU?&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/ZlaWJZDSaFU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Wanted businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang was spotted in the Philippines last week but evaded capture, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Monday.</p>

Wanted businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang was spotted in the Philippines last week but evaded capture, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Monday.

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DILG: Atong Ang nearly arrested last week, still in PH

Karen De Guzman,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 13, 2026 10:21 AM PHT

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Updated April 13, 2026 11:29 AM PHT

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