Atong Ang is still not found.
There’s a
PHP 10 million reward
missing sabungeros case
. Shortly after, the second arrest warrant was served against him, ordered by Lipa Regional Trial Court Branch 13.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Ang is now considered a fugitive from justice.
Police have searched 14 areas nationwide as authorities intensify their efforts to locate Ang as per the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG). Col. John Guiagui, chief of the CIDG–National Capital Region (CIDG-NCR), relayed that they have received 40 pieces of information that could help determine Ang’s possible whereabouts.
“Hangga’t wala naman siya sa ibang bansa at andito siya, 100 percent ‘yung [hopes] natin na mahahanap natin siya.”
His camp already surrendered five out of his six firearms, and he is still considered armed and dangerous.
“Ang dami niyang bodyguards and associates wanting to protect him. Paano mo mapo-protektahan ang isang tao? You should be armed also. So we still consider him armed and dangerous,”
he said.