Twenty-one people received around P9.2 million as payment for the information they shared that resulted in the arrest of wanted fugitives. But any of them could receive an even higher reward, a whopping P20 million actually, for the right person—and that right person for the Philippine National...
Lawyer Caroline Cruz, legal counsel for Charlie “Atong” Ang, has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to dismiss the obstruction of justice compliant filed against her in connection with the allegations that she gave money to relatives of the missing sabungeros. While admitting that she indeed...
Two family members of one of the "missing sabungeros" denied the allegation that they received money in exchange for dropping their case against businessman and now fugitive Charlie “Atong” Ang. In a separate counter-affidavits they filed to the Department of Justice on July 17, Jocelyn dela...
Police General Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), directed a thorough investigation into the alleged “secret meetings” involving relatives of missing sabungeros or cockfight enthusiasts and dismissed police officers tied to the high-profile...
Top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) have been castigated for their failure to arrest three top wanted persons in the country, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor ‘Jonvic” Remulla admitted on Monday, May 11. He is referring to former...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla revealed on Friday, May 8, that former Ako-Bicol Partylist Rep. Zaldy Co is currently hiding in a high-end property in France while applying for an asylum. The property is reportedly located in the prestigious...
Authorities dismantled an alleged illegal online cockfighting operation and arrested 30 persons in a private property in Barangay Concepcion, Talisay City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, April 23. The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported that the location was allegedly being used for an...
Fugitive gambling magnate Charlie “Atong’’ Ang remains very elusive, running rings around pursuing authorities while travelling in small groups barely escaping arrests in the Calabarzon area, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla disclosed on...
Authorities are verifying intelligence reports that gambling tycoon Charlie “Atong” Ang has already left the country and is now hiding in Vietnam. But Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jonvic Remulla expressed doubt that Ang would be able to establish gambling...
State lawyers may ask for a review of the Supreme Court’s “fugitive disentitlement doctrine” to help them further limit the legal options of absconders like former party-list lawmaker Elizaldy “Zaldy” Co and businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang. Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo...
BUTUAN CITY – Acting Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said Thursday there is no information that fugitive businessman Charlie "Atong" Ang is hiding in the Caraga region. Nartatez made the statement in a press conference at the Police Regional...
The government will not allow a powerful individual implicated in a heinous crime to evade justice, Malacañang said. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro made the statement when asked about the government 's confidence in holding fugitive businessman Atong Ang...