Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Chairperson and retired judge Felix Reyes has denied allegations of case fixing in favor of businessman Atong Ang, challenging whistleblower Julie “Dondon” Patidongan (alias Totoy) to present proof linking him to the high-profile case of the missing sabungeros (cockfighting enthusiasts).

In a statement issued on July 8, Reyes dismissed Patidongan’s claims, which alleged that a “former judge” now holding a top position at the PCSO was involved in manipulating cases related to Ang.

“If Mr. Patidongan cannot substantiate his accusation of case fixing, I ask him to shut up,” Reyes said.

Reyes categorically denied being the official implicated by Patidongan, who also accused him of being shielded by other senior PCSO officials.

The allegations surfaced shortly after Reyes filed his application for the position of Ombudsman — a timing he suggested was no coincidence.

“I categorically deny such wild accusations,” Reyes said, daring the whistleblower to “identify any specific case” involving Ang — or anything related to the pending case — that he allegedly “fixed or settled to the advantage” of the businessman.

To clear his name, Reyes said he is willing to authorize the Bureau of Immigration to release his travel records from his retirement from the judiciary in October 2021 up to the present, “to dispel any notion of travels abroad with prosecutors and judges.”

Reyes also pointed to what he called a “rare coincidence” — that the accusations surfaced just a day after he filed his application for Ombudsman.

Meanwhile, he expressed his readiness to “cooperate in any investigation” by any government agency that would “shed light on these baseless allegations.”

By doing so, Reyes said he hoped to “spare the judiciary and prosecution service from undeserved tarnishing.”

Reyes previously served as a Regional Trial Court judge in Marikina City and was president of the Philippine Judges Association before being appointed PCSO chair in 2024.

Patidongan had earlier named Ang and actress Gretchen Barretto as the alleged masterminds behind the disappearance of more than 30 sabungeros in 2022.

He claimed the victims were killed and dumped in Taal Lake — accusations that remain unverified by authorities.