00:00Charlie Atong Ang is the face of big-time gang cock breeding and cockfighting.
00:05Little wonder his name has surfaced in conjunction with the revival of the case of 34 missing cockfight gamers
00:10who reportedly sleep with officials in Taalik.
00:13But Atong Ang has come out swinging after a former farm manager and trusted lieutenant
00:18pointed to him as principal suspect to the whodunit case, as our Mary Vell Custodio reports.
00:24Atong Ang has filed complaint at the Mandaluyong City Prosecutor's Office earlier this morning
00:31against the whistleblower in the missing Sabongeros case named Julie Patidonga no Arles Totoy or Dondon
00:37and Alan Bantillas alias Brown.
00:54That was Atong Ang's message after the whistleblower allegedly involved him in the disappearance of the Sabongeros
01:11who were allegedly killed and whose bodies were allegedly dumped in Taal Lake.
01:15Ang filed complaints of attempted robbery with violence and intimidation, grave threat, grave coercion,
01:21incriminating against innocent persons and slander.
01:24According to Ang, contrary to the claim of Alias Totoy, he did not offer 300 million pesos.
01:31Instead, he alleged that his accusers tried to extort money from him.
01:35Puno-dulo talaga nito, pera. Lahat ng grupo namin kinatawagan nila eh.
01:39Apareho kagabi na lang, kagabi lang to.
01:41Ang sabi sa akin, mga 11, 11, 10, tulog na ako, tinwagan ako.
01:45Isang partner namin.
01:46Sabi ganun na tulungan daw si Dondon kasi tatakas na.
01:54Bigyan na lang doon ng pera.
01:56So, yung 300 million talaga, binanggit niya sa akin.
01:59At in fact, tinanong niya ako kung kumusta daw yung boss.
02:02Sabi ko, wala namang nasasabi.
02:03Sabi niya sa akin na galit na galit daw sa kanya, pinagmumura siya.
02:08Talaga, pinagmumura, galit na niya.
02:09Sabi ko, ano naman, bakit?
02:11Kasi na-mention nga daw niya yung 300, bayaran na lang daw si Dondon para makaalis na sa...
02:15He also strongly denied any involvement in the alleged illegal, key news, and criminal activities being linked to him.
02:22According to the businessman, he has been cooperating with authorities since the investigation into the missing Sabongeros began to clear his name.
02:30Alaman namin rin sa aming investigation na meron siyang separate na business na hindi alam ni Sir Atong Ang.
02:41Sa separate na business na yan, doon siya gumagawa ng pera, illegal operations.
02:46Meron rin siyang, siguro, ang tawag ko doon, private army, napakadaming security guards, napakadaming firearms.
02:53Tapos ka na natatakot, yung mga alam ang ginagawa nitong Dondon na ito ay natatakot mag-come forward because may sariling, sariling operations.
03:07Itong si Dondon na yan at takot na takot sila.
03:10Ngayon, eh, ngayon na sabi ni Secretary of Justice that he will help in bringing out the truth, eh, gano'n ang mangyayari.
03:19We will fully cooperate with the Secretary of Justice, with the investigating officers, and with the Supreme Court kung darating na doon.
03:27Atong also appealed to the public and the media to avoid spreading misinformation and respect due process.
03:33Meanwhile, in the Palace Press Briefing, Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary and Palace Press Officer Atty. Claire Castro
03:42that while the Department of Justice is handling the investigation, the President maintained his position that the case must be thoroughly investigated
03:49and that those behind it, regardless of social status, must be held accountable.
03:54Sino man, anumang katayuan sa buhay, kung sila man ay personalidad na kinikilala, wala pong sisinuhin ang Pangulo at ang Administrasyon.
04:05Kung may dapat na panugutan, dapat lamang pong maimbestigahan na mabuti para mabigyan ng hostisya ang mga pamilya ng sinasabi nating missing sa Bungeros.
04:16When as if Alya Stoday could possibly be a state witness, Undersecretary Castro told the press that matter will be up to the DOJ.
04:24I-evaluate po ang testimony niya at kung sino pa yung ibang mga witnesses na pwedeng gawing state witness.
04:30Depende po yan sa kanilang katapangan, sa katotohanan na sasabihin nila,
04:35at yung pagkakataon na mag-recant sila ng kanilang mga testimony, so dapat nandodoon yung tapang.
04:42Vel Custodio, for the National TV Network, for a new and better Philippines.
