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PHILIPPINE National Police chief Gen. Nicolas D. Torre III on Monday said the 15 policemen linked to the missing cockfighters are now under restrictive custody at Camp Crame, the PNP National Headquarters, in Quezon City.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Torre assured that the full force of the law will be used to bring justice to the cockfight enthusiasts who disappeared and their families.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cSa ating mga kababayan, the PNP will do its best effort to dispense justice. Walang sisinuhin dito. Wala kaming ibang layunin kundi bigyan ng hustisya ang lahat,\u201d the PNP chief said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Torre said the highest-ranked among the 15 PNP personnel is a lieutenant colonel.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 15 are assigned in various PNP national operational support units, Police Regional Offices and even an Area Police Command, he said. All but one who is already due for retirement and another who has been dismissed from the service, are still in active service,\u201d the PNP chief said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cWe have traced several personnel who are already under investigation and that we can confirm. We have also partnered with the National Police Commission to ensure transparency and impartiality and see to it that the ends of justice will be served,\u201d Torre said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The PNP chief likewise said they are not stopping their investigation on the 15 policemen.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Torre said additional names of policemen have been linked to the case.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Torre said that apart from Taal Lake, they are likewise looking at reports that there were some other places where the bodies of the missing \u201csabungeros\u201d were disposed by their killers.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMay mga witness identifying kung saan na-disposed ang mga katawan. May sinasabing sinunog, may mga information n nagsasabing ibinaon, kaya tinitingnan nating mabuti \u2018yan, \u2018yung mga ibang lugar,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Torre also admitted that he was still the director of the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) when they got hold of whistleblower Dondon \u201cJulie\u201d Patidongan and took his affidavit regarding the missing \u201csabungeros.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI was very shocked nung nalaman mga revelations. Alam namin nun pa kaya nga may resolve kami to solve the case. Talagang karumal-dumal, not acceptable by any standards,\u201d Torre said.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The country’s top cop said Patidongan is currently under their protective custody but will be turned over to the Department of Justice (DOJ) once his application for the government\u2019s Witness Protection Program is approved.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Patidongan is a long-time farm manager and former trusted aide of wealthy businessman Charlie \u201cAtong\u201d Ang who, along with celebrity-actress Gretchen Barreto, has been linked by the whistleblower to the disappearance of the \u201csabungeros\u201d, whose bodies were allegedly dumped in Taal Lake.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ang and Barreto vehemently denied the charges by Patidongan even as Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla revealed they now have \u201cmultiple witnesses\u201d who could testify where in Taal Lake those missing \u201csabungeros\u201d were thrown after being killed.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PHILIPPINE National Police chief Gen. Nicolas D. 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