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January 14, 2026 | 6:23pm
Businessman Charlie "Atong" Ang, accompanied by his lawyer Lorna Kapunan, files criminal charges before the Mandaluyong City Prosecutor's Office on July 3, 2025 against Julie "Dondon" Patidongan and Alan Bantiles for accusations related to the case of "missing sabungeros."
The STAR / Michael Varcas
MANILA, Philippines — Seventeen co-accused of business tycoon Atong Ang are now held by the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG)
According to media reports on Wednesday, January 14, CIDG spokesperson Police Major Helen dela Cruz said only Ang remains at large.
Earlier, CIDG Director Robert Alexander Morico II said that 15 of Ang’s co-accused are in CIDG custody.
Nine of the accused are policemen, while six are civilians. They are in the custody of the CIDG, a day after the Sta. Cruz, Laguna Regional Trial Court issued a warrant of arrest against Ang and his co-accused.
The six civilians, according to CIDG Director Robert Morico II, are Ang's former security personnel at his cockfight arena.
Meanwhile, warrants have been served on Ang at his two known addresses: a residential home in Pasig City and his game farm in Lipa City, Batangas.
However, Ang was not present at either of the locations where the warrants were served.
On Tuesday, January 13, the Sta. Cruz, Laguna Regional Trial Court Branch 26 ordered the arrest of Ang and the others over kidnapping with homicide, kidnapping and serious illegal detention.
This case involves the sabungeros, who have been missing since 2021.
No records of leaving the country. Dana Sandoval, spokesperson for the Bureau of Immigration, confirmed to reporters that Ang has no record of departing the country.
"Upon verification of our records, he has no recent travel," Sandoval said.
An Immigration Lookout Bulletin (ILBO) was issued against Ang and several individuals in August 2025.
An ILBO is a directive to immigration authorities to monitor individuals from leaving the country, typically those who are subjects of ongoing investigations or legal cases.
It differs from a hold departure order, which is a court-issued directive preventing an individual from leaving the country.
