00:00Meanwhile, the painstaking and meticulous process of identifying DNA threads from recovered tissue or bones
00:06to match with those from living kin has finally begun as per orders from the nation's top cop,
00:13the alleged human remains or mysterious-looking charred substances arrived in PNP headquarters earlier today.
00:19Our Ryan Desigas has more.
00:22Some bones recovered by the technical diving team in Taal Lake in search of the remains of the missing sabongeros
00:28have reached Camp Krame.
00:30According to PNP Chief, Police General Nicolás Torre III,
00:33the process will now begin to determine whether the bones retrieved from Taal Lake are human or animal remains.
00:39Halo-halo, no? Kasi alam niyo naman na may farm yan dyan sa lugar na yan.
00:43May farm. Ang Taal ay farming yan.
00:47So, andyan na lahat na makikita natin. May mga nalarecover na mga animal remains,
00:53may mga may human at mix-mix na ating mga tinitingnan ngayon na mga kaya kasama sa ating processing dyan
01:02hapang differentiate kung ito ba ay animal origin or human origin.
01:06The PNP has also extracted DNA from relatives of the missing sabongeros.
01:11This will undergo cross-matching to determine if the recovered bones truly belong to the missing individuals.
01:16Para sa mas mabilis na proseso, we have already directed the crime lab of Region 4A at Matangas
01:27to already move forward to the operations para sa operations area para mabilis na ang pag-transport
01:33at pag-process dito ang mga narecover na.
01:36According to PNP spokesperson, Police Brigadier General Jean Fajardo,
01:40DNA samples have already been taken from relatives of 12 missing sabongeros.
01:44This will be used for cross-matching to check if they match the bones recovered from Taal Lake.
01:50Fajardo explained that if a match is found, it will be considered a major breakthrough
01:55in the case of the missing sabongeros.
01:57The PNP also said they are open to receiving additional DNA samples from other relatives of the victims.
02:03The PNP also expressed support for the plan of the alleged whistleblower known as Ilias Totoy
02:08to go to the NAPOLCOM and formally file charges against the police officers
02:12allegedly involved in the case of the missing sabongeros.
02:16Meanwhile, the PNP clarified that among the 15 police officers allegedly involved in the case,
02:21only 12 are still under their custody given the fact the other three have already been removed from the service.
02:27Ryan Lisiguez, from the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines,
02:33Kamkame.
